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What is a 3?
In medication prescribing, 3 a day would be marked T.I.D. It basically means take the med at 8 hour intervals (24 hours divided by 3 is q. 8 hours. The q. means every, here every 8 hours.).
What is 3 a day?
In medication prescribing, 3 a day would be marked T.I.D. It basically means take the med at 8 hour intervals (24 hours divided by 3 is q. 8 hours. The q. means every, here every 8 hours.).
What does 1 cap PO QD for PRN mean?
PO stands for a Latin abbreviation that means "by mouth". So take the tablet; capsule; caplet by mouth. 1-2 day means take 1 or 2 a dayPRN is another abbreviation that stands for "as needed".The prescription should also list PRN number of hours between doses, such as q. 4 hrs; q. 6 hrs.; q. 8 hrs. (q. means every).Since this prescription as you copied it here does not list the hours, I would assume it means 12 hours in between doses.
What does qDay mean in dosing?
q = every (as in q 8 hours)
What does the medical abbreviation q 4-6 hmean?
It means take 1 or 2 (med dose - pills, teaspoons, etc.) every 6 hours. The "q" means "every" in medical terminology.
What does 1 tab q 12 h po mean?
This is medical shorthand for a prescription. Without abbreviations, this is "1 tablet q 12 hours per os". In plain language, this means take one tablet every 12 hours by mouth (orally, ie, swallow it).
Are there twenty four pints in a gallon?
There is 8 pints in a gallon: 2 p. in 1 q. 4 q. in 1 g. 4x2=8
Can 1000 mg amoxicillin PO be given for skin infection?
Amoxicillin is used to treat mild to moderate skin and skin structure infections. It can be given 250mg q 8 hours or 500mg q 12 hours. For severe skin infections, it can be given 875mg q 12 hours or 500mg q 8 hours. One gram is not normally taken all at once but perhaps you didn't mean that. You have not stated a dosing schedule.
What does q weekly mean?
in medical terms q means every examples: q week = every week (once a week) qd = every day (once a day) other examples: q HS = every Hour of Sleep (once at bedtime, usually refers to at night) q mo = every month (once a month) q 8 hrs = every 8 hours (once every 8 hours) except for: QID = 4 times each day (usually spaced out to be once every 6 hours)
What does 1-2 puffs po q 4-6 hours prn for sob mean?
It means to take one to two puffs of your inhaler every four to six hours as needed for shortness of breath. q = every prn = as needed sob = shortness of breath
What is the sum of q and 8?
q+8
The sum of q and 8?
As an algebraic expression it is simply: 8+q
