do you really use KCl and not Kay Ciel?

Posted By: blown my mind! - nm on 2006-02-17
In Reply to: 20 mEq of KCl (?easily found in any reference....) nm - flybye

Subject: do you really use KCl and not Kay Ciel?

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Help - Tam
- 20 mEq of KCl (?easily found in any reference....) nm - flybye
  - do you really use KCl and not Kay Ciel? - blown my mind! - nm
    - would rather type Kay Ciel.......nm - national said have to type KCl.....
    - yes, I use KCl...sm - flybye
      - thanks for explaining that-I had no clue...NM - national said have to type KCl.....
    - KCL as you have it in your original post stands for - ama
      - lower case letter L here - nm
      - Yes, I know the table of elements and I also know the drug name - that is administered. There is a difference. NM
        Cap the K and C but lowercase the L - KCl is how it is written

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