Healing Doctor

Chapter 642 Unbelievable

"Is it related to my condition?" the patient asked Ji Xiang, puzzled.

If it weren't for the fact that the young man opposite her was clean-cut, tall, and pleasant to look at, she would have definitely become impatient long ago.

"Hey, little doctor."

The patient showed no impatience, but Xie Kai couldn't help but scold, "Shut up! We're here to see Director Zou, what does it have to do with you? If you don't understand, don't ask questions. If you want clinical practice, you should listen to your teachers. I've never seen such an ill-mannered young person. I don't know who taught you that."

"I taught him to ask the same questions that Dr. Ji asked. Do you have a problem with that?" Although Deputy Director Zou was unaware of the situation, he stood by Ji Xiang without hesitation, shutting Xie Kai's words down.

"..."

Xie Kai was stunned. He dared not offend Deputy Director Zou at all.

Although Deputy Director Zou was drooling the whole time, which was somewhat ridiculous, Xie Kai could clearly sense the authority of a senior doctor emanating from him.

Ji Xiang is just a young doctor, at most someone with a promising future. Why is Deputy Director Zou protecting him so much?!

Moreover, it wasn't the kind of thoughtful care; it was just an instinctive defense of Ji Xiang whenever someone showed slight hostility towards him.

It seems to have become an instinct, commonly known as protecting one's own offspring.

"What snacks are you eating? Is it related to licorice?" Ji Xiang completely ignored Xie Kai, just as others ignored Lin Jiuze, even more so.

In Ji Xiang's eyes, Xie Kai was just a buzzing little flying insect.

"I like the black jelly beans, especially the licorice flavor," the patient said, puzzled.

"Oh, that's it. Your rectal bleeding is probably caused by eating black jelly beans." Ji Xiang smiled. "Let's get some tests done first, check your blood potassium levels."

"Doctor, doctor?" the patient called out to Ji Xiang.

Although the young doctor inspired a sense of distrust, this young man "guessed" that he was eating licorice-flavored black jelly beans.

This undoubtedly aroused the patients' curiosity.

"Is my eating snacks and taking cough medicine related to rectal bleeding?" the patient asked.

"Black jelly beans are not common in China, but they are very common abroad," Ji Xiang said. "There are constant reports of adverse reactions after consuming foods or medications containing licorice-like substances."

For example, water and sodium retention, hypokalemia, and hypertension can occur; in severe cases, rhabdomyolysis, periodic paralysis, hypertensive encephalopathy, and cardiac arrest may even result.

"Your case is rather unusual, a colonoscopy..."

Based on the patient's medical history, Ji Xiang meticulously explained his thoughts from the patient's symptoms to his initial assumptions.

What he said wasn't complicated; in fact, Xie Kai thought that some of the words Ji Xiang used didn't use medical terms, making it seem a bit low-class.

But the patient and his family understood, and they nodded repeatedly.

"Long-term, high-dose use of licorice-based medications can lead to high blood pressure and low potassium levels. Have you been feeling weak and fatigued for the past year or so?"

"yes."

"I often experience heart palpitations and shortness of breath. My heart suddenly starts pounding, but it only lasts a few beats, and then it's fine."

"yes!"

"This is all caused by low potassium," Ji Xiang said. "High blood pressure and low potassium can cause mucosal lesions in small amounts, but they are very mild and can cause rectal bleeding. It is difficult to find the specific location of the bleeding with a colonoscopy."

"..."

"..."

When Ji Xiang delivered his conclusion, not only the patient and their family, but also all the doctors present were stunned.

In particular, Deputy Director Zou, an elite expert in gastrointestinal surgery, specializing in surgery and endoscopic polyp removal, had never heard of anything similar, nor had he ever seen a similar patient.

"Although the country has not completely banned the production of compound glycyrrhiza tablets, a doctor's prescription is required. I guess you're taking more and more compound glycyrrhiza tablets, and the hospital can't prescribe them anymore, which is why you're particularly interested in licorice-flavored snacks."

"!!!"

What Ji Xiang said was something even the patient himself hadn't realized before, but now, looking back on each step, it's indeed true.

I'm becoming increasingly dependent on compound glycyrrhiza tablets and always want to increase the dosage, but I can't get a prescription.

I tried licorice-flavored snacks by chance and felt completely refreshed. Those snacks were so delicious, they were simply the most wonderful taste in the world.

After that, I looked for many kinds of licorice-flavored snacks and eventually started eating black jelly beans.

My persistent rectal bleeding, dizziness, palpitations, and weakness were actually related to snacks and coughing!

The patient seemed confused.

Her logic is somewhat confused.

"Let's do the tests first," Deputy Director Zou said.

He asked Director Miao to open an outpatient clinic for the patient to undergo examinations. Afterwards, Deputy Director Zou pulled Ji Xiang aside and began to whisper to him.

Zhao Zhe stared intently at Ji Xiang, recalling Ji Xiang's diagnostic approach in his mind.

Even knowing the outcome, Zhao Zhe still couldn't replicate it.

"Who is Zhao Zhe?" Xie Kai asked.

He was somewhat bewildered. As a doctor, someone had explained the diagnostic process, but he couldn't understand it.

This was unbelievable; it was like a heavy punch that shattered Xie Kai's entire worldview.

"Ji Xiang, I've introduced him to you before," Zhao Zhe replied. "I'm in Xiao Ji's medical team now. He's probably done it all, especially interventional surgeries, which he's exceptionally good at. I..."

"I didn't ask you that many questions. Zhao Zhe, how did he make the diagnosis?"

"How would I know? My job is just to cooperate with Dr. Ji." Zhao Zhe smiled easily. "I got a signed jersey from Neymar yesterday! Would you have dared to dream of that before? I certainly wouldn't have."

Xie Kai listened to Zhao Zhe rambling on about Neymar, his mind in turmoil.

He would be very impressed if an expert from the First Affiliated Hospital of Hangzhou Medical University gave a quick and decisive diagnosis, and he would often bring it up at dinner parties after returning home.

This is great material for bragging.

It's perfectly normal for senior doctors at higher-level hospitals to give the correct diagnosis; there's no need to be surprised.

The diagnosis was made by a young doctor, which Xie Kai found unacceptable.

With Zhao Zhe's incessant chatter buzzing in his ears like a fly, Xie Kai grew increasingly confused as he watched Ji Xiang and Deputy Director Zou whispering to each other.

Although it was described as a whisper, it was actually Ji Xiang who was talking the whole time, while Deputy Director Zou was thinking like a student.

Xie Kai found the image of the teacher's earnest instruction even more incomprehensible.

They chatted for a while, then Deputy Director Zou took Ji Xiang and Zhao Zhe to get busy, leaving Xie Kai to fend for himself.

"Let him pretend," Xie Kai thought to himself, unconvinced.

In his opinion, compound glycyrrhiza tablets and glycyrrhiza-flavored snacks are all nonsense. Many patients used to take compound glycyrrhiza tablets until old age and nothing happened to them.

The patient is only in his early 30s, how could he have low potassium?

However, four hours later, when the test results came out, Xie Kai held the report and rubbed his eyes in disbelief as he looked at the numbers on it.

(End of this chapter)