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AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "every day") q.d.a.m. quaque die ante meridiem: once daily in the morning q.d.p.m. quaque die post meridiem: once daily in the evening q.d.s. quater die sumendus: 4 times a day can be mistaken for "qd" (every day) q.p.m. quaque die post meridiem: every evening (every day after noon) q.h ...
4 times a day quater die sumendum q.i.d, qid 4 times a day quater in die q.h., qh every hour, hourly quaque hora q.o.d., qod every other day / alternate days quaque altera die q.p.m., qPM, qpm every afternoon or evening: quaque post meridiem q.s., qs a sufficient quantity quantum sufficiat: q.wk. also qw weekly (once a week) quaque week
once every 6 hours q2wk: once every 2 weeks qAc Before every meal (from Latin quaque ante cibum) q.a.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) QALY: quality-adjusted life year: q.AM: every day before noon (from Latin quaque die ante meridiem) q.d. every day (from Latin quaque die) q.d.s. four times each day (from Latin quater die ...
Pronunciation follows convention outside the medical field, in which acronyms are generally pronounced as if they were a word (JAMA, SIDS), initialisms are generally pronounced as individual letters (DNA, SSRI), and abbreviations generally use the expansion (soln. = "solution", sup. = "superior").
open reduction internal fixation. ORSA. oxacillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus. ORT. oral rehydration therapy. OS. left eye (from Latin oculus sinister) orthopedic surgery. overall survival.
Medical Terminology. Medical Center Mercer County Community College. Skills For Tomorrow February 1992. Instructor: Text: Chabner, D., Medical Terminology - A Short Course, 1991, Saunders Co. Credit: 1.5 CEU. Feb. 4,Chapter.SYLLABUS Obiectives: At the end of this chapter the student will be able to: 1. Divide the medical terms correctly into ...
MEDICAL TERMS IOBJECTIVES. At the end of this class, student will: , 1. Be aware of the types of hospital departments and how they relate to patient care. 2. Know how to use a medical dictionary and health encyclopedia. 3. Be aware of the various physician specialties. 4. Understand and recOgnize the parts of a medical term. 5.
Q1H - every hour Q2H - every 2 hours Q3H - every 3 hours Q4H - every 4 hours Q6H - every 6 hours Q8H - every 8 hour. Existing under q1h. SID - once a day / veterinary abbreviation. Needs verifying common abbreviation. QD - once a day / Latin: quaque die. Existing under avoid list. BID - twice a day / Latin: bis in die.