Semester Hour Credits. Credits for all courses are reported in semester hours. A semester hour credit equals one 50-minute class period per week or its equivalent throughout one semester. The number of semester hour credits given for each course is listed as part of the course description.
International Normalized Ratio (INR) is a blood test that measures the time it takes for blood to clot. Learn more about what INR test results mean for you. International Normalized Ratio (INR) is a blood test that measures the time it takes for blood to clot. This test is usually administered to people taking anticoagulants or blood thinners. INR Levels. The lower the INR number, the shorter it takes for blood to clot and the greater risk you have for blood clots.
The INR is used to make sure the results from a PT test is the same at one lab as it is at another lab. In the 1980âs the World Health Organization determined that patients may be at risk because the results of a PT test would vary from one lab to another, based upon the way the test was done.