My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 593 - 252: Utterly Foolish, Director Zheng’s Post-Di

No one sympathized with him; instead, everyone felt that Director Zheng had done the right thing in scolding him.

"Dr. Zhou, what do you think should be the next step in the patient’s treatnt?" Zheng Hongtao humbly asked for Zhou Can’s opinion in front of everyone.

This was sowhat a repaynt for Zhou Can’s success in helping him defuse a dical accident.

Or perhaps, it was more appropriate to say it was a high recognition of Zhou Can’s diagnostic capabilities.

"In my opinion, it would be best to send the patient imdiately for General Surgery ergency surgery. However, according to the hospital’s treatnt procedures, a CT scan of the abdon may first be needed to determine the exact location of the intestinal perforation and the current situation in the abdominal cavity. Then, surgery can be perford after."

Zhou Can gave his opinion.

The hospital has relevant treatnt protocol procedures.

It is still not certain whether this patient has intestinal perforation. If we open the patient’s abdon and do not find an intestinal perforation, it would be difficult to explain to the family.

Besides, the large and small intestines cover almost the entire abdominal cavity.

Only by knowing the exact location of the perforation can we precisely choose the location for the incision.

"Alright, send the patient for an abdominal CT scan imdiately! Huang Liang, you take two interns and send the patient over. You must be quick, directly explain the situation to the doctor in radiology. This patient cannot wait."

Zheng Hongtao directly arranged for Huang Liang to accompany the patient for the examination.

In addition to Huang Liang being in charge of the patient, there was also a slight intention to discipline Huang Liang.

Otherwise, as a senior resident doctor almost up for the position of attending, one seldom does this kind of legwork.

Zheng Hongtao quickly issued the examination request, and the family, hearing that the patient’s life was at risk, were already extrely anxious.

They would do whatever the doctor told them to.

Now, what needed to be done was to save their loved one’s life.

"Director Zheng, I have another immature suggestion."

Zhou Can was not arrogant due to his rits.

He remained unfazed by accolades or criticisms, still maintaining humility and politeness.

"Please speak!"

Zheng Hongtao’s attitude towards Zhou Can was now worlds apart.

No longer the lukewarm treatnt of the past few days.

Instead, he engaged in conversation with Zhou Can as if they were on the sa level.

"I estimate the patient’s condition will progress very quickly. They should undergo surgery imdiately after the CT scan. I suggest you communicate with General Surgery now, so they can prepare. As soon as the diagnosis is confird, the patient can be sent there for ergency treatnt at once."

Zhou Can made the suggestion.

Forewarned is foreard.

Only by making preparations in advance can we avoid wasting every precious minute of rescue ti.

"Okay, I’ll call Director Xiao imdiately to discuss."

Zheng Hongtao agreed so easily, it indicated he had good relations with Director Xiao of Digestive Surgery.

Often, when heads of departnts et and work hard to expand their networks and exchange pleasantries, it’s so that they can use these connections to resolve issues when things co up.

Zheng Hongtao made the call to Director Xiao right there and everything was settled in just a few short sentences.

The doctors around were envious.

Having connections certainly made things easier.

Director Zheng, with his deep relationship with the newly established head of Digestive Surgery, deservedly received everyone’s envy.

"Director Zheng really is a leading figure in our Digestive Internal dicine, your extensive connections truly inspire envy."

Director Shang had remained on the scene to watch how Zheng Hongtao handled the matter.

If Director Zheng hadn’t handled sothing properly, he would certainly have stepped in to help. He would never allow a patient to suffer a mishap.

"Hey, what connections do I have! Director Shang knows far more people than I do. Today’s patient really owes their life to Director Shang, Dr. Zhou, and others; we almost had a major disaster."

Zheng Hongtao had already been scared into a cold sweat.

Because of this incident, he also changed his adversarial stance towards Director Shang and Zhou Can.

Sotis, people dispute over just the slightest offense.

One opportunity can lead to both sides reconciling.

"We are all doctors of the sa departnt; it’s natural to help each other. Director Zheng, please don’t be polite. If a patient in my team has a problem and it’s not discovered in ti, I will need your help too, won’t I?"

Director Shang said with a smile.

"You’re right, we are all doctors of the sa departnt; we are family."

With Director Zheng saying this, it was as if both sides had thawed previous tensions and reconciled.

The reconciliation of the two strongest directors in the departnt was a blessing for all the dical staff in the departnt.

Sotis, it’s really not easy to take sides.

"It’s getting late, let’s continue with the rounds."

Director Shang led everyone to continue the rounds.

When they got to bed 79, where a female lawyer with liver cirrhosis was staying, Zhou Can reminded Director Shang to schedule a splenic vein angiography for the patient.

Director Shang didn’t hesitate and imdiately ordered the examination for the patient.

This small incident also showed that Zhou Can’s status in Director Shang’s heart had risen to a very high level.

The rounds hadn’t ended yet when Huang Liang, who had taken the patient for the examination, had already called.

The CT scan results showed free air shadows in the abdominal cavity, intestinal dilation, and serious fluid accumulation between bowel loops.

This confird that the patient did indeed have an intestinal perforation and that the perforation had been there for a while.

No wonder the patient was in such pain.

For the examination of intestinal perforation, CT is generally preferred because its sensitivity is higher than that of traditional X-ray examinations.

Many old doctors are particularly fond of using X-ray examinations.

This is both a matter of affinity and a habit developed due to past limitations in dical facilities.

At that ti, MRI had not yet beco available, and CT scanning equipnt was only gradually introduced into China in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Previously, the most commonly used diagnostic thods in big hospitals were Doppler ultrasound and X-rays.