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Berlin Criteria for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) 
- Respiratory symptoms must have begun within one
- Bilateral ... pleural effusions, lobar ... collapse, lung ... collapse, or pulmonary ... Definition #Criteria #Diagnosis
Left upper lobe atelectasis
What are the findings?
 - Minimal volume loss with elevation of the left
, which is the collapsed ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Left lower lobe atelectasis - There is a triangular density seen through the cardiac shadow.
This must
confirmed on the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #LLL #Lobar #Collapse
Right middle lobe atelectasis
First study the x-rays and then continue reading.
What are the findings?
Blurring of the
density on the lateral ... view, but the lateral ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RML # ... MiddleLobe #Lobar
Right Middle Lobe Collapse on Chest XRay 
An octogenarian with prior strokes, dementia, and diabetes reports
Right Middle Lobe Collapse ... #MiddleLobe #Collapse ... #ChestXRay #CXR ... #Lateral #Pulmonary
Right lower lobe atelectasis
Chest x-rays of a 70-year old male who fell from the stairs and
lung but by the collapsed ... Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #RLL # ... Lobar #Collapse
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome – ARDS: Clinical Cheat Sheet

An acute diffuse, inflammatory lung injury, leading to
leading to increased pulmonary ... consistent with pulmonary ... detected on CT or CXR ... ● PaO2/FiO2 ratio ... Summary #CheatSheet #Diagnosis
There is an atelectasis of the left upper lobe.
You would not expect the apical region to
Clinical #Radiology #CXR ... #Lateral #LUL # ... Lobar #Collapse
It is very important to differentiate between acute consolidation and chronic consolidation, because it will limit
the differential diagnosis ... Neoplasm with lobar ... proteinaceous material ... #Diagnosis #Radiology ... #Pulmonary #CXR
The Berlin Definition of Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS)

Chest imaging - Bilateral opacities—not fully explained by
Chest imaging - Bilateral ... by effusions, lobar ... /lung collapse, ... mm Hg < PaO2 / FiO2 ... >= 5cm H2O #Diagnosis