What causes high Total serum iron and low Bilirubin direct?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Bilirubin direct is in between 0 mg/dL and 0.2 mg/dL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Bilirubin direct 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	40.688
5-10 years	41.388
10-15 years	42.1
15-20 years	42.824
20-25 years	43.561
25-30 years	44.31
30-35 years	45.072
35-40 years	45.847
40-45 years	46.636
45-50 years	47.438
50-55 years	48.254
55-60 years	49.084
60-70 years	49.928
70-80 years	50.787
80-90 years	51.661
90-100 years	52.55
>100 years	53.454

*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 Bilirubin direct : 0 - 0.2 mg/dL

Ideal values of Bilirubin direct depending on age :

Age	Ideal Bilirubin direct value
<5 years	0.11189
5-10 years	0.11381
10-15 years	0.11577
15-20 years	0.11776
20-25 years	0.11979
25-30 years	0.12185
30-35 years	0.12395
35-40 years	0.12608
40-45 years	0.12825
45-50 years	0.13046
50-55 years	0.1327
55-60 years	0.13498
60-70 years	0.1373
70-80 years	0.13966
80-90 years	0.14206
90-100 years	0.1445
>100 years	0.14699

High Total serum iron and low Bilirubin direct can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Bilirubin direct blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0 mg/dL for Bilirubin direct, 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 Bilirubin direct Tests Are Done :

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