Radiopaedia Helpers

Adjectival Hyphens

error

"Pre-procedure"

Line 18:5 · 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'.

"If the exam is to evaluate post-surgical situations (such as a Roux-en-Y bypass) then the previous set of images should be modified."

Line 71:31 · 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-surgical'.

"Post-procedure care"

Line 72:5 · 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'.

List Punctuation

error

"prone position: compression spot images of the gastric antrum (not for postoperative patients or patients who have a large body habitus."

Line 51:136 · Do not put full stops at the end of a list item.

Optional Plurals

error

"right lateral: image(s) of the gastric fundus"

Line 57:23 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'image(s)'.

"RPO: image(s) of the upper gastric body and lesser curvature"

Line 58:13 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'image(s)'.

"supine: image(s) of the distal stomach"

Line 59:16 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'image(s)'.

"LPO: image(s) of the gastric antrum"

Line 60:13 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'image(s)'.

"LPO: image(s) of the duodenal bulb"

Line 61:13 · Do not use plurals in parentheses such as in 'image(s)'.

Acronyms

warning

"Single contrast upper GI technique is a method of imaging the oesophagus, stomach, and duodenum with fluoroscopy. "Single contrast" refers to imaging with barium or water-soluble contrast only, without the addition of effervescent granules."

Line 1:34 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"The single contrast upper GI study may be preferred over a double contrast technique when"

Line 3:33 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"There are few contraindications. If the patient is aspirating then a very careful and limited study could be performed with barium if necessary, otherwise consider deferring the exam. If evaluation of the oesophageal or gastric mucosa is what is clinically desired, then a double contrast upper GI technique is preferred."

Line 15:302 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"One of the most important considerations for a single contrast upper GI is the density of the barium or water-soluble contrast. Contrast must be dense enough to see filling defects, but not so dense that the fluoroscopic tube "burns out" the image obscuring small (and sometimes large) lesions."

Line 27:73 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"AP chest"

Line 36:8 · 'AP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"AP upper abdomen"

Line 37:8 · 'AP' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

"If planning a small bowel follow through, get images of the jejunum at the end of the upper GI portion of the exam."

Line 70:110 · 'GI' has no definition. Spell it out if it's unfamiliar to the audience.

List Caps

warning

"Right posterior oblique (RPO) if desired to evaluate a potential problem area"

Line 46:8 · In general, we don't start a list item with a capital letter. Exceptions are proper nouns.

Headings Valid

warning

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

"Pre-procedure"

Line 18:1 · "Pre-procedure" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

"Post-procedure care"

Line 72:1 · "Post-procedure care" is not a recognised heading for this article type.

There Is

suggestion

"There are few contraindications. If the patient is aspirating then a very careful and limited study could be performed with barium if necessary, otherwise consider deferring the exam. If evaluation of the oesophageal or gastric mucosa is what is clinically desired, then a double contrast upper GI technique is preferred."

Line 15:4 · Don't start a sentence with 'There are'.

Inline EG

suggestion

"some method of compression (e.g. radiolucent paddle or leaded glove)"

Line 24:35 · Consider replacing a bracketed e.g. with an inline e.g. after a comma.

Lint: single-contrast-upper-gi-technique