Useful mnemonics to remember conditions with upper lobe predominance in chest radiology are:
STEP
BREASTS
SHORTI
A TEA SHOP
SET CAP
Mnemonics
STEP
S: sarcoidosis, silicosis
T: tuberculosis
BREASTS
B: berylliosis
E: extrinsic allergic alveolitis (now known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis), eosinophilic pneumonia
A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, ankylosing spondylitis
S: sarcoidosis
T: tuberculosis
S: silicosis
SHORTI
S: sarcoidosis, silicosis
T: TB/Fungal
I: idiopathic pleuroparenchymal fibroelastosis (IPPFE)
A TEA SHOP
T: tuberculosis
E: extrinsic allergic alveolitis (now known as hypersensitivity pneumonitis)
S: sarcoidosis
O: occupational (silicosis, berylliosis)
P: pneumoconiosis (coal workers)
SET CAP
P: PCP