Radiopaedia Helpers

Emphasis

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"bacterial pneumonia and bronchitis, e.g. S. aureus, H. influenzae, B. pertussis"

Line 20:49 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'S. aureus, H. influenzae, B. pertussis'

Prefix Hyphens

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"Chest x-rays are often abnormal but non-specific. Ring shadows and tram-track opacities represent end-on and en-face dilated bronchi, respectively. Air-fluid levels in cystic bronchiectasis may indicate current infection. Peri-bronchovascular fibrosis may obscure the bronchovascular structures ^8,9."

Line 97:236 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'Peri-bronchovascular'.

List Caps

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"Langerhans cell histiocytosis (LCH)"

Line 150:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

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

"Scoring systems"

Line 90:1 · "Scoring systems" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Causes of a particular distribution of bronchiectasis"

Line 140:1 · "Causes of a particular distribution of bronchiectasis" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Mimics of bronchiectasis"

Line 147:1 · "Mimics of bronchiectasis" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Semicolons

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"Bronchiolectasis refers to irreversible dilatation of distal non-cartilaginous airways (normally"

Line 4:114 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"The incidence of bronchiectasis is difficult to gauge; infection is the most common known cause, and the disease is more common in low socioeconomic groups."

Line 6:57 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"idiopathic, i.e. unknown (most common; ~40% of adult cases ¹⁰)"

Line 16:45 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Oxford Comma

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"Bronchiectasis can present with recurrent chest infections, chronic or recurrent productive cough, haemoptysis, or cor pulmonale ¹⁵."

Line 10:52 · Use the Oxford comma in 'infections, chronic or recurrent'.

Links

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