What causes high Total serum iron and low Ferritin?
High Total serum iron and low Ferritin can be caused by many reasons.
If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your Ferritin is in between 22 ng/mL and 322 ng/mL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and Ferritin 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
| Age | Ideal Total serum iron value |
|---|---|
| <5 years | 40.692 |
| 5-10 years | 41.396 |
| 10-15 years | 42.113 |
| 15-20 years | 42.842 |
| 20-25 years | 43.584 |
| 25-30 years | 44.338 |
| 30-35 years | 45.105 |
| 35-40 years | 45.886 |
| 40-45 years | 46.68 |
| 45-50 years | 47.488 |
| 50-55 years | 48.31 |
| 55-60 years | 49.146 |
| 60-70 years | 49.997 |
| 70-80 years | 50.862 |
| 80-90 years | 51.742 |
| 90-100 years | 52.638 |
| >100 years | 53.549 |
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Normal range of Total serum iron found among women : - mcg/dL
| Age | Ideal Ferritin value |
|---|---|
| <5 years | 22.381 |
| 5-10 years | 22.768 |
| 10-15 years | 23.162 |
| 15-20 years | 23.563 |
| 20-25 years | 23.971 |
| 25-30 years | 24.386 |
| 30-35 years | 24.808 |
| 35-40 years | 25.237 |
| 40-45 years | 25.674 |
| 45-50 years | 26.118 |
| 50-55 years | 26.57 |
| 55-60 years | 27.03 |
| 60-70 years | 27.498 |
| 70-80 years | 27.974 |
| 80-90 years | 28.458 |
| 90-100 years | 28.951 |
| >100 years | 29.452 |
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High Total serum iron and low Ferritin can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and Ferritin blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 22 ng/mL for Ferritin, 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 Ferritin Tests Are Done :
If your doctor wants Total serum iron and Ferritin tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and Ferritin 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 Ferritin Test reports by your pathologist.
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