What causes high Total serum iron and low FT3 thyroid?

High Total serum iron and low FT3 thyroid can be caused by many reasons.

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your FT3 thyroid is in between 2.3 pg/mL and 4.2 pg/mL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and FT3 thyroid 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	40.7
5-10 years	41.412
10-15 years	42.136
15-20 years	42.873
20-25 years	43.623
25-30 years	44.386
30-35 years	45.162
35-40 years	45.952
40-45 years	46.756
45-50 years	47.574
50-55 years	48.406
55-60 years	49.253
60-70 years	50.114
70-80 years	50.99
80-90 years	51.882
90-100 years	52.789
>100 years	53.712

*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 FT3 thyroid : 2.3 - 4.2 pg/mL

Ideal values of FT3 thyroid depending on age :

Age	Ideal FT3 thyroid value
<5 years	2.34
5-10 years	2.381
10-15 years	2.423
15-20 years	2.465
20-25 years	2.508
25-30 years	2.552
30-35 years	2.597
35-40 years	2.642
40-45 years	2.688
45-50 years	2.735
50-55 years	2.783
55-60 years	2.832
60-70 years	2.882
70-80 years	2.932
80-90 years	2.983
90-100 years	3.035
>100 years	3.088

High Total serum iron and low FT3 thyroid can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and FT3 thyroid blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 2.3 pg/mL for FT3 thyroid, 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 FT3 thyroid Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Total serum iron and FT3 thyroid tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Total serum iron and FT3 thyroid 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 FT3 thyroid Test reports by your pathologist.