An Outpatient Has an INR of 6

question 9

Multiple Choice

An outpatient has an INR of 6.5.This patient's previous test at the same facility had results in the therapeutic range of 2-3 on long-term anticoagulant therapy.The appropriate next step for the laboratory professional would be to:

• A)Retest the patient sample
• B)Recollect the specimen
• C)Report the result
• D)Notify the hematology supervisor

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Definitions:

Reverse Order

A sequence of objects or tasks arranged in the opposite manner from which they were initially presented or executed.

Cost Flow Assumption

An accounting method that determines the value of remaining inventory and the cost of goods sold, such as FIFO or LIFO.

Weighted Average

A calculation that takes into account the varying degrees of importance of the numbers in a data set, assigning weights to some numbers more than others.