Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

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"substernal, post-prandial chest pain"

Line 7:20 · 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-prandial'.

Citation Punctuation Space

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"Generally, a hiatus hernia is subdivided into four types ¹³ :"

Line 32:61 · Citations should not have spaces between themselves and punctuation. '13 :'

Colon Spacing

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"Generally, a hiatus hernia is subdivided into four types ¹³ :"

Line 32:67 · A colon takes no space before it: '3 :'.

Strong List Colon Position

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"type I - sliding hernia: GOJ migrates into the posterior mediastinum through the oesophageal hiatus"

Line 34:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'type I - sliding hernia: GOJ'

"type II-IV - paraoesophageal hernias:"

Line 36:4 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'type II-IV - paraoesophageal hernias:'

"type II: occurs when the fundus herniates through the hiatus above a normally positioned GOJ"

Line 38:8 · When enboldening an intro, the colon should not be bold. 'type II: occurs'

"type IV: characterised by the presence of other organs than the stomach (colon, spleen, pancreas and small bowel) into the thorax"

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

Litotes

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"In contrast, a sliding hiatus hernia does not have a hernia sac and slides into the chest since the gastro-oesophageal junction (GOJ) is not fixed inside the abdomen."

Line 30:46 · Consider using 'lack(s)' instead of 'not have'

Headings Valid

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