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Acronym for "International Normalized Ratio"
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Standard values:
INR(International Normalized Ratio - therapeutic range)
- Normal (untreated): by 1.0
- for simple risk: 2,0 - 3,0
- at higher risk: up to 4,0
Pathologically increased: vitamin K deficiency, lupus anticoagulant, disseminated intravascular coagulation, consumption coagulopathy, liver synthesis disorder, congenital deficiency of factors I, II, V, inhibitors of coagulation factors, therapy with warfarin or coumarins
Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer