Nursing Question: INR & Warfarin

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TODAY’S MEDICAL TEST QUESTION:


CORRECT ANSWER:

C) Supratherapeutic

 

MORE INFO:

  • Pulmonary embolism & DVT therapeutic INR typically should run between 2-3

  • Valve replacement ideal INR while on warfarin is usually 2.5-3.5

  • Many people have a difficult time remembering what too high or too low means. But think of it this way

    • Increased INR (supratherapeutic when over goal range)= increased risk to bleed

    • That means that when it is subtherapeutic- the individual is more likely to develop a clot again. You can remember this by thinking:

      • Lower INR- more likely you will feel low because might develop a clot


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