Great doctors start with pediatrics

A moment later, a woman with brisk steps came over and took the old lady away.

Laurent and Fang Qingxue sat in the hospital lobby, waiting for their call to the examination room.

"Congratulations, Laurent."

Fang Qingxue tucked her hair back and said softly, "You will definitely graduate smoothly."

"Huh? What do you mean?" Apart from meeting a few days ago, Laurent and Fang Qingxue hadn't had much interaction, so he was a little confused by Fang Qingxue's sudden question.

"If the child's ruptured spleen was indeed missed, the hospital that made the diagnosis will absolutely bear the responsibility."

Logically speaking, if someone falls from a height of half a meter and lands on their knees or feet, and the physical examination is normal, no one would normally suspect a ruptured spleen.

But for the patient's life or death, there is a decisive cause and effect.

Fang Qingxue explained, "The hospital will inevitably bear the responsibility for the missed diagnosis, and Teacher Zuo will also receive administrative penalties, which will affect her performance and promotion."

"You helped the hospital circumvent these restrictions, so the hospital and the school have no reason to prevent you from graduating or passing your assessments."

Upon hearing this, Laurent suddenly realized, "So that's how it is. Does this mean I've successfully built up my connections?"

"But thanks to your reminder, Fang, otherwise I really might not have been able to find it... My diagnostic skills aren't very good..."

"It's okay, I can help you when we observe patients later. Just copy my notes, and Professor Zuo won't say anything."

Fang Qingxue smiled and said, "However, when you have free time, you can read more legal articles. This is very important for doctors."

Even if you don't understand it, at least figure out the various rules and regulations. Following the rules will better protect you. You can't be so reckless today.

Laurent, who was a seasoned and popular lawyer in his previous life, nodded with deep understanding.

The law is a bottom line and the last line of defense. Everyone should learn it and then protect themselves from oppression.

"But I'm really envious of you!"

"Why?" This was Laurent's second question.

Fang Qingxue opened the message on her phone and said, "Because although it was reckless, it was also very sincere!"

"Don't you think that's how doctors should behave?"

The girl put down her phone, stood up, and her white coat fluttered in the breeze: "Life is at stake, health is entrusted to us. Saving lives and healing the wounded is our bounden duty."

That's what I thought when I was a child, so I kept pestering my father to let me study medicine.

Even though so much time has passed and I've learned a lot about the complexities involved, seeing someone still act so recklessly for a patient still moves me deeply!

"That's how doctors should be!"

Laurent remained noncommittal.

He is a realist who has been involved in civil, criminal, and even administrative litigation in his previous life and has seen too much of the dark side of the world.

But he also knew that humans are creatures who would strive for their initial ideals.

"Alright, Laurent, a surgeon has contacted me. I'll head over now."

Fang Qingxue ran away.

Laurent's fingers twitched slightly.

Sure enough, even just imagining the wound in his mind would cause his nerves and muscles to move involuntarily.

Flawless movements plus what was in mind

"A medical cheat?"

Recalling the novels he had read in his previous life, Laurent suddenly felt that he might be able to make a name for himself in the medical field.

"My first skill is suturing, so I guess I should be assigned to the emergency room now!"

"Patients urgently needing wound sutures, wait for me!"

Laurent was preparing to try out his newly acquired suturing technique.

Suddenly my phone rang.

Upon opening it, I found it was a WeChat friend request.

—Hello Luo, I am Teacher Zhang from the Department of Pediatric Urology. Please come to the Pediatric Urology Lounge on the third floor as soon as possible.

"Urology...department?"

……

Laurent felt his face looked a little dark.

Upon going upstairs, the waiting room of the pediatric urology department was already full of parents and children.

Upon seeing Laurent arrive, there was much discussion.

Do you know this doctor?

"There doesn't seem to be a photo on the hospital's homepage. She's so young, she must be a student."

"I hope this guy isn't the one performing surgery on my son later."

Laurent was completely baffled by this.

Just as he didn't understand medicine, he also didn't understand why there were so many bright-eyed little boys and their mothers outside the pediatric urology department.

Besides, a department like urology probably doesn't have any surgeries it can perform, right?

Laurent searched his mind, and various applications of suturing came to mind.

However, having arrived at the lounge, Laurent stopped thinking and gently knocked on the door: "Hello, teacher, I'm Laurent."

"Please come in," came the reply from inside the door.

Laurent pushed open the door and entered.

Above the bright interior hangs a calligraphy piece that reads "Ichigo Ichie" (一期一会).

Japanese teacher?

Laurent was still in surprise.

The man sitting behind the desk spoke up: "You're Laurent, right?"

"Director Zuo just called me specifically to say that you are an outstanding student of his and asked me to take you to the operating room to learn from you."

"Don't worry, I'll make sure everything is arranged perfectly for you."

The middle-aged man in his forties said, "My name is Zhang Lianren, you can just call me Teacher Zhang."

"Hello, Teacher Zhang." Laurent quickly extended his hand in response.

Chang Lien-jen also stood up to shake hands.

However, looking at Laurent, he felt that he looked very familiar.

Zhang Lianren was already a resident trainee.

However, this style of doing things gives people a sense of sophistication; it would take at least a few years of experience in the real world to master this handshake technique.

So, is he a newly recruited student of Director Zuo Zhenxing? Or a doctoral student from another university?

Upon realizing this, Director Zhang replied, "Student Luo is indeed young and handsome."

He glanced at the two boys next to the desk who had signs indicating they were in their second year of residency training, and said, "These are your seniors. Come into our clinic; they are the beloved students of Director Zuo of the Pediatric Surgery Department."

"Hello, Senior Luo."

The two second-year residents immediately stood up to respond.

One was fat, the other thin; the fat one looked like Maitreya Buddha, the thin one looked like a hemp stalk.

Laurent paused for a moment, not expecting that he had become a senior in his field of study. However, when he was a graduate student, he had seen some engineering graduate students, and sometimes even PhD students from other universities had to call master's students "senior."

My own judgment helped Zuo Zhenxing a bit; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to call him my beloved disciple.

Adhering to the principle of saying less to avoid making mistakes, Laurent did not correct him: "Hello, classmate."

"Alright, now that Luo has arrived, we can begin preparing for the surgery."

"Xiao Wang, you two will be my assistants later. Luo, how's your sewing lesson going?"

Director Zhang stood up. The doctor had done a good job, and when Laurent arrived, he didn't linger.

"I'm better at simple interrupted sutures."

Director Zhang pressed further, "Do you have experience with sutures in the urology department?"

What are the application scenarios for simple interrupted sutures in urology?

Laurent said confidently, "I have some experience."

"That's alright, it's enough. I'll be the surgeon later. After the sutures are in place, I'll leave you a few stitches to practice with."

"If you need to go to the emergency room, you students might not even get a chance to have stitches."

Zhang Lianren took Laurent's answer as a humble statement, but added, "But if there's anything you don't know, remember to tell me. Practice is practice, but don't joke around with the children."

Laurent and the other two classmates, one fat and one thin, nodded repeatedly.

Although Laurent had no concerns about suturing, he still remembered and asked, "By the way, Professor Zhang, what kind of surgery are we having today?"

Stepping out of the break room, Director Luo replied, "Circumcision surgery, is there anything you don't know, Luo?"

"I... there's nothing I can't do."