Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-instrumentation or post-thoracic surgery (most common: ~80% of cases) ^3,4"

Line 19:8 · 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-instrumentation'.

"spontaneous rupture post-vomiting (Boerhaave syndrome)"

Line 23:28 · 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-vomiting'.

List Caps

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"Mackler triad: chest pain, vomiting, and subcutaneous emphysema ("

Line 9:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Anderson triad: subcutaneous emphysema, tachypnoea, abdominal rigidity"

Line 10:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Ranges

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"There is a high mortality rate, estimated between 25-50% in some series ^1,4, which is significantly increased if the diagnosis is delayed beyond 24 hours ⁶."

Line 54:46 · Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers.

Latin

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"The rarity of this condition means that treatment is not well established and options include surgical or endoscopic stent placement vs. medical management ^5,6,9."

Line 55:137 · Use appropriate Latin forms: 'vs' rather than 'vs.'.

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

"Fluoroscopy"

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"Complications"

Line 56:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

Oxford Comma

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"pneumomediastinum, abnormal cardiomediastinal contour, pneumothorax and pleural effusion are all features, although non-specific, for oesophageal perforation ⁵"

Line 33:64 · Use the Oxford comma in 'contour, pneumothorax and pleural'.

There Is

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"There is a high mortality rate, estimated between 25-50% in some series ^1,4, which is significantly increased if the diagnosis is delayed beyond 24 hours ⁶."

Line 54:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There is'.

Links

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