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Medical, healthcare and clinical acronyms explained.
IVUS
intravascular ultrasound
IZ
irritative zone
JAK
janus kinase
JAK-STAT
janus kinase, signal transducer and activator of transcription protein
JAKi
JAK inhibitor
JAMA
Journal of the American Medical Association
JBJS
The Journal of Bone & Joint Surgery
JCV
John Cunningham virus
JF
jowl fat
JIA
juvenile idiopathic arthritis
JNA
Juvenile nasopharyngeal angiofibroma
JP
Jackson Pratt
JRA
juvenile rheumatoid arthritis
JRAAA
Juxtarenal Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
JTAJ
Jet-injector (Needleless)
JTKT
Jet-injector Kit (Needleless)
K
thousand
K
keratometry
K
potassium
K0
No ability or potential to ambulate or transfer safely with or without assistance; A prosthesis does not enhance quality of life or mobility
K1
Able or potential to use a prosthesis for transfers or ambulation on level surfaces at fixed cadence
K2
Ability or potential to ambulate; Ability to traverse low level environmental barriers
K3
Ability or potential to ambulate with variable cadence
K4
Ability or potential for prosthetic ambulation that exceeds basic ambulation skills, exhibiting high impact, stress, or energy levels
KAFO
knee-ankle-foot orthosis
KAX
ketamine, acepromazine, and xylazine
KCH
King’s College Hospital
KCl
potassium chloride
KD
knockdown
KDIGO
Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes
KDQOL
Kidney Disease Quality of Life
KE
knee extensor
kg
kilogram
KLRG1
killer cell lectin-like receptor G1
KM
Kaplan-Meier
Kmax
maximum simulated keratometry value
KOA
knee osteoarthritis
KPS
Karnofsky Performance Scale
KRAS
Kirsten rat sarcoma viral oncogene homolog
KTS
Klippel-Trenaunay Syndrome