NURSING ANM AND GNM

NURSING EXAM QUESTIONS

PHARMACOLOGY

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
BID
A
every day
B
twice a day
C
three times a day
D
four times a day
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -b.i.d. (on prescription): Seen on a prescription, b.i.d. means twice (two times) a day. It is an abbreviation for “bis in die” which in Latin means twice a day. The abbreviation b.i.d. is sometimes written without a period either in lower-case letters as “bid” or in capital letters as “BID".

Detailed explanation-2: -2 OD-take 2 once a day. Bis in die” (in latin) 1b.d-take one, 2 times a day. 3b.d-take three, 2 times a day.

Detailed explanation-3: -b.i.d. (or bid or BID) is two times a day; b.i.d. stands for “bis in die” (in Latin, twice a day). q.i.d. (or qid or QID) is four times a day; q.i.d. stands for “quater in die” (in Latin, 4 times a day).

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