Medical Abbreviations - Pt.VI

 

Abbreviations	Latin Name	English Meaning
q	quaque	every, per
q.1 h, q.1°	quaque 1 hora	every 1 hour (can replace "1" with other numbers)
q4PM		at 4 pm (can replace "4" with other numbers)
q.a.d.	quaque alternis die	every other day
q.a.m.	quaque die ante meridiem	every morning (every day before noon)
q.d./q.1.d.	quaque die	every day
q.d.a.m.	quaque die ante meridiem	once daily in the morning
q.d.p.m.	quaque die post meridiem	once daily in the evening
q.d.s.	quater die sumendus	4 times a day
q.p.m.	quaque die post meridiem	every evening (every day after noon)
q.h.	quaque hora	every hour
q.h.s.	quaque hora somni	every night at bedtime
q.i.d.	quater in die	4 times a day
q.l.	quantum libet	as much as is requisite
q.n.	quaque nocte	every night
q.o.d.	quaque altera die	every other day
q.q.	quaque	every;[10] each
q.q.h.	quater quaque hora	every 4 hours
q.s.	quantum sufficiat	as much as suffices; a sufficient quantity
q.s. a.d	add up to
q.v.	quantum volueris	at will
QWK		every week
rep., rept.	repetatur	repeats
RL, R/L		Ringer's lactate
Rx, Rx, RX, ℞, Rp	recipe	take (often effectively a noun meaning "prescription"—medical prescription or prescription drug)
rep.	repetatur	let it be repeated
s.	signa	write (write on the label)
s.a.	secundum artem	according to the art (accepted practice or best practice)
SC		subcutaneous
sem.	semen	seed
s.i.d.	semel in die	once a day
sig.	signa, signetur	write (write on the label)
s̄	sine	without (usually written with a bar on top of the "s")
sing.	singulorum	of each
SL, s.l.	sub lingua	sublingually, under the tongue
SOB		shortness of breath
sol.	solutio	solution
s.o.s., si op. sit	si opus sit	if there is a need