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Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 20:07:44 GMT

AND 1 TIME A DAY...OID?

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Sat, 03 May 2008 00:40:28 GMT

TID MEANS THREE X A DAY

QID MEANS FOUR X A DAY

BID MEANS TWICE A DAY

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Tue, 15 Apr 2008 01:15:58 GMT

Hi. I am a nursing student. We often utilized the abbreviations "BID, TID, QID" in the hospital.

BID -- two times a day

TID -- three times a day

QID -- four times a day

PRN -- when needed

Please refer to Medical Terminology books for further clarifications as needed.

Hope this helps you.

Have a great day.

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Sun, 23 Mar 2008 23:10:24 GMT

Hi,

In the United States medical system:

bid= 2 times a day

tid = 3 times a day

qid= 4 times a day

They are latin abbreviations. So basically it says: 3-4 times a day, 2-3 times a day.

Hope this helps. : )

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Mon, 28 Jan 2008 17:25:13 GMT

well if your looking for medical definitions

TID = three times a day

BID-two times q day

QID= four times a day

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

khoff — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 05:43:07 GMT

QID - 4 times a day. QD ("quaque die" - latin) - once a day

Well, that's an important difference! Thanks for pointing that out, Vlad, and welcome to the Forum!

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Vlad1977 — Thu, 11 Oct 2007 01:20:32 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
Hello Friend,

   b.i.d - two times a day

   t.i.d - three times a day

   q.i.d or qd - four times a day

I belive the doctor is increasing your treatment dose for a particular drug.

Best Regards,

Raju

Not true. QD and QID are 2 different things. QID - 4 times a day. QD ("quaque die" - latin) - once a day

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 07:06:56 GMT

These are not English words. They are actually abbreviations for Latin words and are used by medical professionals when giving directions. Particularly when prescribing medication. Bid stands for bis in die which translates to twice a day. Qid stands for quater in die which means four times a day. Finally, tid stands for ter in die which means three times a day. So if your doctor wrote you a prescription for a pain medication with the directions as 1 tablet tid to qid they would want you to take a pill 3-4 times a day. Hope this was helpful.

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Thu, 15 Feb 2007 10:00:00 GMT

Hello Friend,

b.i.d - two times a day

t.i.d - three times a day

q.i.d or qd - four times a day

I belive the doctor is increasing your treatment dose for a particular drug.

Best Regards,

Raju

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 14:25:00 GMT

thanks!!

actually, i came across with these words when i was reading an overview of drug therapies for Allergic Rhinitis..

again, thanks friends!!

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Philip — Wed, 24 Jan 2007 01:57:56 GMT

Feebs11 wrote:
Anonymous wrote:

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

b.i.d.
abbr. Latin
bis in die (twice a day)

t.i.d.
abbr. Latin
ter in die (three times a day)

q.i.d.
abbr. Latin
quater in die (four times a day)

This is all perfectly clear now. I think I might have been able to solve it with high school Latin, if I had been given the context (perscription, for example). Thanks for your research, Feebs.

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Feebs11 — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 22:07:57 GMT

Anonymous wrote:
hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

b.i.d.

abbr. Latin

bis in die (twice a day)

t.i.d.

abbr. Latin

ter in die (three times a day)

q.i.d.

abbr. Latin

quater in die (four times a day)

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

nona the brit — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:34:10 GMT

I googled 'tid to qid' and it seems to relate to medicine/drug dosages, so they are probably abbreviations of Latin terms used by doctors.

You might have more luck if you re-post this in our medical English section.

Re: tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Philip — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 16:31:41 GMT

Anonymous wrote:

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,

To my knowledge these are not English words.

tid to qid, bid to tid ?? please

Anonymous — Tue, 23 Jan 2007 14:57:35 GMT

hola, my friends..

what does it mean with "tid to qid" and "bid to tid" ..?

i've been searching for its meaning but i've found nothing..

pleasae, can anyone help me..

Regards,