Extended International Normalized Ratio testing intervals for warfarin-treated patients

Cardiology patient page. Warfarin management: international normalized ratio self-testing and warfarin self-dosing.

Until recently, most patients taking warfarin (brand name Coumadin) had to visit a laboratory and/or clinic every few weeks for an international normalized ratio (INR) blood test and adjustment of their warfarin dose. It is now possible for a patient to measure his/her INR (self-testing) with a finger-stick drop of blood with use of a small, portable, battery-powered device. Some self-testing p...

Correlation of point-of-care International Normalized Ratio to laboratory International Normalized Ratio in hemodialysis patients taking warfarin.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES To determine whether point-of-care (POC) International Normalized Ratio (INR) test results correlate with plasma INR measures in intermittent hemodialysis (IHD) patients on warfarin. Anemia is thought to reduce the accuracy of POC INR assay results. Whether POC INR testing could be implemented for hemodialysis patients on chronic warfarin, who are often anemic despite ...

international normalized ratio response subsequent to modest increase in vitamin k intake in patients treated with warfarin

background: warfarin is an effective oral anticoagulant which exert its effect by blocking the utilization of vitamin k. warfarin therapy requires ongoing monitoring using the international normalized ratio (inr). in this study, effect of modest increase in vitamin k intake from vegetables on inr values was evaluated in warfarin treated patients. methods: a single-center study involving 24 outp...

Self-testing of International Normalized Ratio.

Effect of stress on international normalized ratio during warfarin therapy.

OBJECTIVE To discuss the effect of stress on the international normalized ratio (INR) when patients are taking warfarin. CASE SUMMARY Two patients at a pharmacist-managed anticoagulation clinic who were stable with anticoagulation developed elevated INR values after a stressful event occurred. All other factors known to elevate the INR were unchanged; furthermore, the INR values returned to t...