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"Patients in an intensive care setting are at an increased risk of acute rhinosinusitis.Risk factors identified include ¹⁰:"

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"Rhinosinusitis is the preferred term over sinusitis as sinusitis rarely occurs without rhinitis ^14,15."

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"Rhinosinusitis is the preferred term over sinusitis as sinusitis rarely occurs without rhinitis ^14,15."

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Litotes

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"Sinus x-rays do not allow assessment of the extent of the inflammation and its complications. Opacification of the sinuses and gas-fluid level best seen in the maxillary sinus. Ethmoidal and sphenoidal sinuses are difficult to assess on plain radiography."

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Prefix Hyphens

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"The fat pads surrounding the sinuses should be assessed for extra-sinus extension of disease ^ref, e.g. the retromaxillary fat posterior to the maxillary sinus."

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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

"Critical care patients"

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"Signal characteristics"

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"Complications"

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Commas

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"Acute rhinosinusitis typically presents with fever, headache, facial pain/pressure, anterior/posterior nasal drip, nasal congestion/obstruction/blockage, and/or an abnormal sense of smell ^11,15."

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Semicolons

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"Although not the primary mode of investigation, sonography may be used to screen for maxillary rhinosinusitis; the perturbation of the normal air/fluid ratio in sinusitis alters the acoustic impedance of the usually aerated space. Normal and abnormal maxillary sinus features may be differentiated as follows:"

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