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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 quaque altera die q.p.m., qPM, qpm every afternoon or evening: quaque post meridiem q.s., qs a sufficient quantity
at bedtime hor. intermed. horis intermediis: at intermediate hours hor. tert. horis tertiis: every third hour h.s. hora somni (at the hour of sleep) at bedtime [or] half-strength ambiguous (2 meanings, easily conflated); spell out IBW ideal body weight (for dosing based on clearance estimation) ID intradermal IJ, inj. injectio: injection
every bedtime (from Latin quaque hora somni) q.i.d. four times each day (from Latin quater in die) (not deprecated, but consider using "four times a day" instead. See the do-not-use list) QIDS: Quick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms: q.l. as much as you like (from Latin quantum libet) q.m.t. also qm: every month q.n. every night QNS q.n.s.
at bedtime Hz hertz cycles/second unit ICF intracellular fluid ICU intensive care unit IgA etc. immunoglobulin A IL interleukin IM intramuscular(ly) INR international normalized ratio IPPB intermittent positive pressure breathing IU international unit IV intravenous(ly) IVU intravenous urography K potassium kcal kilocalorie(s)
human anti-chimeric antibody. HACE. High-altitude cerebral edema. HACEK. acronym for a group of bacteria that are a frequent cause of endocarditis in children. HAD. HIV-associated dementia. HADS. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale.
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. Qedemawi Haile Selassie (1892–1975), Emperor of Ethiopia; Queensferry High School, a secondary school in Scotland
Sortable table Abbreviation Meaning Δ: diagnosis; change: ΔΔ: differential diagnosis (the list of possible diagnoses, and the effort to narrow that list) +ve: positive (as in the result of a test)
The prescription symbol, ℞, as printed on the blister pack of a prescription drug. A prescription, often abbreviated ℞ or Rx, is a formal communication from a physician or other registered healthcare professional to a pharmacist, authorizing them to dispense a specific prescription drug for a specific patient.