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The drop is an approximated unit of measure of volume, the amount dispensed as one drop from a dropper or drip chamber. It is often used in giving quantities of liquid drugs to patients, and occasionally in cooking and in organic synthesis. The abbreviations gt or gtt come from the Latin noun gutta ("drop").
gtt., gtts drop(s) gutta(e) h., h hour: hora: qhs, h.s., hs at bedtime or half strength quaque hora somni ii two tablets duos doses iii three tablets trēs doses n.p.o., npo, NPO nothing by mouth / not by oral administration: nil per os o.d., od, OD right eye. once a day (United Kingdom) oculus dexter omne in die o.s., os, OS left eye: oculus ...
fluid (usually meaning specifically liquid in health care) f.m. fiat mistura: make a mixture f. pil. fiat pilula: make a pill f.s.a. fiat secundum artem: make according to art ft. fiat: make; let it be made g, gm gram (modern SI symbol is g, not gm) garg. gargarisma: gargle gr. granum: grain gtt(s) gutta(e) drop(s) gutt. gutta(e) drop(s) H ...
For a given drip chamber (when the fluid drips from the hole into the chamber) drop factor means number of drops per ml of the IV fluid. Flow rate can be calculated with the help of the observations from the drip chamber and its drop factor. The unit of flow rate is gtts/min, where gtts means guttae (Latin plural noun meaning “drops”).
A peripheral intravenous catheter in place, fixed to a patient's arm with adhesives and attached to a drip. In medicine , a peripheral venous catheter , peripheral venous line , peripheral venous access catheter , or peripheral intravenous catheter , [ 1 ] is a catheter (small, flexible tube) placed into a peripheral vein for venous access to ...
NAD+ supplements, IV drips, and injections have gained a lot of traction on social media due to their supposed anti-aging benefits. Here, doctors reveals the truth behind the trend.
GTT may refer to: Science and technology. Global title translation, in telecommunications; Glucose tolerance test; Google Translator Toolkit; Graphics translation table;
Drip line may refer to: Nuclear drip line , the lines beyond which protons or neutrons leak out of nuclei Tree drip line, the area defined by the outermost circumference of a tree canopy where water drips from and onto the ground, useful for tree crown measurement