What causes high Total serum iron and low RBC?

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

If your Total serum iron is in between 40 mcg/dL and 190 mcg/dL and your RBC is in between 4.5 mil/uL and 5.5 mil/uL then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Total serum iron and RBC 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	40.68
5-10 years	41.372
10-15 years	42.076
15-20 years	42.792
20-25 years	43.52
25-30 years	44.26
30-35 years	45.013
35-40 years	45.779
40-45 years	46.558
45-50 years	47.35
50-55 years	48.155
55-60 years	48.974
60-70 years	49.807
70-80 years	50.654
80-90 years	51.516
90-100 years	52.392
>100 years	53.283

*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 RBC : 4.5 - 5.5 mil/uL

Ideal values of RBC depending on age :

Age	Ideal RBC value
<5 years	4.577
5-10 years	4.655
10-15 years	4.734
15-20 years	4.815
20-25 years	4.897
25-30 years	4.98
30-35 years	5.065
35-40 years	5.151
40-45 years	5.239
45-50 years	5.328
50-55 years	5.419
55-60 years	5.417
60-70 years	5.415
70-80 years	5.413
80-90 years	5.411
90-100 years	5.409
>100 years	5.407

High Total serum iron and low RBC can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Total serum iron and RBC blood tests and the results are higher than 190 mcg/dL for Total serum iron and lower than 4.5 mil/uL for RBC, 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 RBC Tests Are Done :

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