The meter has a screen that displays results and an opening for meter specific test strips.
Portable inr testing.
It has been recommended to repeat the finger stick if the results are extremely different than expected.
Aetna s policy on prothrombin time inr home testing devices.
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Pts may also be known as inr or international normalized ratio tests.
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In general these devices are accurate.
Inr machines are reliable and accurate.
An inr is a method of standardizing the results revealed by the pt test.
Which involves your testing your inr at home and then phoning a clinic with the result and to find if there is a need to adjust the dose and if so what the dose adjustment is.
This step is necessary so that no matter which lab the results came from or what testing techniques were used physicians can properly read and understand the information being delivered.
Self testing with a portable device.
If you self test there are two options available.
Coaguchek xs is suitable for use by both healthcare professionals and for international normalized ratio inr self testing by patients allowing you to see how well anticoagulation.
A significantly off the chart result can always be confirmed with a conventional laboratory test.
An inr test meter is a portable battery operated meter used to monitor patient response to warfarin.
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