am-books Chapter 511 - 237: Godlike Uncle Hires an Expert (Part 2)
Chapter 511 - 237: Godlike Uncle Hires an Expert (Part 2)
Picked up the oximeter and took a measurement for the patient; the saturation was only 85%, far below the normal value.
Typically, blood oxygen below 95% feels uncomfortable and suffocating.
No wonder this uncle’s face looks a bit cyanotic with such low blood oxygen.
Li Jingsheng was initially puzzled as to why this uncle seemed to have a rosy complexion.
It turns out there’s an issue with his blood oxygen.
"Uncle, you may have a problem with your lungs. I need to take an X-ray of your chest to see what’s going on. This costs an additional hundred yuan. What do you think?"
"Money is not a problem, go ahead!"
Uncle’s attire was nice and he was quite generous.
To him, a hundred yuan might just be small change.
It’s puzzling why someone so wealthy came to the clinic for treatment, especially since his condition seems quite serious.
It would have been safer to go to a large hospital for treatment.
At least, that’s what most people would think.
Li Jingsheng took the uncle to the medical tech room for an examination. It took a long time to get a clear shot, given the outdated equipment, but it was bearable.
Fortunately, the equipment will soon be replaced.
The X-ray showed that the uncle’s lung texture was significantly thickened and somewhat disorganized. The chest cavity diameter enlarged, the intercostal spaces widened, the ribs flattened, the diaphragm positioned low, and the lung transparency seemed to increase.
However, due to the poor equipment, it wasn’t very clear.
At this point, Li Jingsheng had basically diagnosed what disease the patient had.
"Uncle, based on your symptoms and the X-ray results, it seems like chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. It’s best for you to go to a large hospital for further tests on lung function, sputum culture, ECG, arterial blood gas analysis to pinpoint the cause."
Li Jingsheng persuaded the patient.
"No, no, large hospitals might not be as good as your little clinic! Once, I fell ill and spent over seventy thousand yuan at Qiaobang Hospital, but Medicare only reimbursed over thirty thousand, and I ended up paying about forty thousand out of pocket. I later went to a clinic to see a Chinese medicine doctor, who told me that treatment there would only cost two to three thousand and it could be cured."
The uncle waved his hand continuously, showing distrust in large hospitals.
Li Jingsheng absolutely disagreed after hearing this.
Large hospitals might not regularly be formal, but as long as there are no rogue doctors, what takes seventy thousand to cure in a large hospital would leave uncle lying comfortably at the cemetery if treated at a clinic.
Of course, he couldn’t say this.
Chinese medicine treatment is indeed cheap, but for severe diseases, urgent illnesses, it’s best to go to large hospitals.
"Can you treat it here? If you can, then do it. Money is not a problem."
Uncle sat up and put on his shirt himself.
"Since you don’t want to go to a large hospital, let me give it a try then!"
Li Jingsheng can treat this disease.
However, there are certain risks.
Because uncle’s condition is quite severe.
Prescribed medication immediately on-site, as the condition requires intravenous infusion.
5% glucose sodium chloride injection, azithromycin, continuous drip.
Originally planned to use clindamycin, but eventually chose azithromycin.
And considering the patient’s respiratory difficulties, prescribed a bottle of Ipratropium aerosol. Just inhale it directly.
Before giving uncle the medication, a skin test was done to ensure there was no problem before proceeding with the infusion.
And instructed Tang Ping to keep a close eye.
Azithromycin has many adverse reactions. If something serious happens with already poor uncle’s condition, a wreath at the clinic’s door and being forced to kneel by the family members awaits Li Jingsheng.
This uncle is truly remarkable.
During the infusion, whenever Meng Luo was present, he would stare at her.
Making Meng Luo quite embarrassed.
Perhaps the size of her outfit was somewhat tight, as other male customers or patients also sneaked peeks at her.
It can only be said that all men are more or less the same.
After finishing the drip and using the aerosol, uncle felt much better. His blood oxygen improved significantly, not bad.
Li Jingsheng’s anxious heart was temporarily eased.
Making some money wasn’t easy.
While treating people, always worried about potential issues.
Uncle didn’t hurry to leave, instead specifically went to purchase three boxes of kidney-strengthening and yin-nourishing supplements from Meng Luo.
Whether to get to know her more or simply to get familiar.
Obviously caring for her.
"Dr. Li, thank you for treating me. I feel much better after the injection. I’ll come back tomorrow."
Uncle left with a big smile and his medication.
Li Jingsheng smiled and shook his head; being so ill and still thinking about such unreliable things.
He continued diagnosing and treating other patients.
Around five in the afternoon, a man was helped in.
"Doctor, doctor, he fell while riding a bike just now, his hand got a cut, and his knee is also injured. Can you treat him here?"
The woman helping the man seemed to be twenty-seven or twenty-eight years old.
She was interesting; even though just lovers would be so close, she didn’t call the injured man husband or boyfriend.
Instead, used the word "he" to replace.
Either she’s shy or they’ve just started dating and haven’t confirmed a relationship yet.
"Did he fall off the electric bike?"
Li Jingsheng got up and checked the injury, and his hand was continuously dripping blood.
Wearing a short sleeve, falling to the ground should be minor abrasions, but with a four or five cm cut, this guy’s luck was indeed unlucky.
"We each rode a shared bike, and when he turned to talk to me, somehow fell with his hand possibly hitting the curb, and it started bleeding. I saw it got cut."
The woman was a bit worried and nervous.
Described the incident quickly.
"Looking at this sweetheart fall! Let me check."
Li Jingsheng’s words made the woman shy.
The injured man chuckled.
"The cut isn’t particularly deep, a few stitches should resolve it. Can you use your hand forcibly?"
Li Jingsheng was concerned about the man’s elbow joint and bone injury.
As the elbow has almost no fat layer, a hard fall might easily lead to fractures.
"Using force seems possible, but it’s painful, can’t use much force."
The man tried and then said.
Li Jingsheng nodded.
"Sister Tang, get some bandage; I’ll stop the bleeding first."
Tang Ping asked Meng Luo to bring the bandage.
Li Jingsheng performed proximal tourniquet hemostasis on the patient.
"For now, stop the bleeding; if you agree, you can have an X-ray here. If there’s no severe fracture and the injury isn’t too complicated, I can clean and stitch the wound for you. If there’s a complicated fracture, you may need to go to the Second Hospital for treatment."
Being a formal attending physician of the Second Hospital.
Also part of the orthopedics department.
Of course, pulling some patients for them is needed.
His hemostasis skills were indeed Master Level and easily managed simple hemostasis.
Once he bandaged the arm, the bleeding quickly stopped.
"Alright!"
The man agreed sensibly.
Li Jingsheng immediately took the man to get an X-ray.
No clear fractures or joint dislocations were found, just simple cleaning and stitching.
After discussing with the patient and went to the operating room.
The injured man’s girlfriend stayed by his side, even insisted on paying.
It seemed him falling was worth it for his relationship most likely got solidified.
"Meng Luo, let’s do a minor surgery together in the operating room."
Called out, Meng Luo followed him into the operating room.
Tang Ping, considering her apprentice, followed in, managed all necessary tools, and watched Meng Luo’s operations.
Unexpectedly, although Meng Luo seemed a bit clumsy at first finding tools.
But during serious cleaning and stitching, her skills amazed Li Jingsheng.
Tang Ping felt her role as a teacher was overshadowed.
Meng Luo’s performance was extraordinarily excellent.
Handing over instruments was just the basics. Supporting Li Jingsheng in disinfecting, local anesthesia, she was extremely proficient. The composed and skillful vibe was that of someone trained at a major hospital.