Fellows workbook

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

List of Projects[edit | edit source]

Crowdiagnosis: AKA Operation Zebra, ZebraMed[edit | edit source]

Resources[edit | edit source]

This is the link to high priority signs and symptoms which are to be worked on first:

http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Priority_signs_and_symptoms

This is the link on how to arrange / create a topic in structurally organized way:

http://wikidoc.org/index.php/Microchapter_templates This page serves as the skeleton of your microchapters. It contains standardized language to unify the textbook. Follow these as you write your pages. Click on the respective links to find individual language for each specific microchapter.

This is a link on guidelines for content:

http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Help:General_guidelines_on_creating_chapters_and_microchapters This page serves to give you an idea of what the goal of each microchapter is and what content is appropriate for each microchapter.

This is a link on checklist for the causes page:

http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Causes_checklist

Plan[edit | edit source]

The plan of action for the Differential diagnosis project is find out all the possible causes of a symptom or disease and arrange them systematically into three categories - most common causes, causes by organ systems and causes in alphabetical order. Go to the page Differential diagnosis project and there you will find all the instructions on how to proceed with the project. Once we are done with the symptom or disease it has to be listed in the completed signs and symptoms page to make sure no other research fellow will work on the completed topics again.

Secondary Task[edit | edit source]

All the "Causes" listed on the page should be "BLUE". It means internal links exist for all the causes. We should go through each and every cause and see if that page is arranged according to the structured guidelines. If not try to arrange it perfectly. Please follow theMicrochapter template and guidelines templates and arrange the chapters accordingly.

Feedback from CMG[edit | edit source]

Where you can collect all of the error messages.

Date	Error	Action Item
Jul 28, 2013 at 4:00 PM	Error on Sulzberger-Garbe syndrome page--The reference section does not follow the usual two column format.	Please use the standard template {{Reflist\|2}}
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:55 PM	Error on Sulzberger-Garbe Syndrome page--There is no ===Overview=== at the top of the page.	Please insert this.
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:54 PM	Error on Sulzberger-Garbe syndrome--Below the infobox disease, there should be a search infobox	Please insert the search info box {{SI}} template above {{CMG}} and below the {{infobox disease
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:52 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--"See also" is placed above ===References===	Please place "See also" above the reference section
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:51 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--There is a non-functioning "stub" template	Please remove the non-functioning stub template
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:51 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--There are non-functioning templates at the bottom of the page.	Retrieve and upload functioning templates from Wikipedia or find them on WikiDoc.
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:50 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--The reference section does not follow the usual two column format.	Please use the standard template of {{Relist\|2}}
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:49 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--Misplacement of epidemiology and demographics	Please place the following content into the Epidemiology and Demographics section of this page. "This is a rare skin condition that is seen primarily in children, most frequently appearing between ages 5-15."
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:48 PM	Errors on Lichen Striatus page--There is no ===Overview=== at the top of the page	Please insert ===Overview===
Jul 28, 2013 at 3:47 PM	Errors on the Lichen Striatus page--Below the {{infobox disease there should be a search infobox	Please insert the search info box {{SI}} template above {{CMG}} and below the {{infobox disease.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:40 PM	Absence of life threatening causes on the diaphoresis page	The life threatening causes should be added above the common causes of diaphoresis.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:38 PM	Absence of synonyms and Keywords	Add {{SK}} and a list of synonyms and keywords.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:34 PM	Bullets in the overview	The overview section should not contain any bullets. Please rewrite this section in the proper format.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:34 PM	Errors following the template for a page	Replace this code {{SI}} {{CMG}} __NOTOC__ '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' {{CZ}} with this code __NOTOC__ {{SI}} {{CMG}}; '''Associate Editor-In-Chief:''' {{CZ}}
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:25 PM	Low cardiac output links to cardiac output	Low cardiac output should link to either heart failure or cardiogenic shock, not simply to cardiac output. Please correct these types of errors on all pages you have worked on to this point. Do not proceed with further work on new pages until the current pages have been corrected.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:13 PM	Glucagon-like peptide (GLP)-1 agonists link to 3 different words.	Link this phrase to either Glucagon-like peptide-1 or Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor.
Jul 28, 2013 at 2:05 PM	Alpha-2-adrenergic agonists links to agonists	Links should link to a very specific page, not a general page. Please link this page to Adrenergic alpha-agonists
Jul 28, 2013 at 1:56 PM	Failure to insert links such as scleroderma	Diseases should have links to pages. On the Gastric emptying page, there was no link to Scleroderma.
Jul 28, 2013 at 1:53 PM	Failure to remove outdated structures to content	Please remove the following: Acknowledgements The content of this page was first contributed by Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [2] List of Contributors: Suggested Reading and Key General References Suggested Links and Web Resources For Patients
Aug 9, 2012 at 10:30 AM	Patient information page has many categories or no categories	Please use [[Category:Patient information]] for patient information pages.
Jul 29, 2012 at 7:38 PM	Physical Examination appears as Physical examination	Please capitalize both the words Physical and Examination.
Jul 29, 2012 at 3:24 PM	Overview statement has synonyms and keywords	Please do not include synonyms and keywords in overview. Include them in {{SK}} (Synonyms and keywords)
Jul 24, 2012 at 7:57 AM	Use of abbreviations without spelling them out	Please spell out abbreviations with their first use
Jul 24, 2012 at 7:55 AM	There is no space between sentences	Please put two spaces between sentences.
Jul 24, 2012 at 7:53 AM	Causes of a disease are listed as risk factors	Risk factors are things about the patient that place them at risk for developing a disease. This is different than restating the causes of disease.
Jul 24, 2012 at 7:22 AM	The DDx table does not display correctly	Attention to detail is required when creating tables. If the table does not end with the following sign \|}. The table will incorporate the contents under it.Always end your tables with \|} as in the template.
Jul 22, 2012 at 7:57 PM	There are multiple spaces between the title of a subheading and the text	Please do not put multiple spaces between the heading and the text or the subheading and the text. This creates abnormal spacing.
Jul 22, 2012 at 12:08 PM	Words are capitalized in the middle of sentences	Do not capitalize words in the middle of sentences
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:41 AM	You have no user page, and no one who is reading the contents knows who you are.	Create a user page and link your name to it.
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:39 AM	The templates for epidemiology and demographics and natural history are appearing on the pages	Please do not keep the templates up on pages. They are to be filled out and then placed on pages.
Jul 22, 2012 at 10:33 AM	The first word of the subheadings is not capitalized	Capitalize the first word in the subheading
Jul 18, 2012 at 8:07 PM	Cleaning up the home page of signs and symptoms as well as diseases	Remove the references template{{reflist\|2}} on the home page Remove the {{SI}} on the home page Remove from all pages so that it loads quicker.
Jul 17, 2012 at 10:53 AM	Bullet lists in the Overview statement	Google will be drawing from the overview statements to form rich snippets as search results. The overview should be written as text, not as bullets.
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:53 PM	There are numerous missing links in the list of causes. This makes the pages look sloppy and incomplete.	For each non-functioning link check the spelling and hyphenation. If the word you have in the list is a variant of an existing word, then create a redirect to that word. Click on the word "search" instead of "go" and see if the word appears anywhere on WikiDoc. If it does appear on WikiDoc, evaluate why the link is not working. If the word is part of a subheading, direct the link to that page. If you find that the word does not exist on WikiDoc, create a new page for that word. Put {{SI}} at the top of the page etc. Go to wikipedia and see if a page for that word exists. If it does, click on edit on wikipedia, copy the content, paste it into WikiDoc, and reformat it according to our microchapter standards. If the content is not on wikipedia check orphanet for rare diseases or the National Library of Medicine page.
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:27 PM	A disease is present, but the link does not work	Spaces between the - sign may make the link not function.
Jul 15, 2012 at 7:16 PM	The spacing between subheadings is very very variable	There should be a single paragraph break between subheadings, not three. Please review each of the signs and symptoms that you have worked on to assure that the spacing between subheadings is consistent
Jul 15, 2012 at 6:54 PM	Failure to find and/or create "Patient information" template	The template is here:http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Template:Patient_information_page_template
Jul 15, 2012 at 6:32 PM	Numerous errors in the spacing of words on the pages	Please make sure that all the causes of are spelled correctly and that there are spaces between the words. In a paragraph after completing a sentence please leave two spaces before starting a new sentence.
Jul 15, 2012 at 6:23 PM	Common Causes appears as Common causes	Please capitalize both the words Common and Causes
Jul 15, 2012 at 6:03 PM	Long, overly complicated, missing templates are being created. Example: Template:AOEDIC	Please use Template:AE for Associate editor(s)-in-chief
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:51 PM	There are signs and symptoms pages without accompanying patient chapters	Each time you edit a sign or symptom, check to see if the national library of medicine has a chapter on that page Google NLM with your sign or symptom or go to this page and search for the sign and symptom:http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/medlineplus.html
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:46 PM	The approach to listing causes is different on all recent, new pages	Moving forward the format for listing causes is as follows: ===Causes=== ====Common Causes==== ====Causes by Organ System==== ====Causes in Alphabetical Order==== Do not put additional text under these headings such as "The alphabetical order will be so"
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:42 PM	Categories not added appropriately at the end of the page	Please add [[Category:Disease]] and / or [[Category:Signs and symptoms]] appropriately if not present
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:42 PM	The causes of a disease are numbered	Please do not number the causes. Remove the numbers if you see in any causes page. Bullets are preferred over numbers
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:40 PM	A table of contents appears at the top of the page	Type this at the very top of the entire page: __NOTOC__
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:09 PM	Category:Pages with broken file links appears at the bottom of the pages	Make sure all of the links you have created work. Move the mouse over the text to see if there are links that do not work
Jul 15, 2012 at 4:49 PM	Internal links not working properly	If a link does not work, please double check the spelling of the word
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:34 AM	There is a lack of consistency on pages with different orders to the subheadings, and different subheadings. For example: the word "Management" is used instead of "Treatment"; "Symptoms" is not preceded by "Diagnosis"	Use this template to order the subheadings on disease pages:http://www.wikidoc.org/index.php/Microchapter_templates
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:30 AM	Sloppy content in the pages	Sloppy content makes no sense to the readers. Please proof read your content before and after editing the page and check for any mistakes
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:24 AM	All "Keywords" are capitalized	Please capitalize only the first keyword unless it is a proper noun like Hodgkins disease
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:24 AM	Links exist for "Synonyms and keywords"	Please do not place links for "Synonyms and keywords". They give the impression to the reader that dyspepsia is different than indigestion for instance when they are the same.
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:17 AM	Subject heading "Overview" appearing twice	Please remove it
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:12 AM	Empty Infobox Disease templates at the top of pages	Please remove it
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:09 AM	Synonym pages not unified	Please unify synonym pages without deleting the content and organize the page according to the templates and guidelines (combine the dyspepsia and indigestion pages)
Jul 15, 2012 at 8:06AM	Do not repeat the designation "Associate Editor in Chief" multiple times.	Please use the wording Associate Editors-in-Chief when there are multiple editors in chief. (Ravi: Correct the author line on the indigestion page.)
Jul 15, 2012 at 7:26 AM	"Associate Editor in Chief" appearing multiple times	Please do not include "Associate Editor-in-Chief" as part of your name template.
Jul 15, 2012 at 5:58 AM	Redirects to specific section of page not created properly	Please search for the specific subsection and direct the links there in the future (Hydrocephalus#Non-communicating hydrocephalus)
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	"Complications" and "Risk factors" not included	Please find "Complications" and "Risk factors" in the "Patient information" pages
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	"Risk factors" not included	Please find "Risk factors" in "Patient information" pages. Copy them and paste
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	Arteriovenous Malformation, Cerebrovascular accident, Multi infarct dementia, Subarachnoid hemorrhage, Transient ischemic attack were included in Cardiovascular causes	Please include them under Neurologic causes
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	Many causes (of amnesia) were missing	Please go to "Patient information" page where you can find more "Causes"
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	"Causes" comes before "Pathophysiology"	Please include "Causes" just after "Pathophysiology"
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	"Pathophysiology" comes at the bottom of the page	"Pathophysiology" should come after "Historical perspective" and before "Causes"
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	There were "Forms" and "Types" instead of "Classification"	Please use "Classification" and combine forms and types into the section
Jul 13, 2012 at 9:03 PM	No synonym or keyword (for memory loss) was provided.	Please put in all possible synonyms for a symptom or disease. Synonyms can be found in the Disease database which is located in the Infobox of the disease on the top right side.

Common Errors[edit | edit source]

Error	Action Item
No synonym or keyword (for memory loss) was provided	Please put in all possible synonyms for a symptom or disease
Redirects to specific section of page not created properly	Please search for the specific subsection and direct the links there in the future (Hydrocephalus#Non-communicating hydrocephalus)
"Complications" and "Risk factors" not included	Please find "Complications" and "Risk factors" in the "Patient information" pages
Synonyms and keywords not redirected	Please redirect the synonyms and keywords to the main page
There is no space between sentences	Please put two spaces between sentences