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My father in law is at the hospital with a Pulmonary Embolism (Blood Clot in his lungs) which came as a result of a thrombus in his leg after a simple injury. He has been treated with Cumadin and an injection in the stomach to try and dissolve the clot in his lungs (I don't know the name of this medicine, sorry) but (after a second ultrasound) we just recently learned that there are more clots in his leg (a few in the trauma site and one in his knee) so here is where the problem comes...
- The internist opinion: "Is good to know that the clot came from the trauma in the leg, he will be treated with coumadin for about 6 months and the clots will eventually dissolve, it is unlikely that another clot will travel thru the bloodstream, he should be in a regular care room for a few more days until the blood is thin enough"
- The Pulmonologist opinion: "He should be on "absolute bed rest" and in the intensive care unit, it is very dangerous that he has more clots because they can travel any time thru the bloodstream to the heart or the brain which will be fatal, so an IVC filter should be placed in him ASAP to avoid further complications.
So now, he was transferred to the regular room because the Internal Medical Doctor is the one in charge but the Pulmonologist is upset with this decision and he is putting pressure on the Filter placement.
My question is what can I do in this situation? Who can I talk to in the hospital to make sure that they are not just avoiding "wasting" hospital resource on him because he does not have insurance? Should I get a second opinion...may be ask them to get a cardiovascular doctor involved? Have a meeting with them all?
Please help me I'm very concern because this is a serious life threatening situation and my father in law is only 56 years old and has never been sick or anything is so very disturbing that he is now going thru all of this just for a silly bump in his leg.
Thank you all in advance,
LesView Thread
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