What is an NRI?

[lil75]

My step dad has just had a pacemaker fitted after having a stroke, and has been put on a drug called warfarin, they have said that he's got a low or high NRI, what is an NRI??? TIA

[Goodsoulette]

Nri or Inr? inr would make sense cause this test tell you the clotting tendencies in your blood. We normally refer to it as the Pt test at work

[Goodsoulette]

Oh and also, sorry to hear about your dad. I hope you are all coping with this as well as you can, it's such an awful thing to happen to a loved one. I really didnt realise how devestating and life changing a stroke is until I started working with the elderly.

[Prudie]

When my mum was put on warfarin she had to have regular blood tests called INR (international normalised ratio) to check her bood was coagulating at the correct rate.

[Prudie]

^blood

[lil75]

Well it sounds like an INR! Sorry I got it wrong, but thankfullyt you all knew what I was talking about...it makes sense now, and thankyou for your good wishes x

[Molpoint]

PT/INR is a test that the doctor does for people on blood thinner medication to check to see if they are within the acceptable range. The goal is to keep the blood thinned to a certain level. PT is prothrombin time or how quickly the blood takes to clot. INR is International Normalized Ratio. INR is the standard unit used to report the result of a PT test.People not on thinners usually have an INR of 1. The higher the INR number, the longer it takes for the blood to clot (stop bleeding). Most times people have to have their blood drawn and tested at a lab. Other people use a finger stick tester. With those, blood is drawn and placed on a stick. The stick then goes into the tester and they can get an instant INR reading.
People with mechanical heart valves can get test readers and strips for free with Medicare.
Anyone else needing these machines can be costly out of pocket. I am not sure if medical insurance covers the cost. The price of the machines is anywhere from $900 to $2,000. The test strips are $190 and $500.
Stores like Amazon.com, Ebay, and some medical supply companies carry both the PT/INR testers and the strips.
Here is an article from Aetna concerning Prothrombin Time PT/INR home testings, just to give you an idea of how medical insurance companies in the United States of America feel about these home testings.
Don't know about other insurance carriers though.
http://www.aetna.com/...ata/100_199/0173.html

[Molpoint]

PT/INR is a test that the doctor does for people on blood thinner medication to check to see if they are within the acceptable range. The goal is to keep the blood thinned to a certain level. PT is prothrombin time or how quickly the blood takes to clot. INR is International Normalized Ratio. INR is the standard unit used to report the result of a PT test.People not on thinners usually have an INR of 1. The higher the INR number, the longer it takes for the blood to clot (stop bleeding). Most times people have to have their blood drawn and tested at a lab. Other people use a finger stick tester. With those, blood is drawn and placed on a stick. The stick then goes into the tester and they can get an instant INR reading.
People with mechanical heart valves can get test readers and strips for free with Medicare.
Anyone else needing these machines can be costly out of pocket. I am not sure if medical insurance covers the cost. The price of the machines is anywhere from $900 to $2,000. The test strips are $190 and $500.
Stores like Amazon.com, Ebay, and some medical supply companies carry both the PT/INR testers and the strips.
Here is an article from Aetna concerning Prothrombin Time PT/INR home testings, just to give you an idea of how medical insurance companies in the United States of America feel about these home testings.
Don't know about other insurance carriers though.
http://www.aetna.com/...ata/100_199/0173.html

[Molpoint]

PT/INR is a test that the doctor does for people on blood thinner medication to check to see if they are within the acceptable range. The goal is to keep the blood thinned to a certain level. PT is prothrombin time or how quickly the blood takes to clot. INR is International Normalized Ratio. INR is the standard unit used to report the result of a PT test.People not on thinners usually have an INR of 1. The higher the INR number, the longer it takes for the blood to clot (stop bleeding). Most times people have to have their blood drawn and tested at a lab. Other people use a finger stick tester. With those, blood is drawn and placed on a stick. The stick then goes into the tester and they can get an instant INR reading.
People with mechanical heart valves can get test readers and strips for free with Medicare.
Anyone else needing these machines can be costly out of pocket. I am not sure if medical insurance covers the cost. The price of the machines is anywhere from $900 to $2,000. The test strips are $190 and $500.
Stores like Amazon.com, Ebay, and some medical supply companies carry both the PT/INR testers and the strips.
Here is an article from Aetna concerning Prothrombin Time PT/INR home testings, just to give you an idea of how medical insurance companies in the United States of America feel about these home testings.
Don't know about other insurance carriers though.
http://www.aetna.com/...ata/100_199/0173.html