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Adjectival Hyphens

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"Patients may present with symptoms such as nasal obstruction/congestion/blockage, nasal discharge, facial pain/pressure, headache, post-nasal drip, halitosis, and/or anosmia ¹⁶."

Line 19:135 · 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-nasal'.

Strong

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"Rhinosinusitis is the preferred term over sinusitis, as sinusitis rarely occurs without rhinitis ^15,16."

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"Rhinosinusitis is the preferred term over sinusitis, as sinusitis rarely occurs without rhinitis ^15,16."

Line 3:63 · Generally, don't use bold in text: '<strong>sinusitis</strong>'

List Caps

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"Haller cells (9%)"

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"Lund-Mackay score (most validated and used score ¹⁶)"

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"Harvard scoring system for rhinosinusitis"

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Acronyms

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"NSAID-exacerbated respiratory disease (N-ERD) ¹⁶"

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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

"Associations"

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"Classification"

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Commas

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"Patients may present with symptoms such as nasal obstruction/congestion/blockage, nasal discharge, facial pain/pressure, headache, post-nasal drip, halitosis, and/or anosmia ¹⁶."

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There Is

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"CT is the gold standard for evaluation of chronic rhinosinusitis ¹⁶. Plain radiographs are not indicated ¹⁶. There is a high correlation in diagnostic accuracy between endoscopy and CT ^16,17."

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"There are five main patterns of chronic inflammatory disease that classify the disease into distinct anatomical/pathological groups and are dependent on the drainage pathways affected. This classification helps the surgeon to select the type of surgery needed ¹²:"

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