What causes high Total serum iron and low CRP?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your CRP is in between 0 mg/L and 3 mg/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and CRP 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	40.701
5-10 years	41.414
10-15 years	42.14
15-20 years	42.879
20-25 years	43.631
25-30 years	44.396
30-35 years	45.174
35-40 years	45.966
40-45 years	46.772
45-50 years	47.592
50-55 years	48.426
55-60 years	49.275
60-70 years	50.139
70-80 years	51.018
80-90 years	51.912
90-100 years	52.822
>100 years	53.748

*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 CRP : 0 - 3 mg/L

Ideal values of CRP depending on age :

Age	Ideal CRP value
<5 years	0.11193
5-10 years	0.11389
10-15 years	0.11589
15-20 years	0.11792
20-25 years	0.11999
25-30 years	0.12209
30-35 years	0.12423
35-40 years	0.12641
40-45 years	0.12863
45-50 years	0.13088
50-55 years	0.13317
55-60 years	0.1355
60-70 years	0.13788
70-80 years	0.1403
80-90 years	0.14276
90-100 years	0.14526
>100 years	0.14781

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

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