The customer using a coaguchek xs (serial number (b)(4)) and he obtained a result of 2.7 inr on (b)(6) 2015 at 7:15 am.On that day he went to the hospital for a bleed on his left leg.He also had pain in the leg that day.His partner drove him to er where he received vitamin k iv and also morphine.He was admitted to hospital overnight and released the next day.No further treatment information was provided and the customer did not know what any of his inr results were at the hospital on the day of admission.He did report the hospital obtained a lab result of 1.1 inr on (b)(6) 2015.Prior to the hospitalization he had obtained a result of 2.9 inr on (b)(6) 2015 on his meter.On (b)(6) 2015, he received results of 1.6 inr on his device.He reported a result of 1.7 inr from his meter on (b)(6) 2015.He was taking plavix at this time and stopped taking it on (b)(6) 2015.The patient also reported that he is not on heparin or taking any direct thrombin inhibitors at this time.He reports no other new medications.He did state he has had possible varied vitamin k vegetables.He is currently feeling better.His therapeutic range was 2.0 to 3.0 inr prior to this event and based on this event it was changed to 1.7 to 2.2 inr.The return of the suspect product was requested, however, he no longer has the vial of strips he used when he obtained the result of 2.7 inr.
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