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Discussion Groups / English Usage / June 2009"quotidian" and "qod"
We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication "1 PO QOD." First cut, I assumed "QOD" stood for "quotidian," which means "every day," but Google found a site where among many other medical definitions of "QOD" is "every other day." Google also found a site that says "PO" has 88 different medical meanings, but one of them is "orally," so it seems reasonably safe to assume that's what that means here. Anyway, as a matter of collateral curiosity, can anyone tell me what "QOD" as a medical term stands for in Latin (if it does stand for something in Latin)? Google found a Web site that was about to say what the Latin meaning is, but it wanted me to first register, giving personal information, and I chose not to do that. Maybe later, if I get more curious. Meanwhile, I think I'll write to my senators asking them to make it illegal for doctors to use doctor jargon in material that's intended for the eyes of patients.  SignatureEgbert White WAmE > We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication > [quoted text clipped - 18 lines] > illegal for doctors to use doctor jargon in material that's intended > for the eyes of patients. Here's stuff from http://www.medfriendly.com/qod.php5 q.o.d. A medical abbreviation that refers to taking medication every other day. Q.o.d stands for the Latin phrase "quaque altera die," meaning "every other day." Technically, the abbreviation should really be q.a.d., but sometimes weird things happen with medical abbreviations. Q.o.d. is also written as qod, Q.O.D., and QOD. SignatureSkitt (AmE) >> We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication >> [quoted text clipped - 27 lines] >weird things happen with medical abbreviations. Q.o.d. is also written as >qod, Q.O.D., and QOD. Good stuff. Thanks much. SignatureEgbert White WAmE > We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication > [quoted text clipped - 21 lines] > Egbert White > WAmE QOD is not in Taber's or Steadman's. Ask a pharmacist? >> We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication >> [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > QOD is not in Taber's or Steadman's. Ask a pharmacist? From http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=54842&page=3#q qod: Every other day. As in taking a medicine every other day. SignatureSkitt (AmE) >> We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication >> [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > >QOD is not in Taber's or Steadman's. Ask a pharmacist? Pessimist that I am, I would expect a pharmacist to know it stands for "every other day," but not what Latin words it came from, but I'll ask. Thanks for the suggestion. SignatureEgbert White WAmE Egbert White filted: >We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] >illegal for doctors to use doctor jargon in material that's intended >for the eyes of patients. It's intended for the eyes of pharmacists, who are supposed to go over the instructions with patients and make sure you understand them (sometimes this gets a little ridiculous, as in the case of a refill for medicine you've been taking for fifteen years).... Pharmacy (distinct from medical) abbreviations are a law unto themselves, but for what it's worth, http://www.acronymfinder.com turned up only four expansions for "QOD", of which only "every other day" makes sense in this context....r SignatureA pessimist sees the glass as half empty. An optometrist asks whether you see the glass more full like this?...or like this? >Egbert White filted: >> [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] >It's intended for the eyes of pharmacists, who are supposed to go over the >instructions with patients and make sure you understand them I can understand your making that explanation, but it's not quite appropriate to this case once you understand the circumstances. KP has an e-mail system whereby a patient can send and receive e-mail directly with their doctor. The system is also used to give the patient a written summary of what went on in a recent visit. It usually shows up within minutes after the visit is over. The "PO QOD" was in a list of medications in one of those reports, sent directly to the patient with no intervening pharmaceutical hands, so the pharmacist had no opportunity nor occasion to explain anything about it. There was a discrepancy between what the doctor had said during the visit and what it said in one portion of the e-mail report. The mysterious abbreviation "PO QOD" deepened the confusion. > (sometimes this > gets a little ridiculous, as in the case of a refill for medicine > you've been taking for fifteen years).... Yes indeed; I'm familiar with that sort of situation, but KP personnel ask you if you want to discuss your prescription with a pharmacist. If you tell them you've been taking the medication for some time and don't feel you need any discussion of it, that ends the matter. >Pharmacy (distinct from medical) abbreviations are a law unto themselves, but >for what it's worth, http://www.acronymfinder.com turned up only four expansions >for "QOD", of which only "every other day" makes sense in this context....r Yes, Google had made it clear to me that "QOD" stood for "every other day." As you say, it was the only definition of the ones offered that fit the context. Before Google, though, the risk was that I, or any other jumper to conclusions, might jump to the conclusion that "QOD" was a strange abbreviation for "Quotidian," and the patient might begin taking a regular overdose. SignatureEgbert White WAmE > We have instructions from a doctor saying to take a medication > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > "QOD" as a medical term stands for in Latin (if it does stand for > something in Latin)? What did you decide to do, and how do you feel now? SignatureMy price is one hundred thirty million dollars. If, when you are ready to pay, I happen to be out of town, you may hand it over to my friend, the Treasurer of the United States. [Ambrose Bierce] |
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