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Adjectival Hyphens

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"In patients with suspected intraparenchymal sepsis, pre- and post-contrast scans should be obtained, unless the plan is to proceed to MRI regardless of the CT findings. Typical appearances include:"

Line 96:56 · 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: 'pre-'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"MR perfusion: rCBV is reduced in the surrounding oedema cf. to both normal white matter and tumour oedema seen in high-grade gliomas ²"

Line 148:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'MR perfusion: rCBV'

"MR spectroscopy: elevated peaks are seen corresponding to lipids/lactate, succinate, acetate, and amino acids (alanine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) ¹⁴"

Line 149:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'MR spectroscopy: elevated'

Acronyms

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"pulmonary AVM and AVFs (e.g. as seen in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT))"

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Emphasis

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"Streptococcus spp.: most common organism (35-50%) ^3,21"

Line 56:4 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Streptococcus '

"especially the Streptococcus anginosus group which are part of normal oral flora"

Line 57:27 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Streptococcus anginosus'

"Staphylococcus aureus: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 59:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Staphylococcus aureus'

"Staphylococcus epidermidis: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 60:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Staphylococcus epidermidis'

"Listeria monocytogenes: especially in pregnant women and older patients"

Line 61:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Listeria monocytogenes'

"Fusobacterium nucleatum: part of normal oral flora ^15,21"

Line 62:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Fusobacterium nucleatum'

"Proteus spp. ²¹"

Line 63:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Proteus'

"Bacteroides spp. ²¹"

Line 64:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Bacteroides'

"Klebsiella pneumoniae ²¹"

Line 65:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Klebsiella pneumoniae'

"Pseudomonas spp.: possibly especially in neonates ²¹"

Line 66:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Pseudomonas'

"Toxoplasma gondii"

Line 72:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Toxoplasma gondii'

"Nocardia asteroides"

Line 73:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Nocardia asteroides'

"Candida albicans"

Line 74:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Candida albicans'

"Listeria monocytogenes"

Line 75:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Listeria monocytogenes'

"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Mycobacterium spp.'

"Aspergillus fumigatus"

Line 77:11 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Aspergillus fumigatus'

List Caps

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"Streptococcus spp.: most common organism (35-50%) ^3,21"

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"Staphylococcus aureus: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 59:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Staphylococcus epidermidis: especially following neurosurgery"

Line 60:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Listeria monocytogenes: especially in pregnant women and older patients"

Line 61:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Fusobacterium nucleatum: part of normal oral flora ^15,21"

Line 62:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Proteus spp. ²¹"

Line 63:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Bacteroides spp. ²¹"

Line 64:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Klebsiella pneumoniae ²¹"

Line 65:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Pseudomonas spp.: possibly especially in neonates ²¹"

Line 66:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Toxoplasma gondii"

Line 72:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Nocardia asteroides"

Line 73:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Candida albicans"

Line 74:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Listeria monocytogenes"

Line 75:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Aspergillus fumigatus"

Line 77:15 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Organism Notation

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"Mycobacterium spp."

Line 76:11 · Check the binomial: species is lowercase and sp./spp. is not italicised: 'Mycobacterium spp.'.

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

"Microbiology"

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Inline EG

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"pulmonary AVM and AVFs (e.g. as seen in hereditary haemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT))"

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"metastasis or high-grade glioma (e.g. glioblastoma)"

Line 158:43 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Semicolons

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"peripheral or patchy restricted diffusion may also be seen; this finding is however not as constant as one may think, with up to half of the rim-enhancing lesions demonstrating some restriction not proving to be abscesses"

Line 130:66 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Commas

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"MR spectroscopy: elevated peaks are seen corresponding to lipids/lactate, succinate, acetate, and amino acids (alanine, valine, leucine, and isoleucine) ¹⁴"

Line 149:97 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

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