Prothrombin Time / International Normalized Ratio
The INR is calculated using the following formula and Is a ratio of Prothrombin Times that doctors or pharmacists use to adjust your Coumadin® dosage.
Prothrombin Time or Protime-Measures the amount of time, in seconds, that it takes for your blood to clot.
PT Patient = Patient’s measured PT (seconds) PT Normal = Laboratory’s geometric mean value PT for normal patients not on Coumadin (seconds) ISI = International Sensitivity Index (1.0) PT= Prothrombin Time (number of seconds it takes blood to clot)