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).
A fiscal quarter is one of the four three-month periods that make up an organizationâs fiscal year. Fiscal quarter is abbreviated as Q and combined with dates to identify the specific period. For example, the fourth fiscal quarter of 2016 might be abbreviated as Q4 2016, Q4/16 or Q416. Because the fiscal years of some organizations donât correspond to the calendar year, fiscal quarters can be for various three-month periods. For example, the fiscal year of the United States government runs from October 1 to September 30, so its first quarter runs from October 1 to December 31. However, that period would be the fourth quarter for an organization whose fiscal year runs from January 1 to December 31.