Category: Q

A person given certain duties with respect to quality assurance (QA) activities. The duties may, for example, include data gathering, assisting QA committees in their work, maintenance of records of QA activities, and preparation of reports dealing with the QA program.  

A term being used in some hospitals to indicate that quality management and the conservation of resources are seen as a single topic, or at least, topics which are closely interrelated. Such hospitals may have, for example, quality management, utilization review, risk management, and infection control under the “QRM department” headed by the “QRM Director.”…

Having met certain requirements; usually refers to a health professional. In its Comprehensive Accreditation Manual for Hospitals (CAMH), the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) defines a “qualified individual” as one who is qualified “by virtue of one or more of the following: education, experience, competence, applicable professional licensure, regulation or certification, registration,…

The symptoms of overdosage or too prolonged treatment with quinine.  

A synthetic female sex hormone used to inhibit lactation in mothers not breast feeding. It is administered by mouth; side-effects are uncommon, though nausea and vomiting sometimes occur.  

A synthetic female sex hormone administered by mouth to treat inflammation of the vagina, particularly after the menopause. Side-effects do not usually occur.  

Absence or loss of one quarter of the visual field (i.e. upper nasal (inner), upper temporal (outer), lower nasal (inner), or lower temporal (outer)). In homonymous quadrantanopsia the same quarter is lost in the field of vision of each eye. Loss of sight in approx, one fourth of the visual field.  

A drug used to treat high blood pressure and congestive heart failure. Quinapril (Accupril, Accuretic) is an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, one of a class of drugs that lowers blood pressure by blocking the formation of a substance that contracts blood vessels. Quinapril works by relaxing blood vessels, thereby lowering blood pressure and increasing the…

Weakness, slight paralysis, or motor and sensory malfunction that involves both the upper and lower extremities. Diminished muscular strength affecting both the four limbs and the central trunk area.  

In evaluating the biological damage that radiation can produce, it is observed that identical doses of different types of radiation can produce differing levels of damage. In the field of radiation protection, biologically equivalent doses are set equal to one another by multiplying the actual absorbed dose by a number called the quality factor. The…