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  1. What does "c/f" mean in a hospital discharge summary?

    Jan 25, 2022 · 2 I'm reading a discharge summary received from a hospital and cannot decipher the "c/f" abbreviation. Here is the text: given c/f possible hepatic encephalopathy, started …

  2. How does the abbreviation BID apply to medication dosing?

    In a prescription such as this: omeprazole 20 mg BID I know BID means two times per day. However, does this mean to take half the dose of 20 mg (10 mg) in the morning plus 10 mg in …

  3. practice of medicine - Medical Sciences Stack Exchange

    Oct 10, 2017 · I searched the Web and I came across this article explaining the meaning of B.D it says that B.D means twice a day but it doesn't specifies that I have to take the medicine twice …

  4. How do extended release tablets work? - Medical Sciences Stack …

    Some extended release products do remain in the stomach while the drug is being released but how they remain in the stomach is often not a function of the size of the tablet itself. To help …

  5. nutrition - What is the difference between cal and Kcal? - Medical ...

    Mar 30, 2016 · Answer: 1 Kilocalorie equals 1 Calorie. Note the capital "C". 1 kilocalorie equals 1000 calories. Note the lowercase "c". So Calories and kilocalories are pretty much the same …

  6. practice of medicine - Medical Sciences Stack Exchange

    Apr 26, 2018 · A General Practitioner (GP) is a type of physician. The term means slightly different things in different countries. The term is used frequently in Europe and other regions …

  7. medications - Medical Sciences Stack Exchange

    Nov 17, 2019 · What are the advantages for patients between extended and delayed release drugs? i understand the difference between these two drugs, but i want to know the …

  8. terminology - Is the abbreviation"r/o" on a test report used in the ...

    Patient history with observations r/o exampletotis r/o madupitis. A little web searching found me a handful of dictionaries that tell me the "r/o" abbreviation means "rule out" but none of them told …

  9. Meaning of "D1 q3w" in a poster to a clinical trial

    Jun 20, 2020 · From a poster to a clinical trial: I can understand that q3w means "once every 3 weeks", but what is the meaning of D1? I think the first DI must be a typo and it stands for D1 too.

  10. medications - Why is there HBr in dextromethorphan HBr?

    Sep 27, 2022 · Dextromethorphan and dextromethorphan HBr are the same as are dextromethorphan and dextromethorphan HCL HCL (hydrochloride) is a salt added to …