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Headings Spacing

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"Terminology "

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Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-cardiopulmonary bypass"

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EG List And

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"bilateral opacities on chest imaging (chest x-ray or CT of the chest) not explained by other pulmonary pathology (e.g. pleural effusion, pneumothorax, or nodules)"

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Colons

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"Note: The Berlin definition replaces the older American-European Consensus Conference (AECC) definition from 1994^1,3"

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Heterogeneous Spelling

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"heterogenous distribution"

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Acronyms

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"Treatment is largely supportive, focusing on managing fluid balance and improving oxygenation with oxygen therapy and careful, individualised mechanical ventilation to reduce ventilator-induced lung injury (typically, low tidal volumes and low pressure)²². Glucocorticoids, inhaled pulmonary vasodilators, and neuromuscular blockade may also be administered ²². Prolonged prone positioning (12-16 hours a day) has also been shown to reduce mortality^22,23. In selected severe cases, veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (V-V ECMO) may also be helpful ²²."

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Headings Valid

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Expected headings

H1 Terminology
H1 Usage
H1 Epidemiology
H2 Risk factors
H2 Associations
H1 Clinical presentation
H2 Complications
H1 Diagnosis
H2 Diagnostic criteria
H2 Diagnostic clues
H1 Pathology
H2 Aetiology
H2 Location
H2 Classification
H2 Macroscopic appearance
H2 Microscopic appearance
H2 Immunophenotype
H2 Markers
H2 Genetics
H1 Radiographic features
H2 Plain radiograph
H2 Mammography
H2 Antenatal ultrasound
H2 Transoesophageal echocardiography
H2 Ultrasound
H2 CT
H3 Dual-energy CT
H2 Angiography (DSA)
H2 MRI
H2 CT/MRI
H2 Nuclear medicine
H3 PET-CT
H3 PET-MRI
H1 Radiology report
H1 Treatment and prognosis
H2 Complications
H1 History and etymology
H1 Differential diagnosis
H2 Clinical differential diagnosis
H1 Practical points
H1 See also

"Terminology "

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"Pulmonary causes"

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"Extrapulmonary causes"

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"Early phase"

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"Late phase and appearances in long-term survivors"

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"Classification"

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Inline EG

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"bilateral opacities on chest imaging (chest x-ray or CT of the chest) not explained by other pulmonary pathology (e.g. pleural effusion, pneumothorax, or nodules)"

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"presence of a pneumothorax excluded by underlying artifacts (e.g. B-lines, lung pulse)"

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There Is

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"Chest radiographic findings of acute respiratory distress syndrome are non-specific and resemble those of typical pulmonary oedema or pulmonary haemorrhage. There are diffuse bilateral coalescent opacities."

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