Medical Abbreviations Starting With "Q"
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| Medical Abbreviation | Meaning |
|---|---|
| q | cardiac output |
| q | coenzyme q |
| q | coulomb |
| q | Each, every (from Latin quaque) |
| q | glutamine |
| Q | Perfusion |
| q | qualitative |
| q | quantitative |
| q | quantity |
| q | quinacrine |
| q | quinidine |
| q | quinone |
| Q fever | Query fever |
| q.a.d. | Every other day (from Latin quaque altera die) |
| q.AM | Every morning (from Latin quaque ante meridiem) |
| q.d. | Each day (from Latin quaque die). Also Q.D., QD, or qd. |
| q.d.s. | Four times each day, (from Latin quater die sumendus) |
| q.h. | Each hour (from Latin quaque hora) |
| q.h.s. | Every bedtime (from Latin quaque hora somni) |
| q.i.d. | Four times each day (from Latin quater in die) |
| q.l. | As much as you like (from Latin quantum libet) |
| q.m.t. | Every month |
| q.n. | Every night |
| q.o.d. | Every other day. Also Q.O.D., QOD, or qod. |
| q.o.h. | Every other hour |
| q.s. | As much as suffices (from Latin quantum satis or quantum sufficit) |
| q.v. | as much as you please (from Latin quantum vis) |
| q.v. | Which see (from Latin quod vide) |
| q.w.k. | Weekly |
| q&a | question and answer |
| q10 | ubiquinone |
| q15 | every 15 minutes |
| q2h | every two hours |
| q4h | every four hours |
| q6h | every six hours |
| qa | quality assurance |
| QALY | Quality-adjusted life year |
| qam | every morning |
| QAPI | Quality Assessment and Performance Improvement Program |
| QARI | Quality Assurance Reform Initiative |
| qc | quality control |
| qdfm | quantitative dna fiber mapping |
| qds | four times a day |
| qh | every hour |
| qhs | at bedtime |
| qi | quality indicator |
| qid | four times a day |
| qif | quadriplegia index of function |
| QIO | Quality Improvement Organization |
| QISMC | Quality Improvement System for Managed Care |
| qiw | four times a week |
| ql | as much as desired |
| ql | quality of life index |
| qn | every night |
| qnb | quinuclidinyl benzilate |
| qnoc | every night |
| qns | quantity not sufficient |
| QNS; q.n.s. | Quantity not sufficient |
| QOF | Quality and Outcomes Framework system for payment of GPs in the UK National Health Service |
| qol | quality of life |
| qon | every other night |
| qp | as much as you please |
| qp/qs | pulmonary to systemic flow ratio |
| qpm | every evening |
| qprtr | quinolinate phosphoribosyltransferase |
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| qqh | every four hours |
| qr | quiet room |
| qr | respiratory quotient |
| qs | quantity sufficient |
| qt | quantity |
| qt | Quart |
| qt | quiet |
| qty | quantity |
| quad | quadrant |
| quad | quadriplegic |
| qual | qualitative |
| qualy | quality adjusted life years |
| quant | quantitative |
| QuIC | Quality Interagency Coordination Task Force |
| qv | as much as you wish |
| qw | every week |
| qwb | quality of wellbeing scale |