Chapter checklist

Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]

The following is a guide to creating your chapters and microchapters. Please see the chapter on pericarditis as an example of how create and structure chapters and microchapters.

Microchapter Guidelines

• All the microchapters should start with the same pagename. Examples include Pericarditis overview, Pericarditis pathophysiology, Pericarditis treatment etc.
• Only the first word of each chapter is capitalized.
• All the microchapters in the template on the right hand side should be present on the home page of the main chapter.
• All microchapters should contain the template on the right-hand side.
• It is not necessary to have a microchapter for every title listed in the template. When necessary, please delete irrelevant chapter titles from the microchapter template. Often there are no primary or secondary prevention strategies. For example, there is no primary prevention strategy for pericarditis.

Patient information page

• Search the National Library of Medicine and other government sites to assure the patient page is complete.
• Goal: A consumer-oriented page generally addressing background, diagnosis, and treatment of this condition.
  • The page is written at an 8th grade level of comprehension.
  • Language is not overly technical.
• Appropriate content:
  • What is (the condition)?
  • What are the symptoms of (the condition)?
  • What causes (the conditon)?
  • Who is at the highest risk?
  • When to seek urgent medical care
  • Treatment options
  • Where to find medical care for (the condition)
  • What to expect (Outlook/Prognosis)
  • Possible complications
  • Sources
• Remember: Include a link to the WikiDoc page at the top of the page.

Overview

• Goal: To provide a brief description of the high points of the condition, focused primarily on the background of diagnosis and treatment of the condition.
  • I understand this text will appear on all Google searches and must be perfected.
  • I understand that the grammar must be perfect.
• Appropriate content: background, etiology, general summary of diagnosis and treatment
  • I have, where necessary, provided links to additional more detailed microchapters.

Pathophysiology

• Goal: Explain the biologic mechanism underlying the disease state.
• Appropriate content: a description of the embryological or developmental abnormalities, molecular abnormalities, genetic abnormalities, pathogenesis and pathology images
  • I have searched for copyleft images of pathology specimens and videos on you tube.
  • I have searched the pathology wiki and ask dr wiki for images.