inr self testing / home inr testing

 

INR is the acronym for International Normalized Ratio that establishes standardization of "normal prothrombin time" or "inr testing machine for home". Standardization was required because reagent batch to reagent batch, and manufacturers to manufacturers, as well as analytical/instrumental variations made results very difficult to interpret because the results were in units of ‘time’.website-https://www.patientselftesting.com/about-us/


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