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Adjectival Hyphens

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"1-minute post-exercise pressure of ≥30 mmHg"

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"5-minute post-exercise pressure ≥20 mmHg"

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Accepted Abbreviations

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"A definite diagnosis is made by measuring intracompartmental presssures (ICP), as in acute compartment syndrome. However, there is little evidence and no agreed standard to diagnose CECS (c.2012) on the basis of compartment pressures ⁶."

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Number Formatting

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"A definite diagnosis is made by measuring intracompartmental presssures (ICP), as in acute compartment syndrome. However, there is little evidence and no agreed standard to diagnose CECS (c.2012) on the basis of compartment pressures ⁶."

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Acronyms

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"31P-NMR spectroscopy (change in relative muscle phosphocreatine concentrations) ¹³"

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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

"Conservative"

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"Surgical"

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There Is

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"The exact prevalence is not known since sufferers may modify the way they exercise and therefore never present. CECS can present at any age and any level of physical activity ¹. There is no sex predilection. CECS occurs bilaterally in 70-80% ²."

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"The pathophysiological mechanism is not entirely understood. During physical activity, muscle fibres are recruited and blood flow increases, causing expansion. If fascia restricts this expansion, the pressure within a compartment increases and reduced blood flow with resultant ischaemia and pain. There is also increased interstitial fluid. This process is independent of vascular patency ³. The increased interstitial fluid will give rise to localised increased T1 and T2 relaxation times ⁴. A mechanism independent of ischaemia has also been supported by findings in early MR studies ⁵."

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Inline EG

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"Additional studies are needed to delineate the exact role of MRI in the workup of CECS, but MRI can certainly be used as a problem-solving tool in patients refusing or have contraindications to compartment pressure measurement, or when there is diagnostic confusion (e.g. coexisting pathologies)."

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Semicolons

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"protocol: it is necessary to perform MRI immediately after exercise-inducing pain; there are out-of-scanner and in-scanner exercise protocols ¹²"

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"Thallium-201 single photon emission tomography (no change in blood flow; no difference between CECS and controls) ⁹."

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