List of medical abbreviations: K

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Abbreviation Meaning
Kpotassium (from Latin kalium)
KAketoacidosis
Kcalkilocalorie;
calorie
KCCTkaolin cephalin clotting time (see Partial thromboplastin time)
KELSKohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
kgkilogram
KIVkeep in view
KLSkidney, liver, spleen
KmMichaelis constant
KOHpotassium hydroxide
KSKaposi's sarcoma;
Kartagener syndrome
KSHVKaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
KUBkidneys, ureters, and bladder (x-ray)
KVOkeep vein open (with slow infusion)
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