Quayle Remains Hospitalized; Body Is Resisting Clot Medicine
Former Vice President Dan Quayle was ordered Monday to stay in the hospital an extra day because his body was resisting medicine to prevent new blood clots in his lungs.
Quayle was given blood thinners, but a test found that his liver produced enough coagulants to counteract the medication, said Dr. Homer Twigg. Twigg, a lung specialist, said the dosage was increased, and Quayle could be released from the hospital today.
Quayle, 47, was hospitalized a week ago with clots in both lungs. He had been scheduled to go home Monday.
Twigg said that “things have gone better than expected” and patients with Quayle’s ailment usually spend seven to 10 days in the hospital. He said the clots would take about six weeks to be dissolved by the body’s natural enzymes.
Quayle is able to walk but suffers from shortness of breath, said Dr. Deborah Allen, his family physician.
Twigg said the illness should not affect Quayle’s ability to campaign should he seek the Republican presidential nomination.
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