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acute pulmonary embolism treatment :: Article Creator Acute Pulmonary Embolism Clinical Snapshot Dtsch Arztebl Int 2017; 114: 398. DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2017.0398 Frölich, A; Neumann, C Figure Pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy An 87-year-old man presented in poor overall condition because of progressively severe dyspnea of 10 days' duration. He underwent pulmonary perfusion scintigraphy. The image shows a nearly total absence of perfusion of the right upper lobe and of multiple other regions in both lungs. In particular, the clearly circumscribed perfusion deficit on the right was pathognomonic for pulmonary embolism. Accordingly, the lung perfusion fractions were abnormally asymmetric— 67% on the left and 33% on the right. Low-molecular-weight heparin was given and the patient was urgently admitted to the hospital. A further study revealed a four-level deep venous thrombosis of the left lower limb as the source of the ma...