Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong

warning

"Benign pneumatosis can be caused by a variety of conditions such as pulmonary disease, systemic disease (scleroderma, lupus, AIDS), intestinal inflammation, iatrogenic/procedures, medications (steroids, chemotherapeutic drugs, lactulose, sorbitol and voglibose), and organ transplantation ⁴."

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"Life-threatening pneumatosis can be caused by intestinal ischaemia, obstruction, enteritis/colitis, toxic caustic ingestion, toxic megacolon, organ transplantation, and collagen vascular disease ⁴."

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"a helpful mnemonic for remembering the causes of pneumatosis intestinalis"

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Commas

suggestion

"Benign pneumatosis can be caused by a variety of conditions such as pulmonary disease, systemic disease (scleroderma, lupus, AIDS), intestinal inflammation, iatrogenic/procedures, medications (steroids, chemotherapeutic drugs, lactulose, sorbitol and voglibose), and organ transplantation ⁴."

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"Life-threatening pneumatosis can be caused by intestinal ischaemia, obstruction, enteritis/colitis, toxic caustic ingestion, toxic megacolon, organ transplantation, and collagen vascular disease ⁴."

Line 16:87 · More than 5 commas in a single sentence might make it more difficult to read.

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"Benign pneumatosis can be caused by a variety of conditions such as pulmonary disease, systemic disease (scleroderma, lupus, AIDS), intestinal inflammation, iatrogenic/procedures, medications (steroids, chemotherapeutic drugs, lactulose, sorbitol and voglibose), and organ transplantation ⁴."

Line 15:262 · Use the Oxford comma in 'lactulose, sorbitol and voglibose'.

Lint: intramural-bowel-gas