Medical Abbreviations – Q
Abbreviation
|
Interpretation
|
| q |
every |
| |
quantity |
| QA |
quality assurance |
| QAC |
before every meal |
| QAM |
every morning |
| QAS |
quality-adjusted survival |
| |
quaternary ammonium salts |
| QB |
blood flow |
| |
quiet breathing |
| QC |
quality controls |
|
quality checks |
| QD |
every day |
| QEE |
quadriceps extension exercise |
| QF |
quadriceps femoris |
| |
Quantity-Frequency |
| q2h |
every two hours |
| q4h |
every four hours |
| qH |
every hour |
| qhs |
every night |
| QID |
four times a day |
| QIO |
Quality Improvement Organization |
| QIP |
Quality Improvement Program |
| |
Quality Improvement process |
| |
Quality Improvement Project |
| QIW |
Quality Inspection Work |
| |
four times a week |
| QJ |
quadriceps jerk |
| QL |
quality of life |
| |
query language |
| QLI |
Quality of Life Index |
| QLS |
Quality of Life Scale |
| |
quality of life score |
| QM |
Quality Management |
| |
Quality Manager |
| |
every morning |
| QN |
every night |
| |
quere number |
| QNS |
quanity not sufficient |
| QOD |
every other day |
| QOh |
every other hour |
| |
quantity on hand |
| QOL |
quality of life |
| QOM |
quality of motion |
| |
Quick Ontology Mapping |
| QON |
every other night |
| QPM |
every evening |
| |
Quantitative Project Management |
| |
Quality program manager |
| QR |
Quick Response |
| |
quiet room |
| |
Quality Review |
| |
Quick Reaction |
| QS |
Quiet Sleep |
|
a sufficient quantity |
| QT |
quart |
|
Qualification Test |
| QTC |
QT corrected for heart rate |
| QTL |
quantitative trait locus |
| QTY |
quantity |
| QUAD |
quadriplegic |
|
quadrant |
|
quadriceps |
| QU |
quarterly |
|
question |
| QW |
quiet wakefulness |
|
every week |
| QWB |
quality of well-being |
|
Quality of Well-Being Index |
| QWK |
once a week |
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