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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Aortic root abscess occurs as a complication of infective endocarditis in 10-37% ⁹. Abscess formation in post-surgical patients (aortic root repair and/or aortic valve replacement) is most commonly encountered in the first 5 years following surgery, most of which occur in the first 2 years."

Line 3:120 · Only use medical adjectival hyphens where the letters at the end and start of the compound word are the same, e.g. post-transplant. In this case, don't use the hyphen: 'post-surgical'.

Heading Citation

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"Pathology ²"

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Emphasis

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"Early abscessation occurs within the first 2 months of surgery and is usually caused by perioperative contamination such as from skin, wound or prostheses. Staphylococcus epidermidis and S aureus the most frequent causative pathogens."

Line 8:160 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Staphylococcus epidermidis and S aureus '

"Late abscessation occurs greater than 2 months following surgery and resembles native valve endocarditis. Streptococci species are the most common causative pathogens."

Line 9:110 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Streptococci species '

Ranges

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"Abscesses tend to be saccular in shape, range from 1-3 cm in diameter. Depending on the sinus of origin, they may extend beneath the pulmonary trunk, right pulmonary artery, interventricular septum or mitral annulus."

Line 13:50 · Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers.

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

"Clinical features"

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"Pathology ²"

Line 6:1 · "Pathology 2 " is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"General"

Line 12:1 · "General" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Echocardiography"

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"CT / CT angiography"

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"Treatment"

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"Complications"

Line 27:1 · "Complications" should be H2, not H1.

Oxford Comma

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"Early abscessation occurs within the first 2 months of surgery and is usually caused by perioperative contamination such as from skin, wound or prostheses. Staphylococcus epidermidis and S aureus the most frequent causative pathogens."

Line 8:133 · Use the Oxford comma in 'skin, wound or prostheses'.

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