List of medical abbreviations: Q


AbbreviationMeaning
qeach, every
q15every 15 minutes
q6h
q6°
once every 6 hours
q2wkonce every 2 weeks
qAcBefore every meal
q.a.d.every other day
QALYquality-adjusted life year
q.AMevery day before noon
q.d.every day
q.d.s.four times each day
q.h.each hour
q.h.s.every bedtime
q.i.d.four times each day
QIDSQuick Inventory of Depressive Symptoms
q.l.as much as you like
q.m.t. also qmevery month
q.n.every night
QNS
q.n.s.
quantity not sufficient
q.o.d.every other day
QOFQuality and Outcomes Framework
q.o.h.every other hour
q.s.as much as suffices
qtquart
q.v.which see ;
as much as you please
q.wk. also qwweekly