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 quarter is a financial trading period in business. There are four quaters in a financial year so there are four quaters in a year. Depending on the company a quarter may start at any time. Though for ease many start in January others in April the beginning of the tax year.