List of medical abbreviations: K

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Abbreviation Meaning
K potassium (from Latin kalium)
KA ketoacidosis
Kcal kilocalorie;
calorie
KCCT kaolin cephalin clotting time (see Partial thromboplastin time)
KELS Kohlman Evaluation of Living Skills
kg kilogram
KIV keep in view
KLS kidney, liver, spleen
Km Michaelis constant
KOH potassium hydroxide
KS Kaposi's sarcoma;
Kartagener syndrome
KSHV Kaposi's sarcoma-associated herpesvirus
KT Kidney Transplantation
KUB kidneys, ureters, and bladder (x-ray)
KVO keep vein open (with slow infusion)