(Redirected from Respiratory therapy) A respiratory therapist is a specialized healthcare practitioner trained in pulmonary medicine in order to work therapeutically with people suffering from pulmonary disease, who has graduated from a university and passed a national board certifying examination.
Does taking antibiotics twice a day mean morning and night? Yes, usually it is so. Twice a day means 12 hours apart, so it is more convenient to take 1 dose in the morning and 12 hours later, 1 dose at night.
It goes like this: SID or QD = Once a day BID = Twice a day TID = Three times a day QID = Four times a day However, The Joint Commission which acredits hospitals and nursing homes has recommended that these abbreviations be discontinued because they lead to errors in dosing.