Foreign body. Atelectasis is common in children who have inhaled an object, such as a peanut or small toy part, into their lungs. Narrowing of major airways from disease. Chronic infections, including fungal infections, tuberculosis and other diseases, can scar and constrict major airways. Tumor in a major airway.
He'll be placed on blood thinners to break up the clots...which can take from days to weeks. This is also a very dangerous time for him, as a clot could travel and lodge in a coronary artery on his heart, causing a heart attack, or it could travel and lodge in an artery in his brain causing a stroke.
My grandpa has blood clots in his lungs. how long do they take to dissolve? chances of survival? I'm 2000 miles away and not getting much information. how long does it take for the drugs to work? what if the drugs don't work? how long will his condition be critical? what is recovery like? i'm so worried and have no information.