Healing Doctor

Chapter 534 Top Leader

After watching the program, Dr. Feng, the director of the gastrointestinal surgery department, was still not satisfied and wanted to download the animation to watch the scene of his own surgery.

Director Feng even considered hanging that animation on the TV outside the department so that every patient and every patient's family could see his heroic figure when performing surgery.

But one member's request after another infuriated Director Feng.

He asked one of his young doctors to help him with the process, and it took him a full half hour to get it done.

"These platforms are getting more and more shameless," Director Feng thought angrily.

"Doctor, your surgery was truly amazing!"

"That's right." Director Feng switched the video to the part where he performed surgery and began to praise himself.

Although it is an animation, the lighting and pacing are perfect, and it must be the work of a master.

Even Director Feng himself didn't expect to look so handsome while performing surgery!

He's handsome, extremely handsome.

As the first light and shadow fell, combined with his focused and serious demeanor and the memories of performing surgery, Director Feng's hands unconsciously began to move.

With a gentle touch of my finger, it felt as if I were touching a tumor floating in my abdominal cavity; the texture and feel were hundreds of times better than others.

All of this made Director Feng feel as if he had drunk a whole bottle of Moutai, and he was intoxicated.

He performed countless surgeries throughout his life, but only this time did he have a different experience.

Even Director Feng vaguely felt that his surgical skills were rapidly improving.

Director Feng watched the videos repeatedly for a long time until he got a little tired.

"Director, you and Director Yang are the first and second authors of this article. I wonder if we'll have the opportunity next time," the chief resident said with a smile.

Director Feng certainly understood what he meant.

At my level, publishing one or two papers in top-tier medical journals isn't very useful; it was Ji Xiang's good intention.

But for a junior doctor, this thing means something completely different.

Zhai Yuhan, the chief resident of hepatobiliary surgery, recently secured a third-authorship, which will be very useful for her future promotions. Therefore, it's understandable that her boss is envious.

"There will be opportunities in the future," Director Feng said. "That's New England University; I didn't know that before. Dr. Ji is too kind; I didn't expect him to list me as the first author."

"After all, you performed the surgery, so it's only right," the head of the ward flattered.

Director Feng shook his head.

"I'm tired, I'll go home first," said Director Feng. "Tomorrow, I'll ask Dr. Ji to come to the department to talk about the diagnosis of this disease."

"Director, you should get some rest." The chief resident had already decided to cultivate a good relationship with Ji Xiang while the film crew was around.

An article in New England said that giving something away was a no-brainer; if it were me, even if the director wanted it, I wouldn't agree.

Such a generous young man, it would definitely be good to have more interaction with him.

When the semester started, he tried to strike up a conversation with the academicians, but they wouldn't pay him any attention. Now, this opportunity is practically a godsend, but he doesn't know how far he can go from here.

"Xiao Miao, I'm going back now," Director Feng said. "You should get some rest."

"Alright!"

After seeing Director Feng off, General Manager Miao lay on his bed in the duty room, tossing and turning, reminiscing about Ji Xiang.

It's not for any other reason than that publishing articles in the world's top journals is a temptation that is hard for doctors to resist.

There was once a joke that the dowry of an older female PhD was five SCI articles, with her husband listed as the first author.

That's just a regular SCI.

Although it's a joke, it reflects a certain reality.

But the gap between ordinary and top is enormous. If she were the first author of an article in The New England Journal of Medicine, she probably wouldn't be so eager to get married.

"Ji Xiang is really generous," Miao thought quietly.

"Mr. Miao, a patient has arrived!" the nurse called out.

Mr. Miao walked out in his slippers and saw an elderly female patient being pushed in a wheelchair.

"What's wrong?"

"Doctor, my mom has a stomachache," the patient's son said hurriedly.

Taking a medical history and conducting a physical examination took 15 minutes.

The patient is a 75-year-old female.

The patient presented with abdominal pain for one day. One day prior to admission, the patient experienced sudden onset of upper abdominal pain, most pronounced below the xiphoid process, with persistent episodes and paroxysmal exacerbations. There was no vomiting, abdominal distension, rectal bleeding, or shoulder or back pain.

The patient reported upper abdominal pain, but during the physical examination, the tenderness at Murphy's point was barely noticeable, with the main tenderness located at McBurney's point in the right lower quadrant.

Migratory pain is one of the symptoms of acute appendicitis. After reviewing the ultrasound report from the outpatient clinic, Dr. Miao was relieved to see that his liver, gallbladder, and spleen were all fine.

If it were a younger person, Mr. Miao would have simply taken the emergency room form, pulled it up, and had the appendix removed, and that would have been the end of it.

However, the patient was not in good health and had a number of age-related diseases. In addition, the patient's family insisted on whether conservative treatment was possible. The ultrasound showed no signs of perforation and the physical examination did not show rebound pain, so intravenous antibiotics were administered for conservative treatment.

Silent all night.

The next morning, the film crew arrived early and waited for Mr. Miao before he started work, making him feel a little awkward. It's normal for ordinary people to be a little nervous in front of a camera.

Mr. Zhai had told him that the film crew was annoying and it was best to have as little contact with them as possible.

As a doctor, Dr. Miao knew that she wasn't good-looking enough, so instead of trying so hard to appear on camera, she preferred to stay out of the spotlight.

Being an internet celebrity isn't as easy as it seems.

Without the ability to win over a few top-ranked followers and provide sufficient emotional value, which internet celebrity can rise to prominence?

As for the top-ranked player... Mr. Miao believes it's Ji Xiang, because he's incredibly generous, throwing a New England Journal of Medicine article right in his face.

But the film crew didn't cause Mr. Miao any trouble. They stood obediently outside the ward, waiting patiently. They didn't start filming either; Mr. Miao guessed they were waiting for Ji Xiang.

This rising star intern... Just thinking about Ji Xiang warmed Miao's heart; that fluttering feeling came even faster than when he was in his first love.

After handing over their shifts, Zhai Yuhan, Ji Xiang, and Zhao Zhe went to the gastrointestinal surgery department.

After exchanging a few words with General Manager Miao, Zhai Yuhan went back to work. General Manager Miao stood shoulder to shoulder with Ji Xiang, tilted his head slightly and looked up at Ji Xiang with a smile, "Dr. Ji, your diagnosis is really good. The director invited you to explain the diagnosis, so don't hold back."

"No, no, not at all," Ji Xiang said politely. "Teacher Miao, you must be joking."

"Add me on WeChat, and let's keep in touch if anything comes up." Mr. Miao took out his phone.

His hands trembled slightly. What if Ji Xiang refused? Although the possibility of refusal was not high.

Ji Xiang did not refuse. He still acted like an intern, taking out his phone to scan Miao's QR code, and the two became friends.

"Dr. Xiao Ji, the chief physician has gone to a consultation. Please come to my duty room first, I'd like to ask you some questions." General Manager Miao was even more polite than Ji Xiang. He pulled Ji Xiang to his duty room, ready to have a talk with him.

"Doctor, do you have time?"

(End of this chapter)