Causes of Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions on CT/MRI Mnemonic
Few things in radiology make medics sit up straighter than a ring-enhancing lesion on brain CT/MRI. It’s the imaging equivalent of your boss walking...
Anterior Mediastinal Masses DDx Mnemonic – “4 T’s’
You’re staring at a chest X-ray that looks like someone parked a mango in the upper mediastinum. Your radiologist friend murmurs, “Anterior mediastinal mass.”
Cue...
Posterior Mediastinal Masses DDx Mnemonic – “NEED SPINE”
We’ve all had that moment — late-night CT report, hazy mediastinum, and the radiologist’s final impression:
"Posterior mediastinal mass – further evaluation advised."
Cue the collective...
Causes of Apple Core Sign Mnemonic: “IDEAL”
I still remember the day when Dr. Basit Khan (our Consultant General Medicine and walking-talking UpToDate) looked at a barium enema and declared:
“Apple core...
Calcified Lungs Metastasis Differentials Mnemonic: “BOB CAT”
So there I was, standing beside the CT workstation during a sleepy post-call round when Dr. Danish Ramzan peeked over and said,
“Yaar, this lung...
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Bilateral Hilar Lymphadenopathy Causes Mnemonic: “CHIASM”
We’ve all seen it — a chest X-ray with those bulky hilar shadows staring back like twin boss fights on either side of the...
Causes of Pulmonary Nodules Mnemonic
Pulmonary nodules — the “small round thing” that shows up on CT and sends half the ward into a frenzy.
Is it TB? Cancer? A...
Causes of Ring-Enhancing Brain Lesions on CT/MRI Mnemonic
Few things in radiology make medics sit up straighter than a ring-enhancing lesion on brain CT/MRI. It’s the imaging equivalent of your boss walking...
Anterior Mediastinal Masses DDx Mnemonic – “4 T’s’
You’re staring at a chest X-ray that looks like someone parked a mango in the upper mediastinum. Your radiologist friend murmurs, “Anterior mediastinal mass.”
Cue...
Posterior Mediastinal Masses DDx Mnemonic – “NEED SPINE”
We’ve all had that moment — late-night CT report, hazy mediastinum, and the radiologist’s final impression:
"Posterior mediastinal mass – further evaluation advised."
Cue the collective...
Causes of Apple Core Sign Mnemonic: “IDEAL”
I still remember the day when Dr. Basit Khan (our Consultant General Medicine and walking-talking UpToDate) looked at a barium enema and declared:
“Apple core...
Calcified Lungs Metastasis Differentials Mnemonic: “BOB CAT”
So there I was, standing beside the CT workstation during a sleepy post-call round when Dr. Danish Ramzan peeked over and said,
“Yaar, this lung...
Air trapping in lungs differentials (DDx): “BOAST CV”
You’re reviewing a CT chest (inspiratory and expiratory) and you notice that patchy areas of lung refuse to deflate like the last balloons at...
Cannonball Metastases – Mnemonic: “CRASH”
You’re looking at a chest X-ray, and you see those dramatic, round, well-circumscribed opacities scattered across both lung fields — classic cannonball metastases. 💣
It's...
OSLER-WEBER-RENDU SYNDROME Mnemonic: “TEACH”
Let’s talk about a syndrome that makes every intern sweat during ward rounds and every examiner smile during vivas: Osler-Weber-Rendu Syndrome, also known (less...
