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International Normalized RatioThe New Standard for Monitoring Oral Anticoagulation
Julienne K. Kirk, PharmD;
K. Patricia McGann, MD, MSPH
Arch Fam Med. 1994;3(1):71-74.
Abstract
Appropriate monitoring of oral anticoagulation therapy is important in guiding therapeutic decisions regarding warafrin dosing. Although the prothrombin time has been the usual measurement used to follow oral anticoagulation, the international normalized ratio is the new standard. This report will review the current role of the international normalized ratio.
Author Affiliations
From the Department of Family and Community Medicine, Bowman Gray School of Medicine, Winston-Salem, NC.
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