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What can affect INR levels?

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What can affect INR levels?

Clinical conditions that increase Coumadin effect and elevate INR include:

  • Hyperthyroidism.
  • Low vitamin K intake.
  • Poor nutritional state.
  • Diarrhea.
  • Liver disease.
  • Congestive heart failure.
  • Cancer.
  • Connective tissue diseases.

How do I bring my INR down?

It is most important to eat a healthy, consistent, and balanced diet. Certain foods and dietary supplements have vitamin K. Vitamin K works against warfarin. If you eat more vitamin K, it can decrease your INR.

How do you fix high INR?

The treatment options for patients who have been over-anticoagulated are:

  1. Dose omission;
  2. Oral phytomenadione (vitamin K1);
  3. Intravenous phytomenadione;
  4. Fresh frozen plasma (FFP);
  5. Prothrombin complex concentrates (PCC).

How does a high INR make you feel?

Symptoms of high INR: Patients may complain of easy bruising or small cuts taking longer to clot than normal. Patients also may experience frequent nosebleeds or their gums may bleed when brushing their teeth. Treatment of high INR- hold dose of anticoagulant, monitor PT/INR and recalculate dose.

What happens if INR is too high?

The higher your PT or INR, the longer your blood takes to clot. An elevated PT or INR means your blood is taking longer to clot than your healthcare provider believes is healthy for you. When your PT or INR is too high, you have an increased risk of bleeding.

Can stress cause INR levels to increase?

Simply put, yes. Science has shown that because of the effect stress can have on your body, warfarin can stay in your system longer than normal, causing a spike in PT/INR levels. If you are able to recognize when you are stressed, you can take steps to manage it.

How do I lower my INR fast?

Intravenous vitamin K can lower the INR more quickly than oral vitamin K, but at 24 hours, intravenous and oral vitamin K produce similar degrees of INR correction.

What happens if your INR is high?