[Warning: The following story contains spoilers about Wednesday's episode of Criminal Minds. Read at your own risk.] That sound you hear is baby girls crying everywhere. After 11 years and (probably) 103 broken doors and 214 tackles, Shemar Moore exited Criminal Minds on Wednesday's episode.
A prothrombin time (PT) is a test used to help detect and diagnose a bleeding disorder or excessive clotting disorder; the international normalized ratio (INR) is calculated from a PT result and is used to monitor how well the blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant) warfarin (CoumadinÂ®) is working to prevent blood clots.
PT is the abbreviation for âprothrombin time.â Prothrombin time is just a measure of how quickly your blood clots. INR is an abbreviation for âInternational Normalized Ratio.â This is the unit of measure thatâs used to determine how quickly your blood is clotting.