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I am taking my blood thinners as told by my doctor, yesterday got sick like hurting, sweating, feeling bad, went to er my inr was 6.8! 10 days ago it was 1.6! what is going on? why is it elevating so rapidly?
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Yes, any acute condition, such as an infection among the most common seen in practice may cause such sudden unexplained changes in INR. Work up is usually needed to find the condition that has caused you the symptoms you mentioned as well as being at the root of the sudden changes in your INR.
Answered 5/3/2021
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