Medical terms starting with Q

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• QD, QODDaily (QD) and every other day (QOD). On The Joint Commission Do Not Use list: misread as each other or as QID. Write…
• QNSQuantity not sufficient: too little specimen for the ordered tests, a common reason a sample is rejected.
• quadri-Four.
• quality controlTesting control samples with known values to prove a test system works. When controls fail, patient results are held.