Cushing's syndrome, or hypercortisolism, is a relatively rare hormonal disorder caused by prolonged exposure of the body's tissues to high levels of the hormone cortisol. Symptoms include: upper body obesity, rounded face, increased fat around the neck, thinning arms and legs, fatigue, weakness, high blood pressure, and. mood disorders.
In brief: Uniform standered. Pt is prothrombin time, inr is international normalized ratio, both measure cloting tendency in disease and in health. In pt each time you need contol which varies place to place and some what unpredictble. So inr solves the problem by uniform standred all over the world.
A: High prothrombin time levels mean a patient's blood clotting time is longer than normal, states Mayo Clinic. Average prothrombin times range between 10 and 14 seconds. Results for patients taking warfarin, a blood thinner, are stated as the international normalized ratio, INR; the range is about 2.0 to 3.0. Continue Reading