Chapter 1334: The Patient with a Premonition

Chapter 1334: Chapter 1334: The Patient with a Premonition

Liu Banxia won’t intervene in Liu Yiqing’s new challenge.

He firmly believes that regardless of what you want to learn or research, you can only do it well if you have enough interest yourself.

That’s also why he let the six interns choose their focus themselves rather than deciding for them.

Although if he decided, it would save the six interns the trouble of choosing, their enthusiasm would be somewhat lacking. Choosing for themselves means they lean a bit towards what they prefer.

"Ah, Director Liu looks very refreshed today."

Liu Banxia was still pondering over the patient’s phantom limb pain when Wang Chao strolled over with his hands behind his back.

"What are you up to now? Just a heads up, I don’t have any money left on my meal card," Liu Banxia said.

"What do you take me for? Last night, I took a stroll around the hospital when I had nothing else to do and finally confirmed it. At your age, you’re the only one in our province who can perform liver transplants," Wang Chao said.

"If it’s nationwide, you might be able to find someone else. But I don’t have the energy, so if you want to verify, you’ll have to do it yourself."

"I thought it was something incredible, but it’s not a big deal anymore. Those things are just fleeting clouds; treating patients is what’s truly important." Liu Banxia replied.

"Get outta here, I don’t believe you’re not secretly pleased," Wang Chao said.

"Haha, a little secret satisfaction is okay too. You said it yourself, it’s secret satisfaction, can’t let others know," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"So for the next couple of days, I get to take it easy for once. If there are any surgeries planned, they can be pushed back a bit. I need to tidy up my administrative work and prepare for the new round of intern evaluations."

"Our interns performed really well in the previous evaluations, so let’s focus on professionalism this time. I hope they take it seriously and perform well."

"Ah... those under your guidance are really suffering. The regular evaluations are strict enough, and you even do surprise tests," Wang Chao said.

"Life is about challenges. Without pushing a bit further, how would you know your limits?" Liu Banxia said, laughing.

"But all this is essentially to encourage them to take things more seriously. It won’t affect their graduation, as the primary decision still lies with their mentors."

"From my observations, these kids want to study earnestly. No one just wants to muddle through until graduation. As long as their attitude is right, they should have no problem mastering the things we require of them."

Wang Chao nodded.

The tight grip on the training and education work this time is actually aimed at ensuring they gain something valuable after their internships.

The resident training doctors have it somewhat easier since their training period is longer, so they naturally grasp more.

"Hey? Seems like someone came in who’s not walking well. Aren’t you going to check it out?" Wang Chao said.

Following Wang Chao’s gaze, a young man helped by another young man walked in, with a hand covering his head and limping slightly.

Liu Banxia glanced around, noting that the six interns were busy, so it seemed like only Wang Chao and him were free.

"What’s the problem?"

Approaching the patient, Liu Banxia asked.

"Numb foot, numb leg, numb hand, headache," the young man said, clutching his head.

"Sit on the examination bed, and I’ll check you out. Are you his friend? Go get him registered first," Liu Banxia said.

The young man accompanying hurriedly took the patient’s ID card and went to register.

"Tell me, what’s really going on? How old are you? Any underlying issues?" Liu Banxia asked.

"No, the company’s physical examination was fine earlier this year. Just a bit of gastritis, taking omeprazole. When I left home this morning, I felt a bit off but couldn’t pinpoint what was wrong. Just felt awkward and uncomfortable," the patient said.

"When buying breakfast in the morning, my hand felt a bit numb, but I didn’t pay much attention. By the time I got to the company, my foot felt a bit numb too, but I didn’t think too much of it. Just thought maybe the long bus ride numbed my leg."

"But the numb feeling persisted, and then came the headache. It’s a sudden ache, not too severe, but it’s still painful. Do you know that type of pain?"

"Dull pain?" Liu Banxia guessed.

"Yes, yes, dull pain. Not stabbing or cutting, like someone pressing on my head," the patient quickly said.

"Is it your right hand and foot that are numb? What about your leg?" Liu Banxia asked.

"The leg isn’t as numb, not as severe as the hand and foot," the patient said.

"Come on, use your right hand to push against mine. Right, use your strength, push harder, harder..." Liu Banxia instructed, guiding the patient.

From the test result, the arm muscle strength seemed fine.

"Now raise your leg, and kick at me. Just like pushing earlier, use your strength... good, the leg muscle strength seems fine too."

After testing the leg, Liu Banxia commented.

"Doctor, isn’t my condition very serious?" the patient asked.

"Is it only numbness you’re feeling now, any sensation? Have those been affected?" Liu Banxia continued to ask.

"I do feel sensations, but it’s numb, like pins and needles. And the headache, it continuously hurts. Am I having a stroke?" the patient asked. ℴℴ𝘮

"Don’t start imagining things yet. I’ll first get you a brain CT, and then we’ll run a blood test," Liu Banxia said.

"Do you feel any palpitations, shortness of breath, or any other discomfort? If you do, let me know. Besides numbness in your hands and feet, and a headache, do you have any other symptoms?"

The patient shook his head, "It’s just those three things. Mainly, I felt a bit off when I left the house this morning. Is this that ’life’s last moment’ thing?"

"I told you not to overthink it. What’s life’s last moment? You’re supposed to not be able to move first, then suddenly you’re full of energy, like nothing’s wrong—that’s life’s last moment," Liu Banxia explained.

"Stop overthinking. Did you register yet? Let me see the form, I’ll get the tests done for you right away. You can get your blood drawn here, then head over for the CT scan."

"Doctor, what’s wrong with him? Is it a stroke?" the young man accompanying the patient asked.

"It’s hard to say now, let’s check first. His pupils and reactions seem normal, and his thinking is clear. It probably isn’t a stroke," Liu Banxia replied casually.

"Doctor, am I really okay?" the patient pressed further.

"We’ll rely on the test results," Liu Banxia replied.

He was indeed uncertain about the current situation of this patient.

Numbness in the hands and feet, headache, these symptoms suggest something in the head. We should look at the CT first. Even if it’s not a stroke, there might be some organic changes.

But he couldn’t mention this now, or the patient might get scared out of his wits.

He kept asking earlier and was imagining things, even mentioned life’s last moment. Better not say too much.

While the nurse was drawing blood, she also took his blood pressure—it was normal, neither high nor low.

"What’s the situation with that patient?"

As the patient went for the CT scan, Wang Chao came over.

"Numbness in the hands and feet, headache, muscle strength unaffected, sensory nerves unaffected," Liu Banxia said.

"Tsk, tsk, he seems really nervous. Shouldn’t be anything serious, right?" Wang Chao asked.

"He’s gone for a CT scan, let’s see if there’s any lesion," Liu Banxia said.

"Director Liu, are you busy? If not, can you help me look at some scans? There are quite a few follow-up patients today," Wu Mingyu came running over.

"Sure." Liu Banxia nodded, then turned to Wang Chao, "When that patient’s CT scan is out, call me. There are indeed more orthopedic patients today."

Wang Chao nodded.

As the go-to person in the emergency department, whenever there’s a gap, Liu Banxia is the first thought. This job is meant for him, no one else will do.

Actually, today’s part-time job is quite relaxing. The follow-up patients just need their scans checked to see how well things are healing, and then decide the next steps.

It’s not mentally taxing, but someone needs to follow the procedure.

For Liu Banxia, today’s part-time job feels like a break. Way more relaxing than working in pediatrics, which is truly stressful; he felt overwhelmed there.

"There really are a lot of orthopedic patients today. Are there any needing bone setting? If so, send them my way," Liu Banxia said to the nurse.

"Director Liu, I’ll go and check." The nurse smiled and went outside.

Sure enough, Liu Banxia’s "luck" was good. When the nurse returned, she brought over four patients.

"Two are Doctor Wang’s patients, and two are Doctor Wu’s patients," the nurse said.

Liu Banxia nodded, then started treating these patients.

They weren’t too complicated: three shoulder dislocations and one Colles’ fracture. For Liu Banxia now, they were simple to handle.

Four patients, less than fifteen minutes, all taken care of.

This speed was impressive, precise and efficient. And he always acted when you least expected it, realigning bones.

The nurse found it quite entertaining. Not everyone gets to see Liu Banxia’s bone-setting skills.

The work in orthopedic is quite nice, and the morning passed by quickly.

As Liu Banxia came out, he saw Wang Chao walking over.

"Is that patient’s scan ready?" Liu Banxia asked.

Wang Chao nodded, "I checked the blood test results, everything’s normal. The scan doesn’t look good, there’s a mass."

Liu Banxia frowned.

"Doctor, doctor, I really don’t feel well, do I? I said I felt off doing anything today," the patient came over.

"Let me look at the scan first, then we’ll discuss," Liu Banxia reassured him.

In such a situation, he really couldn’t say too much.