Updating and creating notes on WikEM

Website Address

  • You must go to www.WikEM.org on a computer or smart phone to edit content. You cannot currently edit from the downloaded WikEM smartphone software (sorry, we're working on it).

Creating a New Note

To create a new note:

  1. Search for the term in the search field in the upper right hand corner of the page
    1. If you find a note with a similar theme, please edit it with your new content (see above)
    2. If you don't find a note on your subject, click on the link: Create the page "Net note" on this wiki!
  2. Please follow formatting guidelines below

Editing Notes

To edit a note:

  1. Find the note using the "Categories" tab on the Navigation field on the left side of the page or search for it via the search field in the upper right hand corner
  2. Click on the "Edit" in the middle of the page above the note
  3. Edit away
    1. Please follow formatting guidelines below

General Comments

  • Before making new notes, please first use the search function to see if there are already similar or related note! If there are, make your additions to the existing note, unless you're adding distinctly new content.
  • Keep entries concise and as simple as possible, so that you can look up information quickly. Preference is for "notes," not "chapters" (i.e. think Pepid, not UpToDate)
  • Remember that the user format is the PDA (view it on your PDA to see the final format)
  • Focus on practical knowledge (with little to no pathophysiology or non-useful facts)
  • Reference other Memos if appropriate (as done above)
  • Put your source(s) at the bottom, if appropriate (the date and your name will be included automatically at the bottom in the future, so no need to add it as is currently seen on some notes)
  • Feel free to divide notes into several notes, or combine them, if it makes them more useful
  • Use one of the templates (see above) if appropriate
  • Do not use "*" signs, as the wiki software uses this for other purposes. Please use "^".

Style Guidelines

All major headings should be set to Format: Heading 2. Headings should not be entered in all caps. A maximum of 3 indent levels should be used in all articles. Beyond 3 indent levels text becomes hard to read on mobile devices All tables should be sized to be 300px wide. If content is not readable in this size please consider reformatting to an outline or some another format Embedding images is NOT supported, please do not include images in any entries. Valid text formatting includes: bold, underline, italics, strike through, foreground color, background color. Any other formatting may interfere with mobile display. Please note that text formatting is currently not available on the blackberry, so please use it very limitedly (or not at all) Cite other notes as "Folder: Name-of-Note" (e.g. Peds: Rash)

Standardized Abbreviations

CXR Chest X-Ray / Radiograph

DM Diabetes Mellitus

HTN Hypertension

Ddx Differential Diagnosis

See Also

See also Wik-EM: Template 1 (General)

See also Wik-EM: Template 2 (Drug)

See also Wik-EM: Template 3 (List)

See also Wik-EM: Template 4 (Ddx)

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