It's mg/dl. As for Kay Ciel vs. KCl, that one always stumped me

Posted By: adjusting on 2005-08-24
In Reply to: Hopefully this is not a stupid question - maybe we are outdated - sm - ??

due to conflicting QA. One QA told me KCl, so I'd type it that way, then another QA told me Kay Ciel. They're both pronounced the same and they mean the same thing, right? So what's the difference? Whoever named those drugs is an idiot.

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Hopefully this is not a stupid question - maybe we are outdated - sm - ??
- My service told us to use mg/dL...as well as mL instead of ml, "to avoid confusion." nm - beth
- It's mg/dl. As for Kay Ciel vs. KCl, that one always stumped me - adjusting
  - Kay Ciel is IV; KCL is oral. - nm
    - Kay Ciel is also oral, not just IV - - nina
- Maybe newer MTs know something I don't - probably so...
  - KCl is the generic, Kay Ciel name brand - .
    - Yes, our drug book tells us this - We have no way to distinguish the two.
  - The way I learned it is KCl is used for the outpatient dosage while Kay Ciel is used for inpatient s - why does it matter? nm
    - it basically is matter of what the client has asked the vendor - ?
  - I have always typed mg/dl and I've been - Old MT
  - I know what you mean - sm - ??

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Kay Ciel is IV; KCL is oral.
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Kay Ciel is also oral, not just IV -
maybe it's just a wee bit of a way to pad the lines.

KCl is the generic, Kay Ciel name brand
Offsite MTs have no way of knowing if physcian is using name brand or not unless he specifies. In most cases a service will defer to the generic to be as accurate as possible.

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hmmm....no 'L' sound, though...but thanks so much for responding! :)

I am stumped
by this. This is a service that has been around for 15 years, and they have approximately 30 employees, many of which have been with them for years.

The way I learned it is KCl is used for the outpatient dosage while Kay Ciel is used for inpatient s
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