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).
quarter(noun) (football, professional basketball) one of four divisions into which some games are divided. both teams scored in the first quarter. quarter(noun) a unit of time equal to 15 minutes or a quarter of an hour. it's a quarter til 4; a quarter after 4 o'clock. quarter(noun) one of four periods into which the school year is divided. the fall quarter ends at Christmas.