BOXED WARNING Requires a specialized care setting, requires an experienced clinician, respiratory insufficiency. Administration of vecuronium requires an experienced clinician familiar with the actions, characteristics, and hazards of neuromuscular blockade. Neuromuscular blocking agents cause respiratory insufficiency by paralyzing respiratory muscles; administration requires a specialized care setting.
DEFINITION of 'Quarter-Q1, Q2, Q3, Q4'. A three-month period on a financial calendar that acts as a basis for the reporting of earnings and the paying of dividends. A quarter refers to one-fourth of a year and is typically expressed as Q.. The four quarters that make up the year are: January, February and March (Q1); April, May and June (Q2); July, August and September (Q3); and October, November and December (Q4).
The end of the quarter refers to the conclusion of one of four specific three-month periods on the financial calendar. The four quarters end in March, or Q1; June, or Q2; September, or Q3; and December, or Q4. These are considered important times for investors. Many businesses, analysts, government agencies and the Federal Reserve all release critical new data about various markets or economic indicators at the end of a quarter.