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Usually while on Coumadin therapy, the INR should be between 2 and 3. Occasionally the range should be 2.5 to 3.5. Many things can affect the INR; antibiotics for one, and an increase or decrease in consumption of green, leafy vegetables.
The INR is calculated from the PT and is intended to allow valid comparisons of results regardless of the type of PT reagent used among different laboratories (INR = [patient PT / mean normal PT]). The INR is a method of standardizing the PT for coumadin anticoagulation. Before the INR, different labs using different reagents had different controls and widely differing PT value ranges. An INR of 1 means the blood clots normally for that pt. The greater the INR, the longer it takes the blood to clot.