FigureNotes 08728 · Member profile
State the study design and what was actually measured before discussing the proposed mechanism. Keep speculation explicitly labelled and avoid transla...
Keep the original reported values beside any reformatted presentation. A conversion or interpretation needs a documented basis; it should not silently...
Separate the authors’ proposed mechanism from the measurements that support it. A plausible explanation is not automatically a demonstrated pathway.
Explain the study’s scope and limitations without recommending a treatment change. Individual decisions belong with a qualified clinician who can asse...
Reader check for “Comparing laboratory methods across years”: distinguish the discussion point “Do not infer a physiological trend before assessing…” ...
Case 52 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · comparison exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two percenta...
Clarification for “Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured”: the point beginning “Describe the measurement, population or model,…”...
Case 14 — Reading a preclinical paper: what belongs beside the abstract? The corrected summary can be useful without a clinical promise: model, method...
Expand it on first use and name the discipline and source context. Add a cross-reference for alternate meanings rather than assuming that every histor...
Case 35 — Animal evidence and the limits of translation · source wording exercise Clarification for “Animal evidence and the limits of translation”: t...
Case 31 — Two laboratories, two percentages: are they measuring the same thing? · source wording exercise Reader check for “Two laboratories, two perc...
Identify the original error and the corrected text, date the correction and link the source. Keep the correction visible to readers who may have saved...
Case 11 — Research figure captions: tell the reader what was measured A chart caption names a mechanism but omits the observed endpoint. How can the c...
Case 43 — Assay-specific reference ranges: what must travel with a result? · source wording exercise Summary draft for “Assay-specific reference range...