Healing Doctor

Chapter 294 Picked Up a Patient (Bonus Chapter 2: The Alliance Leader Saw My Master)

The emergency room corridor was bustling with people. Ji Xiang had heard Meng Qingfei say that his heart would race and he would feel uncomfortable all over as soon as he entered the corridor.

But Ji Xiang didn't feel that way; on the contrary, he felt somewhat eager to try.

He was still a complete novice, having never rotated through the emergency department, so he had no idea what Meng Qingfei meant.

Human joys and sorrows are inherently uncommon.

Although it was already late, the entrance to the emergency surgery department was packed with patients.

Meng Qingfei's voice came out intermittently, suppressing the noise from the patients and their families, and carrying an air of authority.

Speaking loudly doesn't necessarily make you right, but it can certainly intimidate many people. And patients' families won't respond with "You're yelling at me."

Ji Xiang poked his head out and said, "Teacher Meng."

When Meng Qingfei saw Ji Xiang, he didn't waste any words and tossed the keys to him.

Ji Xiang opened Meng Qingfei's closet, changed into a white outfit, and came to help.

He squatted in the treatment room, and Ji Xiang took over all the minor procedures that required simple suturing, suture removal, and dressing changes, which quickly reduced the number of patients piling up.

A full hour and a half later, after treating all the patients, Meng Qingfei finally called Ji Xiang in to take a break.

"Xiao Ji, thank goodness for you, otherwise I would be swamped." Meng Qingfei is much more polite to Ji Xiang now, and no longer regards this young man as a rookie or newbie.

The treatment process of the patient who recently appeared to be experiencing sleep paralysis but was actually infected with tetanus bacteria is enough to illustrate everything.

"There seem to be an unusually large number of patients today. Even your shift can't keep up with the number of patients you see," Ji Xiang said bluntly.

"Who knew the emergency room would be like this?" Meng Qingfei suddenly stood up as if he had remembered something. "Oh right, I forgot to feed that little tyrant."

As he spoke, he slapped his head hard.

Ji Xiang remained silent.

Meng Qingfei was referring to the turtle kept at the nurses' station, which was said to be a lifesaver in the emergency department.

Although I heard about it from an ambulance nurse who shared her experience, there really is such a turtle in the emergency department of the Second Affiliated Hospital.

Seeing Ji Xiang's expression, Meng Qingfei laughed and said, "You'll get used to it, you'll get used to it. The emergency team always has to do something, otherwise we won't feel at ease."

With that, he strode out of the consultation room.

Ji Xiang followed behind Meng Qingfei, curious about what good food Meng Qingfei was going to feed that "little darling".

However, Meng Qingfei's pace gradually slowed down, and he walked slower and slower.

"Teacher Meng, what's wrong?" Ji Xiang asked.

Meng Qingfei turned around cautiously.

In the corner of the waiting area, an elderly man with white hair was sitting on a chair, snoring.

It didn't seem strange at all, but this was a hospital, and an elderly man with white hair could fall asleep during a doctor's appointment. Ji Xiang scratched his head.

Meng Qingfei, however, was somewhat nervous, his brows furrowed, and he stopped in his tracks.

"Teacher Meng?" Ji Xiang asked, puzzled.

"Let's go take a look." Meng Qingfei turned and walked over.

It was indeed a bit strange, and Ji Xiang knew it too.

But the patient was snoring loudly, and it was clear from the sound that his vital signs were stable, so Meng Qingfei's actions seemed somewhat superfluous.

"Grandpa, grandpa," Meng Qingfei walked over to the old man and patted him hard, "We've arrived! We've arrived! Wake up."

Ji Xiang didn't know where this came from, but the old man suddenly opened his eyes and looked around.

He was agile and didn't seem to be sick.

"Are you here to see a doctor or accompanying someone to see a doctor? Why are you asleep?" Meng Qingfei asked. "There's a cold draft in our emergency room, be careful not to catch a cold."

"I came to see a doctor, but there were so many people that I accidentally fell asleep," the old man yawned, looking rather listless.

But both his speech and demeanor were very healthy, unlike that of a patient.

"Are you injured? What kind of illness do you have?" Meng Qingfei asked.

"I don't know if it's from an external injury, but my urine color has been a bit off lately, it's dark."

Meng Qingfei was startled, and his nervousness instantly surged, which Ji Xiang noticed immediately.

"Grandpa, come to my clinic." Meng Qingfei waved.

The old man stood up, dusted off his pants, and followed Meng Qingfei to the clinic.

Ji Xiang observed carefully. The patient walked normally, but the urine was a bit darker in color. What kind of illness could this be?

Dark urine is indeed within the scope of diagnosis and treatment for nephrology and urology, something Ji Xiang knows a little about.

Nephritis, nephrotic syndrome; urinary tract infections, stones, and tumors can all cause similar conditions.

Could it be a tumor?

Ji Xiang followed along, and Meng Qingfei asked, "Old man, what kind of health problems do you usually have? Do you have high blood pressure?"

"Nothing's wrong. My blood pressure and ECG are normal. I have a physical exam every year, and I'm in good health," the old man said. "It's just that I don't sleep very well. I've been taking estazolam orally for over ten years."

"Not sleeping well? You seem to be sleeping quite well." Meng Qingfei led the elderly man into the consultation room and began to ask him questions.

Ji Xiang picked up a patient on a whim and forgot to feed the "little darling" in the emergency room. His first instinct was that the patient must have a serious problem.

However, Meng Qingfei asked questions for five minutes, and the consultation was extremely detailed. The patient's description was also very detailed, and Ji Xiang did not detect any problems.

"Let's do a urine test." Meng Qingfei wrote out the test form. "Sir, where are your family members?"

"My home is nearby. I just strolled over after dinner and took a look. I guess I'm just a little feverish these past few days, nothing serious."

"Leave a contact person," Meng Qingfei said calmly.

"Why would you need to contact someone?" the old man asked warily.

Meng Qingfei turned the computer screen to face the old man, "Damn it, the hospital makes us fill out forms, otherwise they can't print out the test results. A whole bunch of paperwork, government offices are inhuman, all they know is to cause trouble for clinicians, they don't do any real work."

He was very direct in his criticism, explaining the old man's question in "simple" language.

The old man glanced at it, confirmed Meng Qingfei's words, and then said a person's name and phone number.

Ji Xiang watched this scene silently. There was indeed a blank space in the computer system for filling in the contact person, but it was basically ignored. No doctor would bother to fill in this thing.

There's always something fishy going on when things are out of the ordinary. Meng Qingfei's actions have almost clearly told Ji Xiang that something big must have happened to the patient in front of him.

Could it be a tumor? Ji Xiang wondered.

The old man said he had a physical examination once a year and the results were always fine. How did Teacher Meng Qingfei diagnose the tumor?

After the old man left, Ji Xiang asked, "Teacher Meng..."

But Meng Qingfei ignored Ji Xiang and took out his phone to dial the number recorded in the system.

"Hello, this is Dr. Meng Qingfei from the Emergency Department of the Second Affiliated Hospital."

Meng Qingfei had barely uttered a single sentence when the person on the other end hung up the phone without saying another word, as if they had seen a ghost.

"..."

Meng Qingfei stared blankly at his ringing phone.

(End of this chapter)