How does the INR standardize the prothrombin time?

What will be an ideal response?

Answer: The INR is calculated by taking the patient's prothrombin time over the "normal PT second" raised to the power of the ISI. The ISI is a numerical value assigned to every lot of thromboplastin. The presence of both these factors standardizes the PT time.

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