Lin Tian gestured for the classmates to quiet down, then turned to Lai Xiucheng and said, "Since the person has been chosen, let’s begin."
Lai Xiucheng was mocked by the students and now squeezed by Lin Tian, his face turned as cold as an ice block.
"Hmph..." Lai Xiucheng snorted coldly, saying, "I’ve never seen soone so eager to lose; don’t worry, I’ll fulfill your wish."
Lin Tian just smiled, gesturing with a hand that said "do whatever you want," looking completely unconcerned. By this ti, so doctors had prepared portable diagnostic tools like stethoscopes, percussion hamrs, blood pressure monitors, and thermoters on the table.
"Doctor Lai, just now I heard Mr. Miao say that he also brought an electrocardiogram, X-ray machine, MRI, and blood test instrunts. If Doctor Lai is not confident in his diagnosis, feel free to use these high-tech tools, I won’t object," Lin Tian said lightly.
What Lin Tian was saying was actually sarcastic. Nowadays, many doctors diagnose patients with all sorts of examinations, regardless of severity, as if they can’t treat a disease without these instrunts.
The truth is, hospitals spend a lot of money on dical equipnt, and leaving them idle is a loss, so hospitals actively use them to earn money back from patients.
Doctors may not want to do this, but they are rely employees of the hospital. The shareholders invested in hospitals to make money; they can’t watch the hospital lose money.
As a doctor, Lai Xiucheng naturally heard the sarcasm in Lin Tian’s words, so he pretended to say seriously, "Using instrunts excessively for minor illnesses is not what a good doctor should do." Those who don’t know him might think he’s a considerate doctor, but he’s just putting on a show.
Lai Xiucheng acted seriously and said, "Guo Heng, please sit on the stool so I can diagnose you."
Guo Heng naturally cooperated and sat in front of the table as instructed. Lai Xiucheng used the stethoscope and appeared to diagnose him, continuously asking Guo Heng questions, doing everything a doctor should during a diagnosis.
After fussing for a while, Lai Xiucheng seed to have reached a conclusion, stopped the diagnosis, and then turned to Dean Miao and said, "Mr. Miao, I have completed the diagnosis."
"Hmm, in that case, what did you diagnose?" Dean Miao asked.
Just as Lai Xiucheng was about to answer, Lin Tian suddenly laughed and said, "Doctor Lai, before you speak, I have sothing to say."
"Hehe, what tricks do you want to play? Are you thinking of admitting defeat in advance?" Lai Xiucheng sneered disdainfully.
"Admit defeat? The words ’admit defeat’ aren’t in my dictionary. I want to say that after a diagnosis, one should identify all the patient’s injuries and illnesses, be they apparent or hidden; that’s the only way to judge the doctor’s diagnostic skills, don’t you think?" Lin Tian spoke calmly.
"Of course, if you’re not confident, you can refuse," Lin Tian added.
Lai Xiucheng, seeing Lin Tian’s calm deanor, furrowed his brows imdiately. This completely increased the difficulty of the diagnosis, going beyond the planned scope.
He glanced at Guo Heng, and in his eyes was a questioning look; Guo Heng subtly nodded, roughly aning for him to agree with Lin Tian, that apart from the previously inford illness, he was quite healthy, with no other illnesses.
Having received Guo Heng’s affirmative aning, Lai Xiucheng imdiately nodded in agreent. "Alright, we’ll do as you say."
"Oh, very well, do you need to re-diagnose to make sure you haven’t missed anything?" Lin Tian generously said.
"No need, I have already diagnosed very clearly. Guo Heng’s symptoms are stomach pain with diarrhea. According to my inquiry, after playing ball yesterday, he was extrely thirsty and drank tap water from the Water Dragon."
"So, I deduced it’s an E. coli or Salmonella infection, leading to acute diarrhea. Fortunately, no symptoms of vomiting or fever have occurred."
"In this case, simply supplenting fluids and replenishing vitamins and amino acids to correct fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base balance will cure the illness," Lai Xiucheng ticulously explained, not only naming the cause of the illness but also giving a treatnt plan.
This ti, he didn’t dare ntion anti-infective treatnt. Many doctors prefer using anti-infective treatnts for bacterial infection-induced acute diarrhea, which ans using antibiotics.
According to Lai Xiucheng’s prescription habits, he used to treat this disease with anti-infective treatnt. However, ever since he was reprimanded by Lin Tian in the girls’ dormitory, he didn’t dare this ti.
Young people generally have good resistance, and this kind of acute diarrhea doesn’t require antibiotics. It’s only doctors who seek convenience that use antibiotics.
"Please, Mr. Miao, verify," Lai Xiucheng finally said.
Dean Miao nodded and asked, "Are you sure it’s only acute diarrhea?"
"Yes, Mr. Miao," Lai Xiucheng answered with utmost certainty.
Dean Miao inquired no further, placing his hand on Guo Heng’s wrist to check his pulse. Pulse checking is a highly skilled task, one that inexperienced people can’t perform. Lin Tian doesn’t know how to do it.
After checking the pulse and observing the tongue coating, Dean Miao nodded and said, "Hmm, the pulse is soft and slippery, the tongue coating is white, indeed due to consuming cold food leading to spleen dysfunction, disturbance in the ascending and descending of Qi, leading to a mix of clear and turbid, thus cold and dampness accumulating internally, obstructing the stomach and intestines, causing abdominal pain and bowel sounds."
"In Huaxia dicine, this would be a bacterial infection. Western dicine offers two treatnts, one being anti-infection treatnt, but since the patient is a young and strong person, there’s no need for antibiotics."
"The other, as Doctor Lai said, is to balance electrolytes and acid-base levels in the body and replenish nutrition. If using Huaxia dicine, herbs like Agastache, Perilla leaf, Ginger, Magnolia bark, and Poria can be used for decoction and can also cure it," Dean Miao calmly explained, easily handling both Western and Huaxia dicine treatnts, earning the crowd’s admiration.
"Mr. Miao, I admire you. Your specialty is acupuncture, but you adeptly use both Western and Huaxia dicine. I was truly a frog at the bottom of a well," Lin Tian sincerely admired, and it was from the heart.
Since mastering the Nine Needle Technique, while Lin Tian never felt like a master, he was at least proud internally. But today, Dean Miao’s erudition and insight made him feel ashad; truly, he had the deanor of a grandmaster.
Dean Miao responded with a kind smile, saying, "Whether Western dicine, Huaxia dicine, or witch doctors, each has its strengths and weaknesses. The key is healing the patient with minimal cost, that’s good dicine."
"Brother Lin, don’t belittle yourself. Acupuncture is a treasure in Huaxia dicine. I believe if treating acute diarrhea, acupuncture alone would suffice to cure without dication, which is surely better for the patient, don’t you think?" Dean Miao said with a prudent smile.
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