The JCAHO directs that (nightly) at bedtime be written in full to avoid misreading of this abbreviation as q.h., every hour.
Abbreviation for L. quaque hora somni, every bedtime. Medical Dictionary for the Dental Professions © Farlex 2012Link to this page:
Flashcards & Bookmarks ?QHS represents 28 hospitals in Wisconsin, Michigan's Upper Peninsula and northern Illinois, 4,000 affiliated physicians and combined net revenue of nearly $6 billion.
He had been stabilized on Elavil (100 mg qhs ) for four months.A compact stellarator configuration could be employed in DEMO to correct the problem, but additional information would be needed from experiments with the QAS and QHS concepts.
S' temperature during hospitalization Hospitalized Core body temperature Antipsychotic day ([degrees]C) * Admission 35.5 None 8 36.8 Started risperidone, 1 mg bid 11 35.2 Added quetiapine, 100 mg po qhs 14 36.8 Stopped risperidone, increased quetiapine to 150 mg bid 18 35.4 Switched to ziprasidone, 40 mg bid 23 35.7 Switched to aripiprazole, 10 mg/d 30 34.7 Increased aripiprazole to 15 mg/d 38 34.1 Increased aripiprazole to 20 mg/d 76 33.1 Switched to risperidone, 0.5 mg am and noon and 1 mg qhs 107 37.0 None * Normal core body temperature is 37[degrees]C (98.6[degrees]F) Mr.
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Quadrate.--Five characters were measured: greatest height from the condyle for articulation with angulo-articular to the tip of the dorsal process (QH); height from the condyle to the notch for the symplectic bone ( QHS ); greatest width (medial to lateral) in the region of the condyle (QAW); width of the condyle (QMW); and length of the condyle (QML).
In clozapine-treated patients with elevated LDL levels, simvastatin can be started at 20mg QHS . Plaque formation will slow; already present plaques will stabilize as the lipid levels in them decline and inflammation is reduces.
or QD ** Every day Mistaken as Use daily q.i.d., especially if the period after the q or the tail of the q is misunderstood as an i qhs Nightly at Mistaken as qhr Use nightly bedtime or ever y hour qn Nightly or Mistaken as qh Use nightly at bedtime (every hour) or at bedtime q.o.d.
TABLE 5 Selected Medications Used for Neuropathic Pain Medication Initial Dose * Titration * Maximum Dose * Carbamazepine 100 mg bid 100 mg q 3-7d Intolerable side effects Duloxetine 30-60 mg qd None 60 mg bid Gabapentin 300 mg qhs 300 mg q 3-7d 900 mg qid Lamotrigine 25 mg qd 25 mg q wk 600 mg qd ([dagger]) Lidocaine Up to 3 patches None Up to 3 patches patch 5% applied to applied to painful skin painful skin area area Methadone 2.5 mg bid 2.5 mg q wk Intolerable side effects Mexiletine 150 mg qd 150 mg q 5-7d 1200 mg qd.
Current Medication: Zoloft 50 mg qhs ; Adderall 20 mg qid and 10 mg q 12 noon; DDAVP 0.2 mg tablet qhs