What causes high Total serum iron and low ALT SGPT?

High Total serum iron and low ALT SGPT can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your ALT SGPT is in between 21 U/L and 72 U/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and ALT SGPT respectively. But if your levels are lesser or greater than the above values, then there may be some problem in your body.

Normal range of Total serum iron : 40 - 190 mcg/dL

Ideal values of Total serum iron depending on age :

Age	Ideal Total serum iron value
<5 years	40.691
5-10 years	41.394
10-15 years	42.109
15-20 years	42.836
20-25 years	43.576
25-30 years	44.329
30-35 years	45.095
35-40 years	45.874
40-45 years	46.666
45-50 years	47.472
50-55 years	48.292
55-60 years	49.126
60-70 years	49.974
70-80 years	50.837
80-90 years	51.715
90-100 years	52.608
>100 years	53.517

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Total serum iron levels include:

• Anemia
• Your body doesn’t have enough healthy red blood cells
• Iron overload
• Iron poisoning
• Gastrointestinal blood loss

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Normal range of ALT SGPT : 21 - 72 U/L

Ideal values of ALT SGPT depending on age :

Age	Ideal ALT SGPT value
<5 years	21.363
5-10 years	21.732
10-15 years	22.107
15-20 years	22.489
20-25 years	22.877
25-30 years	23.272
30-35 years	23.674
35-40 years	24.083
40-45 years	24.499
45-50 years	24.922
50-55 years	25.352
55-60 years	25.79
60-70 years	26.235
70-80 years	26.688
80-90 years	27.149
90-100 years	27.618
>100 years	28.095

High Total serum iron and low ALT SGPT can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and ALT SGPT blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 21 U/L for ALT SGPT, your physician may recommend more tests to figure out the problem. You might also get these tests if your physician thinks you have some other disease.

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How the Total serum iron and ALT SGPT Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and ALT SGPT tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and ALT SGPT blood tests, a pathologist will put a needle into your veins and take out a small quantity of blood. A pathologist is a physician in the medical field who thoroughly studies the causes and effects of disease. Within a few hours you will get your Total serum iron and ALT SGPT Test reports by your pathologist.