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The prothrombin time, sometimes referred to as PT or pro time, test is a test to evaluate blood clotting.

Prothrombin is a protein produced by your liver. It is one of many factors in your blood that help it to clot appropriately.

Most often, the prothrombin time is monitored if you are taking the blood-thinning medication warfarin. In this situation, the prothrombin time is shown as an international normalized ratio (INR).

Your health care provider may recommend a prothrombin time test before surgery if there is any concern about your bloods ability to clot.

The prothrombin time test also may be performed to check for liver disease. It is one of many tests used to screen people waiting for liver transplants. That screening — know...