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every 8 hours quaque octava hora q.a.m., qAM, qam every morning: quaque ante meridiem q.d., qd every day / daily quaque die q.h.s., qhs every night at bedtime quaque hora somni q.d.s, qds, QDS 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
can be mistaken for "qd" or "qod," AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "4 times a day") q.l. quantum libet: as much as is requisite q.n. quaque nocte: every night can be mistaken as "q.h." (every hour) q.o.d. quaque altera die: every other day mistaken for "QD," AMA style avoids use of this abbreviation (spell out "every other ...
every month q.n. every night QNS q.n.s. quantity not sufficient q.o.d. every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) (deprecated; use "every other day" instead. See the do-not-use list) QOF: Quality and Outcomes Framework (system for payment of GPs in the UK National Health Service) q.o.h. every other hour q.s.
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").
q.h.s., qhs or qHS, Latin for "every night at bedtime", an abbreviation used in medical prescriptions A post-nominal used by the Queen's Honorary Surgeon, a member of the Medical Household , U.K. Other
every morning (from Latin omni mane). Generally written in lowercase. OME: otitis media with effusion (fluid in the inner ear without other symptoms) OMS Opsoclonus-myoclonus syndrome: on: every night (from Latin omni nocte). Generally written in lowercase. O/N: overnight OOB: out of bed OP: outpatient department Osteoporosis: O&P: ova and ...
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