Medical Abbreviations – K
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 |
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