What causes high Vitamin D and low Potassium?

High Vitamin D and low Potassium can be caused by many reasons.

If your Vitamin D is in between 75 nmol/L and 250 nmol/L and your Potassium is in between 3.5 mmol/L and 5.1 mmol/L then you need not worry as these are the normal ranges for Vitamin D and Potassium 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 Vitamin D : 75 - 250 nmol/L

Ideal values of Vitamin D depending on age :

Age	Ideal Vitamin D value
<5 years	76.31
5-10 years	77.642
10-15 years	78.998
15-20 years	80.377
20-25 years	81.78
25-30 years	83.208
30-35 years	84.661
35-40 years	86.139
40-45 years	87.643
45-50 years	89.173
50-55 years	90.73
55-60 years	92.314
60-70 years	93.926
70-80 years	95.566
80-90 years	97.235
90-100 years	98.933
>100 years	100.66

*Ideal values are calculated based on our database of patient records

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Some examples of conditions that increase or decrease Vitamin D levels include:

• Liver disease
• Celiac disease
• Your body isn’t properly absorbing or using vitamin D.
• Crohn's disease
• Kidney disease

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Normal range of Potassium : 3.5 - 5.1 mmol/L

Ideal values of Potassium depending on age :

Age	Ideal Potassium value
<5 years	3.561
5-10 years	3.623
10-15 years	3.686
15-20 years	3.75
20-25 years	3.815
25-30 years	3.882
30-35 years	3.95
35-40 years	4.019
40-45 years	4.089
45-50 years	4.16
50-55 years	4.233
55-60 years	4.307
60-70 years	4.382
70-80 years	4.459
80-90 years	4.537
90-100 years	4.616
>100 years	4.697

High Vitamin D and low Potassium can be caused by a lot of reasons. If you take Vitamin D and Potassium blood tests and the results are higher than 250 nmol/L for Vitamin D and lower than 3.5 mmol/L for Potassium, 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 Vitamin D and Potassium Tests Are Done :

If your doctor wants Vitamin D and Potassium tests on you, you may need to go through these tests. During the Vitamin D and Potassium 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 Vitamin D and Potassium Test reports by your pathologist.