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Lint: low-lying-placenta-1

low-lying-placenta-1
Adjectival Hyphens
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"Situations that may mimic a low-lying placenta on a trans-abdominal scan include"

Line 20:56 · 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: 'trans-abdominal'.
Optional Plurals
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"focal myometrial contraction(s) stretching the lower uterine segment"

Line 22:28 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'contraction(s)'.
Headings Case
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"RIsk factors"

Line 6:5 · 'RIsk factors' should use sentence-style capitalization.
List Caps
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"Retroplacental haematoma, which may appear as a hypoechoic or heterogeneous area between the placenta and the myometrium"

Line 25:11 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.
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

"RIsk factors"

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Semicolons
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"A low-lying placenta detected on ultrasound in the second trimester typically resolves by the mid-third trimester; as such, a follow-up ultrasound is recommended at 32 weeks 1. Rarely (in ~1.5% of cases), it can persist to term or near term 9."

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