Cardiophrenic angle mass (mnemonic)

Dr Daniel J Bell ◉ and Dr Owen Kang ◉ et al.

A useful mnemonic to remember the differential diagnoses of a cardiophrenic angle mass is:

Fat PAD

Mnemonic

F: fat
P: pericardial cyst
A: aneurysm, adenopathy
D: diaphragmatic hernia

Article information

rID: 45895

System: Chest

Section: Mnemonics

Synonyms or Alternate Spellings:

Fat PAD (mnemonic)

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