What is KI?
KI is a subject that will give you the opportunity to explore the different methods of inquiry in areas like the sciences, humanities, aesthetics and mathematics. KI may be offered in place of any H2 subject. As KI is multi-disciplinary it may be offered as a contrasting subject whether you are in the humanities or the sciences. Students who offer KI need not offer GP. Any student who wishes to offer KI will however be expected to sit for a selection test. Thus opting for KI does not automatically mean that you will get it.
Potassium iodide (KI) is the same form of iodine used to iodize table salt. KI floods the thyroid with iodine, thus preventing radioactive iodine from being absorbed. If taken at the proper time, KI protects the thyroid from radioactive iodine from all sources – air, food, milk, and water. KI is a non-prescription drug that can be bought over the internet and at some pharmacies. KI is made in pill and liquid forms. The two FDA-approved brands of full adult dose 130-mg KI pills are IOSAT (Anbex, Inc.) and Thyro-Block (Medpointe, Inc.). The FDA-approved brand of 65-mg KI pills is ThyroSafe (Recip US). Properly packaged, KI’s shelf life is at least 5 years and possibly as long as 11 years. If you accidentally take a very old pill, it may not work fully but it won’t hurt you.
