The phone rang. It was the department's landline.
It was a call from a doctor in the emergency department. A young female patient was diagnosed with acute appendicitis. She had been admitted to the hospital and was on her way up.
'Appendicitis …' Zheng Ren called out to Su Yun. "There's an appendicitis patient. You can perform the surgery with Yang Lei later."
"Oh." Su Yun was playing with his phone with his head down. He didn't know if he was chatting with someone or playing a game. The black hair on his forehead was fluttering.
Currently, the emergency ward performed an average of two appendectomies a day. After Yang Lei came to the emergency ward, he had a lot of surgical opportunities.
Although his talent was limited, he was well-fed with surgeries, and his skills improved steadily.
Soon, the patient came up.
Zheng Ren carefully went for a physical examination and diagnosis.
The patient was a young female patient, 16 years old, in the prime of her youth.
Pain in the right lower abdomen for two days, accompanied by low fever. Blood routine examination showed high levels of leukocytes and neutrophils, indicating infection.
The ultrasound ruled out ovarian disease. The symptoms were typical and the diagnosis was clear, regardless of whether it was the diagnosis given by Zheng Ren or the System.
Let's get ready for surgery.
"The patient's diagnosis is clear. It's acute appendicitis. When was the last time he ate or drank?" Zheng Ren asked.
The patient's father was a man in his thirties. From the way he dressed, he seemed to be from a rural village in a city or county.
When he heard Zheng Ren's question, he immediately looked at him warily and answered carefully, "Around six this morning."
Zheng Ren was puzzled. Why was he so wary of him?
Glancing at the time, it was not even 10 am yet. There were still two to three hours before the water fast.
"From now on, don't eat or drink," Zheng Ren said. "Prepare for surgery at 1 pm."
"Surgery?" The man immediately said, "Doctor, we don't want surgery."
"Huh?" Only then did Zheng Ren realize that there was a problem.
His previous confusion might have something to do with the surgery.
As expected, the patient's father said, "There's no need for surgery. Just give my daughter some anti-inflammatory medicine."
"It's acute appendicitis. If it's treated conservatively, the appendix might perforate, and in severe cases, it could endanger the patient's life." Zheng Ren was not trying to scare the patient's family. He was telling the truth.
At that time, Fan Tianshui did not carry out any treatment. A man made of iron had been forced to the brink of death.
As for those further away …
Born in Tokyo, Japan. Masaki Hang refused to have an appendectomy because he was worried about leaving scars on his body. This led to perforation of his appendix and peritonitis. In the end, he passed away at the age of 20.
It was just a small illness. Perhaps it would be better after a while, but it could also be fatal.
Surgeons were basically somewhat radical.
There was no point in keeping the appendix there. It was starting to hurt. Rather than being conservative, it was better to cut it off directly.
"It's nothing. It's just a stomachache. It's nothing." The man was very firm.
Next to him, the girl was holding her stomach and curling up on the bed, and the man's determination seemed particularly cold.
"Are you short of money?" Zheng Ren asked 'considerately'.
"…" The reply he received was silence.
"It doesn't cost much to remove the appendix. If the family's financial conditions are limited, we can skip laparoscopic resection. Surgery alone will only cost about 1,000 yuan. "Zheng Ren wanted to persuade the patient's father, so he kept the amount down.
"…" Silence. There was still silence.
"Antibiotics and anti-inflammatory treatment will cost a lot, and there are risks," Zheng Ren added.
"Doctor, we don't want to do surgery. We just need to reduce the inflammation," said the patient's father with an impatient look on his face.
This time, it was Zheng Ren's turn to be speechless.
Zheng Ren sighed inwardly and nodded. He brought the patient's father to the office and asked Chang Yue to issue him a hospital admission notice.
After the patient's father left, Zheng Ren said, "Chang Yue, find out why the patient's family refused surgery."
"Refused surgery?" Chang Yue was surprised.
It was just an appendectomy. Who would refuse it?
"Yes, I asked. I reduced part of the medical expenses and lowered the hospitalization fee to about 1,000 yuan, but they refused without hesitation, "Zheng Ren said helplessly.
"Okay, let me ask, Chief Zheng, when is Sister Zheng's surgery?" Chang Yue said.
"I'll go to the Secondary Hospital for surgery tomorrow and Sister Zheng's surgery the day after tomorrow," Zheng Ren said. "Tell Sister Zheng that there's a possibility of radiofrequency ablation."
"Do you have the preoperative template?"
"No."
"You don't even have a preoperative template. Do you really know how to perform radiofrequency ablation?" Chang Yue was confused.
"It should be fine. I can't do it, but there's still Lil Fugui." Zheng Ren smiled. "Lil Fugui, don't you think so?"
"Boss, you're making fun of me." Professor Rudolf Wagner pouted. "Your interventional surgery skills can defeat all interventional surgeons. Don't always bully Chang Yue for not performing surgery. "
"…" Zheng Ren was speechless.
The professor's Northeastern accent was getting better and better. Zheng Ren did not even use words like "nonsense".
If not for the professor, Zheng Ren would have forgotten about it long ago.
"Chief Zheng, you have to be honest with your resident doctor," Chang Yue said with a serious face.
"Okay, okay, okay," Zheng Ren said three times in a row.
"That's right. You didn't even bring me to the Secondary Hospital for surgery. Boss, I think you're very heartless. "Su Yun stabbed him in the back at the right time.
They chatted and laughed as the patient completed the admission procedures. Chang Yue checked her lower body and communicated with the family.
Half an hour later, Chang Yue walked in with a gloomy expression.
"Chang Yue, can't you be more cheerful?" Su Yun looked up and saw Chang Yue's expression. He knew what had happened.
Chang Yue's thoughts were written all over her face.
"The patient's family refused the surgery. Guess why?" Chang Yue asked after closing the office door.
"Is there a need to guess?" Su Yun's lips curled into a smile that made people want to slap him. "A sixteen-year-old girl in the countryside will be married soon. Scars on her stomach will be mistaken for miscarriage or gynecological disease. In short, the betrothal gift should be reduced from 300,000 to 200,000. "
"…" Zheng Ren had heard of such things before but did not think about it.
Chang Yue sighed, indicating that Su Yun's guess was correct.
"Then let's reduce the inflammation first. I hope there won't be a perforation." Zheng Ren sighed deeply.
There was nothing he could do about it. The patient's parents refused the surgery. Did he have the right to drag the girl onto the operating table?
Uh … As long as he did not want to die, it was better not to.
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