Question 1

what can cause a never before seen high protein level in the yearly blood test of a healthy 58 year old male?

Accepted Answer

Unclear question: If you are talking about total serum proteins, it may be because you were dehydrated due to not drinking water for the fasting blood test. The other major cause is increase in gamma globulins due to inflammation or tumor of the plasma cells. The starting point of the investigation would be serum protein electrophoresis. Consult this site for more info:
http://www.mayoclinic.org/symptoms/high-blood-protein/basics/definition/SYM-20050599

Question 2

i have high protein level in my blood and an abnormal bone profile, what can cause this?

Accepted Answer

Several things: are possible but multiple myeloma certainly comes to mind.  Not enough information to go on.  You should discuss the possibilities with whoever has ordered the studies.  Good luck!

Question 3

can dehydration cause elevated protein levels in blood work?

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By definition: The blood components are by definition a group of cells and proteins suspended in water with minerals. Any reduction in the water component would elevate the relative amount of the other components. Clinicians will look at this in context. It takes a lot of dehydration to elevate any other component significantly &amp; dehydration to that point is quite obvious. It low levels it is insignificant.

Question 4

can dehydration cause globulin and protein levels to be elevated on a blood work test?

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Yes: Yes.
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Question 5

can high blood protein levels or sjogren's syndrome cause elevated liver enzymes test results?

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Sjogren possible: But not likely with high serum protein. There is a condition called primary biliary cirrhosis that is associated with Sjogren and certain drugs used for Sjogren can potentially affect liver as well. Best thing to do is to see/talk to a rheumatologist.

Question 6

my globulin levels are elevated to a 4.2. all other things tested on my blood test were all normal. can a high protein diet or stress cause it?

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How do you feel?: Reference ranges are set so that a few percent of healthies fall outside on either end. If you feel okay, I would not give this another thought.

Question 7

can a high protein diet cause a high globulin level on blood test? also have iron level at 49the &i enlarged spleen. advice?

Accepted Answer

Need for evaluation: High protein diet does not increase serum globulins. An enlarged spleen warrants an investigation to determine the cause and you need to consult your doctor for that.

Question 8

concerned about cousin, she has ms & leukemia for many years,but now blood work showed high liver levels, total protein 6.2, alt 210, ast 163, alkaline phoshatase 254.. had ultrasound & doc said nothing life threating but what would cause this,ideas?

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Need more info: All laboratory results need to be interpreted in the clinical context and the doctor who ordered the tests is usually in the best position to do that. Talk to the doctor who ordered the tests. Having said that, what medications is she on? It is likely that medications may be part of the explanation of the results. If she drinks alcohol that may be an explanation too.

Question 9

i went 2 days 1/2 without water cause my doc appt was at 11. had blood work done & protein and globulin levels were elevated. is dehydration the cause?

Accepted Answer

Maybe/not: You ingest water value in the foods you eat or any fluid you drink. If you were making pee every 8 hours in the day before and of the tests were run, the effect of any water deprivation would be minimal. If you didn't pee during the 12 hrs prior to testing you might be dry enough to have a minimal elevation in some blood tests.

Question 10

what causes high protein in the blood?

Accepted Answer

Two simple causes.: 1. Dehydration (loss of water)
2. Type of blood cancer producing lot of abonormal antibody proteins (plasma cell myeloma and related neoplasms).

Needs proper evaluation for other rare possibilities including technical errors in estimation.

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What can cause a never before seen high protein level in the yearly blood test of a healthy 58 year old male?

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I have high protein level in my blood and an abnormal bone profile, what can cause this?

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Can dehydration cause elevated protein levels in blood work?

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Can dehydration cause globulin and protein levels to be elevated on a blood work test?

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Can high blood protein levels or sjogren's syndrome cause elevated liver enzymes test results?

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My globulin levels are elevated to a 4.2. all other things tested on my blood test were all normal. can a high protein diet or stress cause it?

A member asked:

Can a high protein diet cause a high globulin level on blood test? also have iron level at 49the &i enlarged spleen. advice?

A member asked:

Concerned about cousin, she has ms & leukemia for many years,but now blood work showed high liver levels, total protein 6.2, alt 210, ast 163, alkaline phoshatase 254.. had ultrasound & doc said nothing life threating but what would cause this,ideas?

A member asked:

I went 2 days 1/2 without water cause my doc appt was at 11. had blood work done & protein and globulin levels were elevated. is dehydration the cause?

A member asked:

What causes high protein in the blood?

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