There was no need to hide the details in front of Su Yun.
To ask for help, one had to want to receive it. On this point, Zheng Ren felt like he had no other choice.
An interesting expression suddenly appeared on Su Yun's face.
"Boss, congratulations!" Su Yun teased as he held back his laughter.
Zheng Ren was a little absent-minded. He did not feel anything at all toward Su Yun's verbal jabs. He only sighed.
"Boss, let me tell you. It feels like you're just showing off." Su Yun smiled mockingly at him without a hint of surprise. "You were ridiculously lucky to meet someone like her. To put it bluntly, you must have saved the Milky Way in your previous life! Why are you still sighing right now? Are you trying to show off?"
"You know I'm not good at talking." Zheng Ren was distressed. "I don't even know what to say when I see her parents."
"You clumsy son-in-law. Sooner or later, you'll have to meet your father-in-law. Let me tell you, the little girl is usually the apple of their father's eyes..." As he said that, Su Yun saw Zheng Ren's expression turning darker, so he stopped himself from continuing.
This was the prelude to an outburst. Su Yun did not want to make things worse.
"Anyway, you don't know how to pretend, so just act as you are." Su Yun smiled and said, "Boss, you're already a man standing at the peak of intervention surgery. You're honest, kind, and don't get involved with women. I really can't think of any reasons for her parents to reject you."
Yes, this a rather plain statement but Zheng Ren's expression seemed much better.
"Her father is a successful businessman. What does a businessman care about? Investments, boss. If he didn't have foresight, would he be able to cultivate such a major business? Don't worry, you're a piece of unpolished jade. Her father would definitely be able to tell at a glance that you are a piece of He Shi Bi1.
"Looking at it from another angle, what do parents hope for their daughter? Don't they want them to be happy and healthy? In a sense, there's an advantage for a dull candidate like you."
Zheng Ren wanted to ask Su Yun what he should do. However, he did not expect to be flattered in such a way.
It was a strange feeling to be flattered by Su Yun.
"Don't worry. A single dog like you will have spring too." Su Yun blew at the black hair resting on his forehead.
As expected, this idiot could not keep his mouth shut from making fun of others.
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"It's not a big deal for you and me to keep watch here." Su Yun suddenly changed the topic and said, "Both of you have a surgical license and are working in the emergency department. It's fine if nothing happens. However, if it does, it won't be such a big deal."
"I know but I still feel so helpless." Zheng Ren sighed.
"Chief Physician Pan went to Chief Xiao's house tonight." Su Yun smiled and said, "You're Old Chief Physician Pan's golden goose. Even if you're qualified to move to the emergency department, he'd be unwilling to transfer you between departments."
"He went to Chief Xiao's house?"
"Do you think Chief Physician Pan is a reasonable person? If he's cornered, there's nothing that he can't do." Su Yun said, "This time, he's been cornered. He said that he won't give in to anyone, so he won't be leaving tonight."
"I hope it works. There's another TIPS surgery tomorrow."
"The two articles I did in Imperial City have been approved." Su Yun quickly changed the topic without a moment's notice. "I originally wanted to give you a surprise and show off at the hospital. However, I didn't expect you to grow so damn fast. I don't feel the need to do so anymore."
"Oh." Zheng Ren put out the cigarette in his hand and smiled.
"It's really boring. The surgery was amazing. If I don't go and shock everyone, it'll be such a waste." Su Yun still felt some regret.
"The surgery is to treat patients and save people."
"Damn, boss, you're giving me such greasy chicken soup?" Su Yun despised him for it.
"I'm going back." Zheng Ren threw the cigarette b.u.t.t into the outdoor ashtray and re-adjusted his clothes. "You should go back to the ward and rest early. It's snowing heavily. It'll either be a peaceful night or something big might happen."
"Don't jinx it," Su Yun reprimanded. "I can handle whatever comes. Don't worry about it."
"By the way, boss, did you take in a patient with ketoacidosis today?"
Zheng Ren was stunned for a moment before nodding.
"The nurse said that when the patient came in, you just immediately asked for a blood sugar test. I must say, your nose is quite s.e.n.s.i.t.i.v.e. You can even recognize the smell of rotten apples. Furthermore, you managed to distinguish it from everything else in the emergency department. Perhaps you'd be able to perform surgery for intestinal obstruction in the future."
Zheng Ren broke into a cold sweat.
Patients with ketoacidosis did indeed smell like rotten apples. However, there were also many other smells in the emergency department. The smell of vomit, disinfectant, and of patients' food.
With so many smells mixed together, most people would not be able to smell the rotten apples on the patients.
It was not something one thought of when going to see the doctor.
However, he could not tell Su Yun that he had the System's help, so Zheng Ren could only remain silent.
"Before I came to take your place, I went to see the patient." Su Yun sighed. "I heard from the young nurse that a neighbor sent him, so I was very curious. Is there such a good person in this day and age?"
"What happened after that?" Zheng Ren was also curious about this matter.
Thinking back to the three neighbors, especially the high school student, Zheng Ren had a feeling that there was a story behind this.
"The patient was a retired teacher. His lover passed away early and they did not have any children," Su Yun said. "Just like any old story, the patient was alone and always supported poor students. He also had a good relationship with his neighbors. He was a good person. However, a good person collects good karma. When he was tutoring his neighbor's children, he suddenly fainted and was sent to the hospital in time."
"So he was a teacher. It's no wonder then." Zheng Ren nodded.
"Are teachers all the same? Does the same apply to all doctors? A group of people don't represent one another. That's life, young man."
What Su Yun said was an old joke. It did nothing to rouse Zheng Ren up.
"When I arrived, the patient had just finished his business. The young man was accompanying him and helping to wipe him down." Su Yun did not continue to scold Zheng Ren. "Most children are not so filial. He's met with good people in his life."
"There are still many good people."
"Bullsh*t," Su Yun cursed, but his expression was very gentle. He seemed to think that the patient was very lucky.
"How's the treatment?" Zheng Ren asked.
"Although ketoacidosis is very serious, Chief Feng is skilled. You didn't delay the diagnosis and treatment so the problem is manageable. I think he should be fine."
"That's good." After Zheng Ren said that, he turned around and went back.
The two of them returned to the emergency department's corridor from the side door. The emergency department, which had been noisy for the whole day, finally quieted down.
The corridor was empty. The doctors and nurses each found a place to rest.
Zheng Ren did not go to see Su Yun off. The two of them parted ways at the emergency department's internal medicine consultation room entrance.
When they returned to the examination room, Zheng Ren sat down and leane
d against his palms in a daze.
He had many things on his mind. However, most of them revolved around Xie Yi's parents.
He hoped that Su Yun's guess was right.
Just as he thought about this, the sound of the ambulance could be heard from afar. He Shi Bi is a type of jade found in the State of Chu during the Zhou Dynasty by a man named Bian He. It's a white piece of jade that usually appears in many historical stories involving Ancient China.
Chapter 446 - Sacrifice Out Of Love
Zheng Ren did not have much to do. He stood up and walked out to the corridor.
At the same time, the surgeon-on-duty also walked out with a perturbed look on his face.
It was already so late and everyone was reluctant to actually do their job at this hour.
The Internal Medicine Department wished that there were surgical patients, while the surgery department wished that they were internal medicine patients.
Zheng Ren smiled and said, "Go and rest for a while. I'll handle it."
The surgeon was immediately pleased. He thanked him and did not bother keeping up pretense as he returned to the on-duty room.
After a busy day, all the energy in his body had been drained. He could rest for as long as he could. There was no need for formalities.
A few minutes later, the sound of a stretcher trolley could be heard from one side of the corridor.
"How's the patient?" Zheng Ren asked from afar.
"The patient overdosed!" The ambulance doctor limped forward as he pulled the stretcher trolley and hurried over.
Zheng Ren did not understand. Life was hard, but taking poison...
Before he could sigh, two stretcher trolleys could be seen.
Zheng Ren looked at the diagnosis on the system panel at the top right corner of his vision and was stunned.
For one of them, the system panel showed a faint green color, full of vitality. It was clear that he was not sick.
The other was a dark red, indicating that the patient's condition was very serious.
What was going on?
Zheng Ren let the first stretcher trolley pass as he helped to send the second stretcher trolley into the Emergency Room.
"Chief Zheng, this is the patient who took the poison. The two of them took a bottle of sleeping pills and other drugs. The bottle is on this side," the ambulance doctor said hurriedly. He took out a bottle and a few flat medicine boxes from the plastic bag in his hand.
Carbamazepine... Eszolam..
"What happened to your foot?" Zheng Ren asked.
"It was slippery. I twisted it while lifting the patient" the ambulance doctor answered immediately. "It's nothing."
Zheng Ren nodded. He looked at the two patients and saw that the nurse was preparing to save the man first.
"Don't worry. The female patient is on ECG monitoring. Prepare to have her stomach pumped. Inform the Department of Digestive Medicine to come for a consultation." Zheng Ren glanced at the medicine bottle and began to give out orders.
The male "patient" was about thirty-one or thirty-two years old. He was lying quietly on the stretcher trolley.
Zheng Ren judged from the system interface that he was fine. He just asked the nurse to take the time to put him on ECG to check his blood pressure to prevent any accidents.
The female patient, who was twenty-six or twenty-seven years old, had already developed an arch reflex. Her entire body was trembling non-stop, white foam flowing out from the corner of her mouth.
Zheng Ren picked up the flashlight and looked at her pupils. Both of her pupils had begun to dilate.
How much Carbamazepine had she taken?!
Carbamazepine was a drug used to treat epilepsy and manic depression. She had taken carbamazepine orally to commit suicide. She was really ready to die.
In the past, people had taken sleeping pills to commit suicide. Everyone thought that people who took sleeping pills died peacefully.
However, what most people did not know was that when people killed themselves by taking sleeping pills, what awaited them at the last moment of their lives was not peace and joy. At the last moment, they had to endure the pain of their internal organs burning like a raging fire for about half an hour. (Note 1)
However, their bodies were unable to move under the effects of sleeping pills.
It was undoubtedly the cruelest form of torture to feel such pain but be unable to move.
Because more and more people were committing suicide by taking sleeping pills, the concentration in sleeping pills had dropped to a terrifying level in the past decade. In other words, if they were to take sleeping pills now, they would definitely not die.
Patients who needed sedative treatment were all admitted to the hospital and given intravenous injections.
However, the patient in front of him had not only taken the drug Estazolam, but also a large amount of Carbamazepine.
He had to induce vomiting, gastric lavage, and drainage first. Whether this young female patient could be saved or not was still indeterminable.Find authorized novels in , faster updates, better experience, Please click /book/the-surgeon's-studio_16489637605120805/sacrifice-out-of-love_49977422820472950 for visiting.
"Call the ICU and ask if there are any empty beds." After Zheng Ren began to induce vomiting and gastric lavage, the red color in the System's panel did not decrease. Instead, it became a little redder. He knew that the patient probably needed to be put on a suction machine to help remove the poison. AT the same time, he might need blood to filter out the drugs in her body.
The Department of Digestive Medicine's Chief Resident rushed to the emergency department. Seeing that Zheng Ren was there, she asked, "Chief Zheng, how's the situation?"
"Not good. I think he needs to be sent to the ICU." Zheng Ren sighed.
"What about him?" The Department of Digestive Medicine's Chief Resident pointed at the male patient next to him and asked.
The vital signs on the ECG monitor silently reminded everyone that he was fine.
Zheng Ren did not say a word. He shook his head and walked to the 'patient'. He used his hand to press on the upper left lateral edge of the pectoralis major muscle.
After pressing twice tentatively, Zheng Ren suddenly exerted force.
Pressing down here would instantly bring about a very strong pain. Zheng Ren pressed twice gently first in order to let the 'patient' think that he was fine.
Such a small trick was not worth mentioning.
"Ah! " The 'patient' who was pretending to be dead on the flatbed suddenly jumped up. His right hand covered the left side of his c.h.e.s.t, his face contorted in pain.
"You're fine," Zheng Ren said lightly. "Go outside and wait."
Seeing Zheng Ren's cold expression, the man felt guilty. He wanted to get off the stretcher immediately. However, he also felt that he needed to put on a show.
While he was hesitating, he heard Zheng Ren say, "Get a tracheal intubation kit. After intubation, send her directly to the ICU."
He then saw the doctor pry open the woman's mouth. The sputum suction tube then went in and suck away the white foam-like secretions.
A hard plastic tube went in.
The man's Adam's apple bobbed up and down. Just by looking at it, he knew that it was very painful and uncomfortable.
The tracheal intubation went in smoothly. For Zheng Ren, who was a master in emergency treatment, this was nothing.
The patient was rushed out and sent to the ICU with the help of an airbag.
"Are you not feeling well?" Zheng Ren walked to the male "patient" with a cold expression and asked.
The man was stunned for a moment. He saw Zheng Ren take another tracheal intubation kit. Zheng Ren was holding a sterile glove in his hand but had not torn it open yet. He hesitated and quickly smiled apologetically. "I'm fine, I'm fine."
Dammit. Zheng Ren had already guessed the general situation from
the state of him and the woman.
This was nothing but a sad story.
He did not know why the two of them had taken drugs to commit suicide. However, it was obvious that the man had not eaten anything. He had tricked the woman into taking Carbamazepine.
He was probably afraid that he would not be able to explain himself after the incident. When he saw that the woman had started to faint, he called for an ambulance, pretending that he had used up all his strength to open the door.
It was a pity that such a person did not take up an acting career.
With his acting skills, he could completely crush all kinds of acting newbies. He was practically a veteran actor.
It was a pity that the pain threshold of a veteran actor was not high. Zheng Ren was able to find out the truth quickly.
"Who are you to the patient?" Zheng Ren asked coldly.
"I... I..." The man stuttered.
A hint of disgust appeared in Zheng Ren's eyes.
Even if he called the police, it would be useless. This kind of thing would occasionally appear in the emergency department. It would not happen very often, but it still did about once every two to three years.
Doctors were not judges or police officers. They did not have any right to judge people.
It was a pity.
Sigh.
...
Note 1: I haven't studied this and heard it from a senior associate director. Anyway, there's nothing you can't get past. Besides, it's normal for the emergency department to run into three or five people overdosing in a single night. The odds aren't low.
Chapter 447 - The First TIPS Surgery At Master Level
Heavy snow swept across the vast expense of the night
The busy day was swept away.
Zheng Ren was alone for a few minutes. He went to check on all the patients before going to the on-duty room to lie down for a bit.
He would sleep for a while if he could. There was still a TIPS surgery tomorrow.
Although Zheng Ren knew that he was already considered a highly-skilled intervention doctor, he still had to carefully prepare for tomorrow's surgery.
The second half of the night was very quiet. Only a few patients came in intermittently, and their conditions were not serious.
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