Zhou Cheng frowned even more deeply upon hearing Su Yi's words.

He whispered, "The success rate isn't high, probably because the movements aren't standard!"

"I've encountered several patients with supraventricular tachycardia in the emergency room. As long as the modified Valsalva maneuver is performed correctly, the success rate is at least 60%, and it doesn't require medication, has no side effects, and puts less strain on the body. How can we skip physical methods and go straight to medication?"

Su Yi scratched his head, somewhat embarrassed: "But I don't know how to do this. None of the other students are cardiologists, so I doubt anyone would know how either."

Zhou Cheng didn't continue talking to him, but turned to look at Lin Wei on the hospital bed, his tone softening: "I suggest we try physical methods first, using a modified Valsalva maneuver."

"This is the preferred physical cardioversion method for supraventricular tachycardia. No medication is needed, and if it is successful, it will be even better for your health."

"If it doesn't work after a few tries, how about we try medication?"

Although Lin Wei was still a little flustered, she nodded without hesitation when she heard that she didn't need medication: "I'll do as you say."

"Okay, let's get ready now." Zhou Cheng looked around. Apart from him, Su Yi and the other classmates all looked blank. Obviously, no one had ever done this before.

This action requires the patient's cooperation, and someone needs to assist in adjusting the posture to ensure the correct form.

Zhou Cheng paused, then slowly said, "Right now, only I know how to do it. I'll guide you. Just follow my instructions, okay?"

At this point, Lin Wei naturally had no objections and nodded without hesitation.

Seeing that Lin Wei had no objections, Zhou Cheng first went to the dressing room to get a 10ml syringe, and then had Lin Ling put an electrocardiogram monitor on her so that her heart rate could be monitored in real time.

With preparations complete, Zhou Cheng began the first step: arranging the body position.

He told Lin Wei to sit up in bed, with her back against the headboard, keeping her upper body upright.

The technical term is 45-degree semi-recumbent position.

"First, you need to take a deep breath, as deep as you can, and then blow air into this syringe, using your abdomen and chest muscles. Hold this position for 15 seconds. Remember, you must not let any air out when you hold your breath, and the force should be even."

Lin Wei took a deep breath, her cheeks puffing out slightly. Just as she was about to hold her breath, Zhou Cheng gently shook his head: "No, you need to inhale slowly, allowing your lungs to fully expand. You were too fast just now. Try again, take it slow."

This time, Lin Wei slowed down her inhalation. Zhou Cheng stood in front of her, looking at her intently: "Yes, that's it. Inhale fully, now hold your breath, push hard, tighten your abdomen."

Fearing that Lin Wei might not have enough strength, he leaned down slightly and gently placed his right hand on her upper abdomen: "Press a little harder, like you're trying to push the air down from your stomach, hold on, don't let up."

The moment their hands touched Lin Wei's abdomen, both of them froze for a moment. Lin Wei's cheeks flushed instantly, and Zhou Cheng also noticed something was wrong and quickly withdrew his hand.

"Five seconds left, hold on, okay, now slowly exhale and blow hard into the syringe, don't exhale all the air at once."

Lin Wei exhaled slowly, her chest rising and falling with her breath.

As soon as she finished exhaling, Zhou Cheng immediately bent down and gently placed his hands on her knees.

"The second step is here. After blowing air, immediately lift your legs, keeping your knees straight, until they are at a 45-degree angle to the bed. Don't sway, hold this position for 15 seconds."

He was afraid that Lin Wei would lose her balance, so he supported her knees with both hands, accidentally touching the skin on her legs. Even though it was through her jeans, Lin Wei's body trembled slightly.

Zhou Cheng stared at the angle of her legs and gently adjusted, "A little higher, just a little bit more, yes, that's the angle, hold on, don't relax."

Fifteen seconds later, Zhou Cheng told Lin Wei to slowly lower her legs.

"The whole procedure is now complete. Then observe the electrocardiogram for 45 seconds," Zhou Cheng said slowly. "If it doesn't work, then do it a second time."

On the bedside electrocardiogram monitor, Lin Wei's heart rate dropped from 150 beats per minute to 140 beats per minute.

However, her heart rate was extremely unstable, sometimes returning to 150 beats per minute.

After observing for about 40 seconds, Zhou Cheng shook his head and looked at the freckled female classmate beside him: "Your heart rate hasn't recovered yet, we need to do it again. You do it this time. Remember what I just did?"

Since they weren't very close classmates, Zhou Cheng felt a little embarrassed to have such intimate contact.

The freckled girl nodded: "Hmm, it's not too complicated. Zhou Cheng, could you give me a little guidance? I'll help Weiwei with it."

In his second attempt, Zhou Cheng dictated instructions to the freckled female classmate.

During the second process, Lin Wei's heart rate dropped to a minimum of 120 beats per minute!

However, the overall rhythm is still too fast and not very stable.

"Let's try it again. If it still doesn't work, should we try medication again?" Zhou Cheng looked at Lin Wei and asked for her opinion.

Lin Wei nodded: "Okay."

And so, the third Vasilyne movement began.

This time, the freckled girl's movements were already quite skilled, and her coordination with Lin Wei was not as awkward as it had been the previous two times.

Before the action was even finished, everyone noticed that on the electrocardiogram monitor next to the bed, Lin Wei's heart rate slowly dropped from 120 beats per minute to 110, 100, 90...

Then it suddenly dropped to 82 beats per minute!

The originally rapidly fluctuating green waveform has become smooth and regular!

"It's done! The heart rate is normal!" The freckled girl was the first to react and clapped her hands excitedly.

Su Yi leaned closer to the monitor, staring at the numbers on the screen repeatedly to confirm: "It really recovered! It was over 150 just now, this is amazing! I wish I had learned this technique, so I could show off when the department encounters supraventricular tachycardia patients in the future."

Several other classmates gathered around, praising him enthusiastically: "Zhou Cheng, you really put in the effort in the emergency room! Your technique is so professional!"

"I was quite worried when I saw how pale Lin Wei's face was, but I didn't expect her to recover so quickly!"

Lying in her hospital bed, Lin Wei felt the tightness in her chest gradually dissipate, her palpitations completely disappear, and her breathing became smoother.

She raised her hand and gently touched her chest, then looked at the stable heart rate on the screen, a faint smile appearing on her face, her eyes full of gratitude.

Unlike the others who expressed their emotions loudly, she simply said softly, "Zhou Cheng, thank you, and thank you everyone for your help tonight."

The freckled girl smiled and asked, "Weiwei, how are you feeling now? Are you still feeling unwell?"

"I feel much better. I'm not panicked anymore, and I don't feel stuffy anymore." Lin Wei shook her head gently.

Zhou Cheng stepped forward and carefully checked the heart rate and blood oxygen levels on the monitor. After confirming that there were no abnormalities, he breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good that you're alright. Your heart rate has stabilized and your blood pressure has returned to normal. Let's observe you for a while longer. If it doesn't recur, you can go back."

"Don't stay up late all the time. Relax more when you're stressed, and your supraventricular tachycardia won't recur as easily."

"If you have time, you can consult a cardiologist about radiofrequency ablation surgery. Supraventricular tachycardia is probably the only disease in cardiology that can be cured by surgery."

"Yes, I understand." Lin Wei nodded gently, her voice still soft.

Just then, nurse Lin Ling pushed the treatment cart past and, seeing the numbers on the monitor, couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "Wow, the recovery is so fast? I thought I'd need medication. Dr. Zhou, your physical therapy method for cardioversion is truly amazing!"

Zhou Cheng smiled and didn't explain much, but simply told Lin Ling, "Please come back later to check your blood pressure again. If everything is fine, then remove the monitor."

"Okay, no problem." Lin Ling nodded and pushed the treatment cart away.

Su Yi nudged Zhou Cheng's shoulder with his own, his face beaming, and whispered, "How did it feel just now?"

Zhou Cheng looked completely bewildered: "Feel? What feel?"

Su Yi winked and gestured with his chin toward Lin Wei on the hospital bed, lowering his voice even further: "Just now, our white moonlight's figure is no joke, is it?"

As soon as he said that, Zhou Cheng realized what he meant.

I was so focused on instructing him on the movements and monitoring his heart rate that I didn't think about anything else, yet Su Yi was still thinking about this...

"Oh, oh, oh, you're blushing?" Su Yi chuckled. "I didn't say anything else, you're just getting the wrong idea, aren't you?"

Zhou Cheng glared at Su Yi helplessly, he really didn't have time to argue with him about this.

He turned to the freckled female classmate and said, "You haven't eaten yet, have you? Why don't you go to the restaurant across from the hospital to get something to eat first, and then bring some back for Lin Wei? I'll stay here and keep an eye on things."

Hearing Zhou Cheng's words, everyone was indeed hungry.

They hadn't eaten much, and Lin Wei wasn't feeling well, so they rushed to the hospital.

Lin Wei then said, "Zhou Cheng is right. You guys go eat first. I'm much better now and I can just lie down and rest."

The freckled girl didn't make a fuss and nodded, saying, "Then I'll go to the restaurant across the street and get you some food. You must be hungry too."

Afterwards, apart from Zhou Cheng, Su Yi and several other classmates left the emergency department to find food.

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