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Lint: iron-deficiency-anaemia

Adjectival Hyphens
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"altered anatomy, e.g. post-bariatric surgery"

Line 25:30 · 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-bariatric'.
Emphasis
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"Helicobacter pylori infection"

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List Caps
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"Helicobacter pylori infection"

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Acronyms
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"endoscopy: upper GI endoscopy (gastroscopy), colonoscopy (or sigmoidoscopy)"

Line 55:25 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.
There Is
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"In addition to the general clinical features of anaemia, patients may have koilonychia, atrophic glossitis, and pica for ice (pagophagia) 3. There is also a clinical association with restless legs syndrome 3."

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