What causes high Total serum iron and low MPV?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your MPV is in between 6.8 fL and 10.9 fL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and MPV 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	40.684
5-10 years	41.379
10-15 years	42.086
15-20 years	42.805
20-25 years	43.537
25-30 years	44.281
30-35 years	45.038
35-40 years	45.808
40-45 years	46.591
45-50 years	47.387
50-55 years	48.197
55-60 years	49.021
60-70 years	49.859
70-80 years	50.711
80-90 years	51.578
90-100 years	52.459
>100 years	53.356

*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 MPV : 6.8 - 10.9 fL

Ideal values of MPV depending on age :

Age	Ideal MPV value
<5 years	6.916
5-10 years	7.034
10-15 years	7.154
15-20 years	7.276
20-25 years	7.4
25-30 years	7.526
30-35 years	7.655
35-40 years	7.786
40-45 years	7.919
45-50 years	8.054
50-55 years	8.192
55-60 years	8.332
60-70 years	8.474
70-80 years	8.619
80-90 years	8.766
90-100 years	8.916
>100 years	9.068

High Total serum iron and low MPV can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and MPV blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 6.8 fL for MPV, 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 MPV Tests Are Done :

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