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A 32-year-old woman presents to the emergency department with pleuritic chest pain and dyspnoea 2 weeks after a caesarean section. Her heart rate is 118 beats/min, blood pressure 118/72 mm Hg, respiratory rate 26 breaths/min, and oxygen saturation 93% on room air. She has unilateral leg swelling. What is the most appropriate next diagnostic step?

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