Semester Hour Credits. Credits for all courses are reported in semester hours. A semester hour credit equals one 50-minute class period per week or its equivalent throughout one semester. The number of semester hour credits given for each course is listed as part of the course description.
International Normalized Ratio (INR) is a blood test that measures the time it takes for blood to clot. Learn more about what INR test results mean for you. International Normalized Ratio (INR) is a blood test that measures the time it takes for blood to clot. This test is usually administered to people taking anticoagulants or blood thinners. INR Levels. The lower the INR number, the shorter it takes for blood to clot and the greater risk you have for blood clots.
INR and APTT are two types of test conducted to measure the coagulation of blood in the patient. INR stands for âInternational Normalized Ratioâ. It is also called âProTime INRâ and âINR PTâ. APTT, on the other hand, stands for âActivated Partial Thromboplastin Timeâ. The international normalized ratio is derived form the prothrombin time (PT) and the prothrombin ratio (PR). These are used to measure the extrinsic pathway of coagulation.