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
KUB	kidneys, ureters, and bladder (x-ray)
KVO	keep vein open (with slow infusion)

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