Laboratory: Hematology
Test Name:
INR (INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO) - (P)
Test Code: PT
Clinical Information:
Test performed at:   
HSC, SBH, Selkirk, Boundary Trails, Bethesda, Victoria, Concordia, Grace, Seven Oaks, Portage, Dauphin, Swan River, The Pas, Flin Flon, Thompson, Virden, Killarney, Neepawa
Collection Devices:
Specimen Required:
Blood: 1.8 mL
Referral:

Stable 24 hours at room temperature unspun.

Send 1 mL (minimum volume 0.5 mL) of platelet poor citrated plasma in plastic aliquot tube frozen if testing cannot be completed with 24 hours of collection.  Send on ice.

Requisition:
Reference Values:
Availability:
Daily or Stat
See Also:
More Information:
Prothrombin time (PT) in seconds will also be reported.