What does SIG mean in slang?
What does SIG mean in slang?
Signature
What does po Q mean on a prescription?
po (per os) means “by mouth” pc (post cibum) means “after meals” prn (pro re nata) means “as needed” q3h (quaque 3 hora) means “every three hours” qd (quaque die) means “every day”
What does TID mean?
ter in die
What does GTTS mean?
Gtts
| Acronym | Definition |
|---|---|
| Gtts | Drops per minute (medical) |
| Gtts | Got The T-Shirt |
| Gtts | Go To Traffic School (online driving school) |
| Gtts | Grants Treasury Tape System |
What is meaning of BD and OD?
twice a day / twice daily / 2 times daily.
What does 1 tab PO q8H mean?
q8H means every 8 hours. This is not the same as three times a day (tid or TD). q12H means every 12 hours. This is not the same as twice-daily (bid or BD). q24H means every 24 hours.
What does 6 hourly mean?
When the drug facts label on the medicine says to give it “every 6 hours,” that generally means the medicine is taken 4 times a day (for example, at breakfast, lunch, supper, and bedtime).
What does it mean 3 times a day?
t.i.d. (or tid or TID) is three times a day ; t.i.d. stands for “ter in die” (in Latin, 3 times a day). q.i.d. (or qid or QID) is four times a day; q.i.d. stands for “quater in die” (in Latin, 4 times a day).
What does 2 hourly mean?
adjective. occurring every two hours.
Is it an hourly or a hourly?
You should say, ‘an hour’ (because hour begins with a vowel sound) and ‘a history’ (because history begins with a consonant sound). You should say ‘a union’ even if union begins with a ‘u’. This is because the pronunciation begins with ‘yu’, a consonant sound.
What does 12 hourly mean?
The 12-hour clock is a way of dividing the 24 hours of the day into two sections. The two halves are called ante meridiem (am) and post meridiem (pm). Time from midnight to noon is a.m. and from noon to midnight p.m. The table at right shows how it relates to the 24-hour clock.
What does PRN mean in texting?
p.r.n.: Abbreviation meaning “when necessary” (from the Latin “pro re nata”, for an occasion that has arisen, as circumstances require, as needed).