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Pulmonary embolism at the level of the bronchus intermedius.
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Computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest was performed due to worsening symptoms; the results showed an acute pulmonary embolism bronchus intermedius with straightening of the interventricular septum suggesting right heart strain (Figure 1).
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CT angiogram with saddle embolus.
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Computed tomography (CT) angiogram of the chest was performed (Figure 2) that showed saddle embolus with extension of embolus into the right and left interlobar arteries, the right upper lobe artery, the right middle lobe artery, the left upper lobe artery and segmental arteries of the right upper lobe, the right lower lobe, the left upper lobe, the lingula, and the left lower lobe.
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CT angiogram showing pulmonary emboli in the distal right and left pulmonary arteries.
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Computer tomography angiogram due to worsening symptoms and elevated D-dimer revealed pulmonary emboli in the distal right and left pulmonary arteries and segmental and subsegmental bilateral upper lobe pulmonary arteries (Figure 3).