Nocturnal is used generally, not just in the medical-nursing fields. Since nocturnal means night, and the general assumption historically was that most people sleep at night, the term now may refer to "while sleeping" even though nocturnal means "at night". Examples from medicine and nursing include:
You would say "qhs" for once a day, at night.
Nocturnal means pertaining to the night but it is not really a medical term but a scientific term.
Nocte is the medical term meaning night. A related abbreviation, hs, means at hour of sleep (i.e. bedtime).
OD nocte
qhs means once a day at bedtime
The medical term meaning once a day is "q.d." which stands for "quaque die" in Latin.
qd=every daybid=twice a daytid=three timesw a daythat would be Q D, for once a day.Daily in medical terminology is abbreviated qd.odQ Dod
q mo is the medical term meaning once a month.
take once in the morning
3/day or 3xdayThree times daily is abbreviated TID or t.i.d.
Used by Veterinarians as an abbreviation for Once A Day. The human medical equivalent is "QD"
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Used by Veterinarians as an abbreviation for Once A Day. The human medical equivalent is "QD"
I think it means to take 25mg once a day?
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The medical term for a large dose given all at once is "bolus."
Y.O.L.O means that you only live once. People usually this term when they want to do something crazy or risky