What causes high Total serum iron and low INR?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your INR is in between 0.9 ratio and 1.2 ratio then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and INR 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	40.71
5-10 years	41.432
10-15 years	42.167
15-20 years	42.915
20-25 years	43.676
25-30 years	44.451
30-35 years	45.24
35-40 years	46.043
40-45 years	46.86
45-50 years	47.691
50-55 years	48.537
55-60 years	49.398
60-70 years	50.274
70-80 years	51.166
80-90 years	52.074
90-100 years	52.998
>100 years	53.938

*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 INR : 0.9 - 1.2 ratio

Ideal values of INR depending on age :

Age	Ideal INR value
<5 years	0.916
5-10 years	0.932
10-15 years	0.949
15-20 years	0.966
20-25 years	0.983
25-30 years	1
30-35 years	1.018
35-40 years	1.036
40-45 years	1.054
45-50 years	1.073
50-55 years	1.092
55-60 years	1.111
60-70 years	1.131
70-80 years	1.151
80-90 years	1.171
90-100 years	1.192
>100 years	1.191

High Total serum iron and low INR can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and INR blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 0.9 ratio for INR, 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 INR Tests Are Done :

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