Radiopaedia Helpers

Strong List Colon Position

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"complete (full) blood count:"

Line 35:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>complete (full) blood count:</strong>'

"coagulation profile:"

Line 39:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. '<strong>coagulation profile:</strong>'

Number Comparisons

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"platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm³) ³"

Line 36:21 · There should never be a space after less and greater than signs.

Adjectival Hyphens

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"Pre-procedure preparation"

Line 49:5 · 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: 'Pre-procedure'.

"Post-procedure care"

Line 67:5 · 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-procedure'.

Acronyms

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"An alternative option for percutaneous CT/US guidance is the transjugular renal biopsy."

Line 9:46 · 'US' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"Periodic acid-Schiff’s (PAS)"

Line 91:32 · 'PAS' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

Prefix Hyphens

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"known extra-renal malignancy"

Line 18:14 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'extra-renal'.

"perinephric (retroperitoneal) or intra-renal haematoma"

Line 74:51 · A prefix takes a hyphen only to avoid a duplicate letter: 'intra-renal'.

Numbers Over10000

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"platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm³) ³"

Line 36:23 · Use a thousands separators for large numbers.

"platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm³) ³"

Line 36:84 · Use a thousands separators for large numbers.

"platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm³) ³"

Line 36:90 · Use a thousands separators for large numbers.

Ranges

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"platelet > 50000/mm3 (some institutions determine other values between 50000-100000/mm³) ³"

Line 36:76 · Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers.

Colons

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"A: Routine stains:"

Line 88:5 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Routine stains:</p'.

"B: Optional stains:"

Line 95:5 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Optional stains:</p'.

"C: Immunohistochemistry: IgG, IgA, IgM, C3, C1q"

Line 100:5 · The first word after a colon should almost always be lowercase. In this case, it's not: ': Immunohistochemistry: IgG'.

List Caps

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"Haematoxylin and eosin (H&E)"

Line 90:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Periodic acid-Schiff’s (PAS)"

Line 91:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Fibrous tissue stain (e.g.elastic van Gieson etc)"

Line 92:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Silver stain"

Line 93:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Kossa stain (calcifications)"

Line 97:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Congo red stain (amyloid)"

Line 98:8 · 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 Indications
H1 Contraindications
H1 Preprocedural evaluation
H1 Procedure
H2 Equipment
H2 Technique
H2 Postprocedural care
H1 Postprocedural evaluation
H2 Radiographic features
H1 Complications
H1 Outcomes
H1 History and etymology
H1 See also

"Laboratory parameters for a safe procedure"

Line 31:1 · "Laboratory parameters for a safe procedure" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Pre-procedure preparation"

Line 49:1 · "Pre-procedure preparation" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Post-procedure care"

Line 67:1 · "Post-procedure care" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Histopathology"

Line 80:1 · "Histopathology" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Tissue sample adequacy"

Line 81:1 · "Tissue sample adequacy" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Histopathological analysis"

Line 85:1 · "Histopathological analysis" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Core 1"

Line 86:1 · "Core 1" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Core 2"

Line 101:1 · "Core 2" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

There Is

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"Interventional procedures like renal biopsy require special attention to coagulation indices. There are widely divergent opinions about the safe values of these indices for percutaneous biopsies. The values suggested below were considered based on literature review, whose references are cited below:"

Line 32:98 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

Semicolons

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"midazolam (for sedation): select cases only; assess on a case-by-case basis"

Line 58:51 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"Not every biopsy requires electron microscopy. Some conditions (e.g. Alport’s disease; immunotactoid disease; minimal change nephropathy) require electron microscopy for a definite diagnosis."

Line 103:89 · Use semicolons judiciously.

"Not every biopsy requires electron microscopy. Some conditions (e.g. Alport’s disease; immunotactoid disease; minimal change nephropathy) require electron microscopy for a definite diagnosis."

Line 103:112 · Use semicolons judiciously.

Inline EG

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"Fibrous tissue stain (e.g.elastic van Gieson etc)"

Line 92:29 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

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