Radiopaedia Helpers

List Punctuation

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"chronic cavitary pulmonary aspergillosis (CCPA): considered the most common form."

Line 5:84 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

EG List And

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"Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes)."

Line 1:171 · An e.g. list gives selected examples, so it should not end with 'and' or 'or': 'e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or'.

Emphasis

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"Aspergillus nodule"

Line 10:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: '<em>Aspergillus</em>'

List Caps

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"Aspergillus nodule"

Line 10:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Inline EG

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"Chronic pulmonary aspergillosis (CPA) is a group of chronic aspergillosis found in non-immunocompromised patients with prior or current lung disease (e.g. chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, mycobacteriosis or conditions such as diabetes)."

Line 1:170 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Oxford Comma

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"Patients usually present with chronic symptoms such as prolonged and relapsing cough, dyspnoea and weight loss. Acute symptoms such as haemoptysis and bronchial or pulmonary haemorrhage may however occasionally occur ³."

Line 14:83 · Use the Oxford comma in 'cough, dyspnoea and weight'.

Lint: chronic-pulmonary-aspergillosis