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Abbreviation |
Interpretation |
| K | potassium |
| kelvin | |
| ketamine | |
| kilodalton | |
| thousand | |
| vitamin K | |
| kilogram | |
| knee | |
| K+ | potassium |
| K1 | phytonadione |
| KA | ketoacidosis |
| KAB | knowledge, attitude, and behavior |
| KAT | katal |
| knowledge acquisition tool | |
| KB | ketone bodies |
| knee-bearing | |
| kcal | kilocalorie |
| KCCT | kaolin cephalin clotting time |
| KCHIPs | Kv channel interacting proteins |
| kCi | kilocurie |
| KCl | potassium chloride |
| KCO | potassium channel opener |
| KCS | keratoconjunctivitis sicca |
| keratinocytes | |
| KCZ | ketoconazole |
| KD | Kawasaki disease |
| kidney Disease | |
| k dalton | |
| known diabetes | |
| kd | kilodalton |
| KDA | known drug allergies |
| kilodalton | |
| kDa | kilodalton |
| KDQ | Kidney Disease Questionnaire |
| KDU | Kidney Dialysis Unit |
| KET | ketamine |
| ketoconazole | |
| KETO | ketoconazole |
| KF | kidney function |
| knee flexion | |
| KFAO | knee-foot-ankle orthosis |
| KFE | knee flexion and extension |
| KG | kilogram |
| keratinized gingiva | |
| K-G | Kimray-Greenfield |
| KGD | ketogenic diet |
| KGF | keratocyte growth factor |
| KHF | Korean hemorrhagic fever |
| KI | potassium iodide |
| karyopyknotic index | |
| knee immobilizer | |
| KID | keratitis, ichthyosis, and deafness |
| kidney | |
| kilo | kilogram |
| KIN | keratinocytic intraepidermal neoplasia |
| KISS | keep it simple safe |
| KIU | kallikrein inhibitor units |
| KJ | kilojoule |
| knee jerk | |
| KJR | knee-jerk reflex |
| KKS | kallikrein-kinin system |
| Kleb | Klebsiella |
| KLS | kidneys, liver, and spleen |
| Kleine-Levin syndrome | |
| KN | knee |
| kanamycin | |
| KNO | keep needle open |
| KO | keep open |
| knocked out | |
| KOH | potassium hydroxide |
| KOR | keep open rate |
| kappa opioid receptor | |
| KOSCHI | King Outcome Scale for Closed Head Injury |
| kPa | kilopascal |
| KPM | kilopounds per minute |
| KPS | Karnofsky performance status |
| KQI | key quality indicators |
| KR | knee replacement |
| KS | Kawasaki syndrome |
| Kaposi sarcoma | |
| kidney stone | |
| KSA | knowledge, skills, and abilities |
| KSHV | Kaposi sarcoma-associated herpesvirus |
| KS/OI | Kaposi sarcoma and opportunistic infections |
| KSP | Karolinska Scales of Personality |
| KSW | knife stab wound |
| KT | kidney transplant |
| keratinized tissue | |
| kinesiotherapy | |
| Knowledge Translation | |
| known to | |
| KTC | knee-to-chest |
| KTP | Kidney transplant patients |
| KTS | Klippel-Trenaunay syndrome |
| KTU | kidney transplant unit |
| known to us | |
| KTZ | ketoconazole |
| KUB | kidney, ureter, and bladder |
| KUS | kidney, ureter, and spleen |
| KV | kidney volume |
| KVA | kinetic visual acuity |
| KVO | keep vein open |
| KVP | kilovoltage peak |
| KW | Keith-Wagener |
| kidney weight | |
| K-wire | Kirschner wire |
| KWIT | key word in title |
