Chapter 600: Chapter 254: Pharmacology and Attribution to Meridians, Patient with Persistent Upper Abdominal Colic_3
Yu Xin, standing beside, couldn’t help but smile.
This aunt also had her adorable side.
Zhou Can finished taking the aunt’s temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate, and also understood her current physical symptoms.
“Auntie’s signs and symptoms are not bad right now, I believe with active cooperation in treatment, it won’t be long before she can recover and be discharged from the hospital.” Zhou Can’s words reassured Yu Xin, the aunt, and her family members alike.
Everyone’s face showed happiness.
The patient’s recovery and discharge from the hospital is a mon pursuit for patients, families, doctors, and nurses.
“Dr. Zhou, could you please help check the patient’s medical orders again? Is there anything that needs to be revised?” Yu Xin might be worried about bothering Zhou Can too much, so she explained, “Director Shang said that if Duan Zifu and I are unsure about something on the medical orders, we can consult you.”
“Director Shang is really giving me too much credit!”
Zhou Can showed a wry smile, he was just a standardized training resident and not as strong as Director Shang thought.
Fortunately, his pharmacological differentiation had reached Level 4, so as long as the conditions weren’t too plicated, he could handle it.
Having carefully reviewed the patient’s medical orders, there was nothing wrong.
“The medical orders match her current treatment and symptoms; they can continue to be used. However, close monitoring of the patient’s medication response is still necessary. If any abnormal reactions occur, a senior doctor must be consulted immediately.”
The aunt had just been transferred from the intensive care unit and was still very weak.
According to Zhou Can’s training experience in the Intensive Care Medicine Department, such patients are considered priority nursing cases.
Zhou Can was speaking with Yu Xin when Zheng Hongtao’s senior resident doctor, Huang Liang, walked briskly into the ward.
He went straight to bed 67.
It seemed that the patient in this bed was under his care.
When Huang Liang saw Zhou Can, he paused slightly, his expression somewhat unnatural.
Because seven days ago, a patient with acute gastroenteritis almost died due to his misdiagnosis and delays.
The situation was particularly dangerous.
Just a few hours’ delay in getting to the gastroenterology surgery could have led to shock or even death.
Zhou Can timely identified that the patient might have an intestinal perforation, not only saving the patient but also saving Doctor Huang and Director Zheng.
However, their attitudes toward Zhou Can were vastly different.
After shaking hands and making peace with Director Shang, Director Zheng’s attitude toward Zhou Can had bee very warm and friendly.
Upon meeting, he would even greet Zhou Can with a smile.
It showed that Director Zheng was truly grateful.
“Morning!”
Huang Liang nodded to Zhou Can and greeted him.
“Morning!”
Zhou Can knew Huang Liang was still feeling awkward but didn’t take it personally.
Huang Liang held a high position in Digestive Internal Medicine, and his reputation was not insignificant. Among the resident doctors, he was one of the most prominent.
His gesture of greeting Zhou Can at least showed that he was reasonable but he highly valued his pride, which made his greeting appear unnatural.
Simply put, he didn’t want to seem too vulnerable in front of Zhou Can.
But Zhou Can had saved him once, and with that favor out there, he couldn’t just act like a stranger in front of his benefactor.
At this time, one of Director Zheng’s interns also hastened into the ward.
“Doctor Huang, good morning! I heard you were in the ward and rushed over. This patient was admitted yesterday with unbearable upper abdominal pain, characterized by intermittent severe pain lasting for over 10 hours. After initial treatment at the emergency department, routine blood tests and an ultrasound were performed, and anti-inflammatory treatment was given without effect. That’s why it was transferred to our Digestive Internal Medicine.”
The on-duty intern promptly reported the patient’s condition.
Severe upper abdominal pain is generally taken very seriously by the hospital.
Initially, the emergency department would suspect that the patient had consumed unclean or highly irritating food causing gastritis or enteritis, hence the anti-inflammatory treatment.
It appeared now that the patient’s condition was more plicated than imagined.
After carefully listening, Huang Liang picked up the patient’s information to review.
His frown deepened.
It indicated that the cause of the patient’s illness was not easy to diagnose.
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