What causes high Total serum iron and low APTT?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your APTT is in between 22 seconds and 35 seconds then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and APTT 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	40.704
5-10 years	41.42
10-15 years	42.149
15-20 years	42.891
20-25 years	43.646
25-30 years	44.414
30-35 years	45.196
35-40 years	45.991
40-45 years	46.8
45-50 years	47.624
50-55 years	48.462
55-60 years	49.315
60-70 years	50.183
70-80 years	51.066
80-90 years	51.965
90-100 years	52.88
>100 years	53.811

*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 APTT : 22 - 35 seconds

Ideal values of APTT depending on age :

Age	Ideal APTT value
<5 years	22.387
5-10 years	22.781
10-15 years	23.182
15-20 years	23.59
20-25 years	24.005
25-30 years	24.427
30-35 years	24.857
35-40 years	25.294
40-45 years	25.739
45-50 years	26.192
50-55 years	26.653
55-60 years	27.122
60-70 years	27.599
70-80 years	28.085
80-90 years	28.579
90-100 years	29.082
>100 years	29.594

High Total serum iron and low APTT can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and APTT blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 22 seconds for APTT, 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 APTT Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and APTT tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and APTT 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 APTT Test reports by your pathologist.