Chapter 98: Diverse Ways To Treat Illness!
Lu Cheng’s suggestion was not unreasonable.
It was based on the premise that Tian Zhuang hadn’t yet purchased the link Lu Cheng sent him.
Even if Lu Cheng was promoting products, he couldn’t profit without a sale.
Moreover, Lu Cheng was on duty, and the shifts in the Emergency Department were no joke.
On the contrary, today Tian Zhuang’s brothers seemed to be treating the Emergency Department like a game, causing a scene over this matter.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell that Lu Cheng suggested Tian Zhuang buy surgical instruments because he wanted to teach him the technique; they were tools for learning, akin to a student’s pen and notebook.
If you don’t want to buy them or learn, then don’t. But then to make a fuss at school, saying the teacher suggested you buy a pen and notebook, and then trying to lecture the teacher…
The reasoning sounded absurd, and behind such absurd reasoning, there must be other demands.
But these were not things Lu Cheng needed to concern himself with.
As soon as Lu Cheng sat down in the doctor’s office, before Zhang Tiesheng could even speak to him, a patient appeared at the door and asked:
“Dr. Lu, where did you just go?”
“I heard that the police were looking for you. Is there some misunderstanding? I do have friends at the police station.” The speaker was the patient in bed 4, who had come to ask politely.
Lu Cheng shook his head upon hearing this, “No, no, it was just a misunderstanding. Thank you for your concern.”
“I was just taken in for a routine inquiry, nothing else.”
The middle-aged man chuckled with a simple smile, “It’s good that it was a misunderstanding. I also believe that Dr. Lu would never be involved in any economic disputes.”
“With your excellent technique, your fees aren’t even that high. How could you possibly covet such a small amount of profit?”
“How is your recovery coming along? Does it hurt?” Lu Cheng immediately shifted his focus back to his own concerns and began his usual inquiries.
“It doesn’t hurt at all. I’m much better. My finger movements are quite nimble now.”
The middle-aged man smiled, “If it weren’t for Dr. Lu’s repeated instructions not to be too aggressive, I would have adjusted the range of motion of the brace further.”
“Don’t adjust it, absolutely do not,” Lu Cheng quickly shook his head, refusing the patient’s suggestion.
“I’ll listen to you, Dr. Lu.” The middle-aged man nodded.
He was also someone with connections, which was why he chose to come to Lu Cheng for surgery instead of going to Orthopedics to see Tong Yuan’an or to Zhou People’s Hospital.
…
“Brother Zhang, I finally completely understand what you meant before!” Lu Cheng’s lips curved into a bitter smile, filled with helplessness.
When he was learning the technique himself, he had thoroughly pleased Professor Chen, while Tian Zhuang remained aloof. Yet, Lu Cheng still enthusiastically guided him, sending him materials and providing specific instructions.
The outcome, however, was what it was today.
Zhang Tiesheng gritted his teeth, “I can see it now. Tian Zhuang’s two brothers are truly exploiters! I don’t know if he’ll be able to escape in the end.”
“I’d rather hope he can break free and focus on his work peacefully. Otherwise, if they keep acting like this, they’ll get Tian Zhuang’s job revoked.”
“Oh, right, Xiao Lu! Today, in our operating room, another patient died.”
“It was an aortic dissection, and General Surgery couldn’t manage it.” Zhang Tiesheng quickly changed the subject to avoid letting such unpleasant matters affect his mood and to help Lu Cheng calm down.
“Mmm! The mortality rate for aortic dissection is too high. Even at Xiangya Hospital, there’s a certain mortality rate, so it’s normal for our hospital to not be able to handle it.”
“We can’t delay it, so there’s nothing we can do!” Lu Cheng nodded.
Professor Chen had taken leave to visit his master, and without him, there was no one in Long County who could perfectly perform surgeries for aortic dissection.
For dissection surgery, the survival rate for immediate surgery is about sixty-forty. If transferred to Zhou People’s Hospital, it’s basically a zero-ten chance. Therefore, General Surgery had to take the risk.
It couldn’t be helped if they died; they did their best but were powerless.
“It would be great if you, Xiao Lu, could also learn this technique from Professor Chen,” Zhang Tiesheng joked.
Lu Cheng shook his head and gave a wry smile, “I don’t even dare to start learning aortic dissection surgery yet, let alone master it.”
“Brother Zhang, what I can currently handle are spleen preservation surgery and gallbladder preservation surgery. I haven’t even gotten the hang of liver protection surgery.”
“Techniques aren’t that easy to learn, are they?”
Zhang Tiesheng replied, “That’s why I said I hope. The purpose of our hospital is to be cheap.”
“Our techniques are also sold cheaply. As long as we provide patients with the most basic treatment, there’s no need to be so particular.”
“With your current skill level in these two types of surgeries, you can already start performing these procedures. There’s no need to strive for a higher level!”
“This is still very gratifying. In the future, our department will be able to perform more and more surgical procedures.”
Lu Cheng did not refute Zhang Tiesheng’s words.
The positioning of the county hospital was to provide basic diagnosis and treatment for basic illnesses for the people in the county, not to provide relatively high-end diagnostic and treatment techniques.
On the contrary, even the most basic diagnosis and treatment were not yet comprehensive.
First, let some patients have a place to go when they get sick! Lu Cheng reasoned.
…
After dinner, Zhang Tiesheng went home. Han Xiaoping, who came to take over the shift, was also engrossed in reading a copy of “Campbell Hand Surgery.”
Lu Cheng, on the other hand, was slowly leafing through the white paper on microsurgical techniques in hepatobiliary surgery.
Lu Cheng had already mastered some of the techniques for gallbladder and spleen removal, but they required open surgery.
However, currently, the more mainstream surgical approach for these two techniques was minimally invasive laparoscopic removal, which was something he could learn.
If he learned it well, Director Lin Qianlong said that he could introduce a new set of laparoscopic equipment to the Emergency Department, and he would have Lu Cheng perform the ‘unboxing’ surgery with him.
As Lu Cheng was reading, a prompt suddenly flashed.
【 By means of a special method, the patient’s consciousness was awakened to a certain extent, enabling the patient to find their direction, have a clear mind, and gain 1.2 skill points. 】
【 Through verbal instruction and practical demonstration, extreme anxiety and tension in the patient were alleviated, leading to inner peace and a certain degree of relief from anxiety and tension, gaining 5.7 skill points! 】
Upon seeing these two messages, Lu Cheng instinctively thought it was that high-producing aunt from last time.
But upon closer thought, that didn’t seem right. That aunt had already been discharged.
So, who else could he have as a ‘patient’?
Lu Cheng lost his focus on reading and became gloomy.
After thinking for a while, Lu Cheng thought of a ‘person.’ Could it be ‘Fifth Brother’ Tian Zhuang?
Huh?
Lu Cheng felt even more surprised by this speculation.
Lu Cheng had never treated Tian Zhuang as a patient, so how could this be?
However, upon reflection, it did seem reasonable.
Tian Zhuang was a university student of the new era, but his personality was too straightforward, so straightforward that Lu Cheng almost thought he was faking it.
Looking back with his current perspective, perhaps Tian Zhuang’s ‘straightforwardness’ was also out of necessity.
With no money to spend, how could he navigate “social graces”?
With a pile of family troubles, how could he learn “social graces” in the department?
He caused a family dispute just by wanting to buy some instruments for practice!
If he wasted money on other things, who knows what he would have encountered.
Had ‘Fifth Brother’ awakened?
As Lu Cheng’s thoughts drifted, he saw Tian Zhuang entering from outside the department, carrying an old, large canvas bag, and he walked directly towards the doctor’s lounge.
Han Xiaoping had also heard about what happened during the day and called out, “Fifth Brother, what are you doing?”
“I’m staying in the department for now. I don’t have money to rent a place. I’ll move out after I get paid next month.” Tian Zhuang’s tone was relaxed. Although he still spoke straightforwardly, his expression clearly showed that he had shed a heavy burden; at least, he was smiling cheerfully.
The reason of having no money was something Han Xiaoping hadn’t expected.
