Radiopaedia Helpers

Uncomparables

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"Symptoms can be non-specific but most manifest as a bacteraemia ¹⁸ with, dyspnoea, chest pain, cough and other respiratory symptoms. Often concurrent symptoms of the extrapulmonary primary infective focus are also present."

Line 3:37 · 'most manifest' is not comparable

Adjectival Hyphens

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"post-anginal septicaemia ¹⁰"

Line 18:8 · 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-anginal'.

Emphasis

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"Klebsiella pneumoniae"

Line 23:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Klebsiella pneumoniae'

"Staphylococcus aureus"

Line 24:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Staphylococcus aureus'

"Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

Line 25:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Pseudomonas aeruginosa'

"Fusobacterium necrophorum (in Lemierre syndrome)"

Line 28:8 · Italics should be used only in exceptional circumstances: 'Fusobacterium necrophorum '

List Caps

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"Klebsiella pneumoniae"

Line 23:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Staphylococcus aureus"

Line 24:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Pseudomonas aeruginosa"

Line 25:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Escherichia coli"

Line 26:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

"Salmonella group B"

Line 27:12 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Ranges

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"these nodules generally range between 1-3 cm"

Line 39:38 · Don't add words such as 'from' or 'between' to describe a range of numbers.

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

"Complications"

Line 59:1 · "Complications" is under the wrong parent heading (found under "Treatment and prognosis").

Oxford Comma

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"Symptoms can be non-specific but most manifest as a bacteraemia ¹⁸ with, dyspnoea, chest pain, cough and other respiratory symptoms. Often concurrent symptoms of the extrapulmonary primary infective focus are also present."

Line 3:104 · Use the Oxford comma in 'pain, cough and other'.

Inline EG

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"venous lines ²¹ (e.g. central venous catheters)"

Line 14:35 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Lint: septic-pulmonary-emboli