Coagulation
INR
The prothrombin time rescaled so that a result means the same thing whichever laboratory produced it.
What it is
The prothrombin time rescaled so that a result means the same thing whichever laboratory produced it.
Why it matters
It is the number anticoagulation is actually dosed on, and the only clotting value worth charting across labs.
Reading the number
About 1.0 is untreated. A therapeutic target is set by the reason for treatment, so the range printed on the report is a general-population one and probably not yours if you take warfarin.
What moves it
warfarin and similar anticoagulantsvitamin K intakeliver functionantibioticsalcohol
Read alongside
When to raise it
Worth discussing a value that moves outside your own usual band.
Also known as
On a report in another language.
A lab report names this analyte in its own language. Vitals Vault recognises each of these and files them all under INR.
International Normalized RatioRazão Normalizada Internacional
Catalog entry last updated 2026-08-28. Browse all 165 metrics.