Home Tests
INR
INR (Coagulation Testing)
Condition: Heart disease, stroke, atherosclerosis, where treatment of the condition includes use of anticoagulant medication
Purpose: Measuring the ease with which the blood clots
Format: Simple test device which can be used in the home
Availability: May be prescription by your GP or hospital haematologists where it is thought that home testing might be valuable.
Comments: Relatively new test for which the safety and benefits in aiding treatment are still being evaluated. It requires careful and rigorous training, care and adherence to the testing procedure if it is going to be useful.
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