Healing Doctor

Chapter 430 Professionalism is repeatedly defeated by good luck.

The patient's family hesitated, but Dr. Lin from the emergency department emphasized, "I'm busy here. If you're not afraid of something going wrong, you can just sign the form and leave. I'm not forcing you."

"Do."

Upon hearing the mention of signing a refusal form, coupled with Dr. Lin's slightly impatient tone, the patient's family immediately agreed to her statement.

This is quite normal, especially when there are still a dozen or twenty patients waiting outside the emergency room. Who has time to chat with a patient's family member for half an hour?

Moreover, there was a hint of professional disdain in that impatient tone, though not strong, it was very clear.

The card was placed on the card reader, and Dr. Lin from the emergency department immediately wrote out a prescription for the patient.

"Go to the CT room for an examination." Dr. Lin from the emergency department said to the patient's family without looking up, and then called in the next patient.

Because this patient had been delayed for too long, the next patient and their family were on the verge of collapse. Dr. Lin from the emergency department knew the difference in severity.

Seeing that Dr. Lin didn't have time to explain, Zhai Yuhan had no choice but to leave.

She called Corey, and the nurse said that the current patients were fine. Zhai Yuhan told herself to go to the CT room and to call her immediately if anything happened.

Upon arriving at the CT room, Zhai Yuhan saw Ji Xiang and the patient's family members whispering to each other, so she went over to them.

"It's good that the problem has been discovered, so it won't hurt all the time. By the way, your girlfriend is quite tolerant; she hasn't come to the hospital for a proper check-up in all these years."

"She's most afraid of coming to the hospital. As soon as she feels a little better, she's eager to leave, and there's nothing I can do about it," the patient's family member said with some difficulty.

"Check it out. It would be best if everything was fine. If there's a problem, we'll solve it. It's just a minor issue," Ji Xiang said with a smile, his eyes narrowed.

"Doctor, is the problem serious?"

"If left untreated, it could become a serious problem, but it's still in its early stages."

"Doctor, don't scare me. The mention of early stages makes me think of cancer."

Ji Xiang looked up and patted the patient's family member on the shoulder. "Let's talk about something nice, forget about cancer. When I say early stage, I mean before the gallbladder dies. If it does die, it's called gangrene in clinical terms. Surgery is possible, but the risks are extremely high."

Zhai Yuhan watched as Ji Xiang and the patient's family talked and chatted like old friends, and her feelings were somewhat complicated.

Although Ji Xiang spoke very ordinary words, which is how other doctors communicate with patients and their families, the fact that he could talk about late-stage cancer with the patient's family in such a short time, and that the patient's family accepted it, proves Ji Xiang's ability.

Zhai Yuhan had never seen such strong communication skills before.

Thinking about this, Zhai Yuhan even had a vague feeling that Ji Xiang's judgment was correct.

There must be something I don't know, since I wasn't involved in the physical examination for the patient's abdominal pain later on.

Zhai Yuhan just watched from afar, and when the patient went in for the examination, she went into the operating room.

"Ms. Zhai, what brings you here?" The doctor in the CT room, who was familiar with her, greeted her.

"We have a patient here with abdominal pain," Zhai Yuhan said. "Mid-abdominal pain. How much gallbladder torsion have you detected?"

"Ha, Ms. Zhai, you're getting better and better at joking." The doctor in the CT room chatted with Zhai Yuhan while operating the CT scanner. "Gallbladder torsion cases are all sent to your department, you know how many there are. Are you testing me?"

As he spoke, the doctor in the CT room paused, as if remembering something, "What? This patient is suspected of having gallbladder torsion? Does he have a fever?"

"Don't burn it."

"It's unlikely to be gallbladder torsion; you probably know more than I do." The doctor in the CT room breathed a sigh of relief. She didn't talk much to the patient and Zhai Yuhan, but instead started talking about other things.

The abdominal CT scan was done very quickly, and the examination was completed in 2 minutes. The patient went out first, while Zhai Yuhan stayed in front of the machine watching.

The images appeared frame by frame, and soon they reached the gallbladder fossa.

There was nothing there; the gallbladder, which should have been there, had "disappeared," and no one knew where it had gone.

The doctor in the CT room exclaimed in surprise, "Mr. Zhai, that's amazing! Your gallbladder really isn't there! It doesn't look like it's been removed; it must have fallen out."

Her praise felt like a whip lashing Zhai Yuhan's back, causing excruciating pain.

As the video continued, Zhai Yuhan soon saw the scene she wanted to see.

Abdominal CT scan showed that the gallbladder body and fundus had shifted from the gallbladder fossa to the hepatogastric recess, the gallbladder was significantly swollen with diffuse thickening of the gallbladder wall, there were no radiolucent stones, and the enhancement of the gallbladder wall was weakened.

With the imaging results accurate, Zhai Yuhan immediately came to a diagnosis—gallbladder torsion with acute acalculous cholecystitis.

"Mr. Zhai, this is gangrene, isn't it?" the doctor in the CT room asked, pointing to a spot on the image.

"Yes, it's just developed gangrene, but it's not serious yet. It needs surgery immediately."

The doctor in the CT room gave a thumbs-up. "Impressive, Dr. Zhai. You haven't been a chief resident for long, but your skills have improved rapidly. I've seen several cases where patients were misdiagnosed; their abdominal pain wouldn't go away, and that's when they finally ended up here."

Zhai Yuhan smiled bitterly. She knew the doctor in the CT room wasn't trying to belittle her, but the words sounded particularly harsh.

Despite the harshness of the noise, Zhai Yuhan couldn't complain. She quickly said a few words and escaped from the CT room's operating area.

"Teacher Zhai, how is it?"

Just as Zhai Yuhan was about to breathe a sigh of relief, Ji Xiang's "hateful" face appeared before her.

Ji Xiang's smile was very gentle, and his friendliness was at its peak, but Zhai Yuhan was unwilling to make eye contact with him.

If they didn't know each other, Zhai Yuhan wouldn't mind turning back to admire Ji Xiang more closely as she walked through the commercial center.

But this is a hospital.

Most importantly, Zhai Yuhan's self-perceived professionalism was repeatedly defeated by Ji Xiang's "good luck".

"Dr. Zhai, how are the patient's imaging results?"

"Admit him to the hospital and prepare for emergency surgery," Zhai Yuhan said coldly.

She didn't dare look at Ji Xiang, only showing him her back before walking towards the patient.

Zhai Yuhan didn't know what to say to Ji Xiang, so she could only control her emotions and make the most of her time to communicate with the patient.

Upon hearing Zhai Yuhan explain the condition, the patient and her family were very compliant, indicating that they understood and agreed to whatever she said.

When asked about eating and drinking, the patient said that Ji Xiang had told him not to drink water more than half an hour ago. However, it hadn't been long since his last drink, so he had to wait a little longer.

Through the patient's account, Zhai Yuhan vaguely understood that Ji Xiang had already made a preliminary diagnosis when he rushed to the emergency department.

That's strange. How did he make the diagnosis?

As she led the patient back to the ward, Zhai Yuhan pondered the situation.

But even six hours later, standing on the operating table, Zhai Yuhan still couldn't figure out what was going on.

During the operation, it was found that the gallbladder was swollen, gangrenous, and displaced into the hepatogastric recess. Zhai Yuhan performed a gallbladder repositioning and resection.

The surgery was simple; it shouldn't have been difficult for Zhai Yuhan.

What stumped her was Ji Xiang.

(End of this chapter)