[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.
of seconds compared to the INR. A patient with an INR of 2.0 (remember the INRs will be equivalent) will. show a PT of 26.1 seconds using a sensitive ISI reagent (1.0) versus 16.0 seconds an insensitive ISI reagent.