The medication is given immediately as a single dose. Stat means immediately, so a stat dose would mean the medication that would be given as fast as it could be dispensed to the patient.
This means that you are to start the medication right away.
Take it now and once only.
stat is an abbreviation for statistique, (statistical / statistics)
-Standing - Single - Stat - Self-terminating - Automatic stop
Stat veritas means literally "The truth stands", or "Truth endures".
The English language equivalent of de stat is state property or office of the state.
Stat is he/she/it stands
No, stat means "ASAP!" PRN means "as needed"
Corner infielder
There is no such stat. If you're seeing it on a stat sheet, it may refer to some kind of "total."
They will likely need to do an echocardiogram to assess his heart function, and also stat him on medication to treat the heart failure like lasix