Radiopaedia Helpers

Optional Plurals

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"Mnemonic(s)"

Line 35:5 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'Mnemonic(s)'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"M: letter in bold"

Line 39:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'M: letter'

"N: colon punctuation in bold"

Line 40:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'N: colon'

"E: no other bold in the rest of the bullet"

Line 41:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'E: no'

"M: link to appropriate articles"

Line 42:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'M: link'

Emphasis

warning

"Although we (Radiopaedia) encourage you to use whatever mnemonic you find useful, our site aims to be welcoming to all visitors, regardless of gender, race, sexuality or cultural differences. As such we have fairly restrictive guidelines as to what is considered unacceptable content in a medical mnemonic, based on the idea of a reasonable proportion of reasonable people."

Line 5:341 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'reasonable proportion of reasonable people'

Strong

warning

"Unacceptable mnemonics are those that contain:"

Line 6:4 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'Unacceptable'

"Introductory paragraph with mnemonic in bold and a link to the topic of the mnemonic. The initial paragraph will introduce the mnemonics in a bullet-list (in bold):"

Line 27:32 · Generally, don't use bold in text: 'mnemonic'

Litotes

warning

"If you feel strongly that a particular novel mnemonic is useful and does not have more well-known established versions available, please make sure that it covers a subject matter in its entirety; a mnemonic that omits an important component is less than useful."

Line 17:77 · Consider using 'lack(s)' instead of 'not have'

Acronyms

warning

"relate to the topic that the mnemonic relates to, not the actual mnemonic, e.g. Salter-Harris classification, not SALTR"

Line 21:125 · 'SALTR' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Ellipses

warning

"If the mnemonic is alliterative, e.g. Ooh, Ooh, Ooh, To Feel A.... there is no need to repeat it again in the heading."

Line 37:66 · Don't use an ellipsis... in written text.

List Caps

warning

"N: colon punctuation in bold"

Line 40:16 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"E: no other bold in the rest of the bullet"

Line 41:16 · 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

"Acceptable mnemonics"

Line 3:1 · "Acceptable mnemonics" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"User-generated mnemonics"

Line 15:1 · "User-generated mnemonics" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Mnemonic article structure"

Line 18:1 · "Mnemonic article structure" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Mnemonic(s)"

Line 35:1 · "Mnemonic(s)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Mnemonic name (if there is more than one)"

Line 36:1 · "Mnemonic name (if there is more than one)" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Second mnemonic"

Line 45:1 · "Second mnemonic" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

Oxford Comma

suggestion

"Although we (Radiopaedia) encourage you to use whatever mnemonic you find useful, our site aims to be welcoming to all visitors, regardless of gender, race, sexuality or cultural differences. As such we have fairly restrictive guidelines as to what is considered unacceptable content in a medical mnemonic, based on the idea of a reasonable proportion of reasonable people."

Line 5:155 · Use the Oxford comma in 'race, sexuality or cultural'.

"evoking acts of exploitation, torture or non-consensual sexual acts"

Line 9:24 · Use the Oxford comma in 'exploitation, torture or non'.

Semicolons

suggestion

"If you feel strongly that a particular novel mnemonic is useful and does not have more well-known established versions available, please make sure that it covers a subject matter in its entirety; a mnemonic that omits an important component is less than useful."

Line 17:198 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Inline EG

suggestion

"Remember that as per our agreed style guide, the initial letters of the first words of any bulleted list are in lowercase unless they are proper nouns (e.g. names, places, etc.)."

Line 44:176 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Lint: mnemonics-article-structure