Chapter 1375 - 860: Haste Makes Waste (You Can't Eat Hot Tofu When You're Impatient)_2

Just the degree of concern with modern medicine isn't as obvious as with traditional Chinese medicine.

So when this patient first saw Du Heng being introduced, he felt doubtful.

But upon hearing Du Heng was from the capital, with titles like national level leader and so forth, the old man immediately nodded in agreement.

On the other hand, the old man had also been suffering terribly from his condition.

Now, as long as there's a sliver of chance, he doesn't want to miss it, holding onto the thought of trying anything at all.

At the worst, it can't be more uncomfortable than it is now, right?

After Dean Tian finished speaking with the old man, seeing he agreed, he turned to Du Heng and said, "Doctor Du, this patient is sixty-three years old, suffering from gout, diabetes, cholecystitis, coronary heart disease, and various diseases. He's been a long-time patient of mine.

He has had trouble sleeping, including insomnia, and four days ago suddenly had chest tightness accompanied by pain, and after taking Quick-acting Heart-saving Pills, his family brought him to the hospital for diagnosis."

At this point, Dean Tian seemed a bit speechless. After glancing at the patient, he continued, "Upon examination, it's like all the diseases he can have have all flared up.

But the others are still controllable; it's just that up to now, the patient still experiences chest tightness, chest distention, palpitations, and shortness of breath without any relief.

What's especially troublesome is that according to the patient, until today he has been suffering insomnia for twenty-seven days, and his sleep has been basically one to two hours a day."

Twenty-seven days?

Du Heng's eye corner twitched a few times quickly.

Then Dean Tian continued saying, "The patient himself just said, after three days of treatment, last night he only slept hazily for more than three hours.

So now the key is to find a way to improve his sleep quality.

He himself has coronary heart disease and irregular heartbeat issues. If this drags on, the burden on the heart will be too great.

Doctor Du, do you have any method to solve this issue?"

Du Heng nodded but didn't speak, just directly walked ahead and began examining the patient.

The edges and tip of the tongue appeared purple, the tongue coating was white and thin, and the pulse was deep, fine, and rough.

Du Heng lowered his head and pondered slightly before saying, "The patient has disrupted qi and scattered spirit, and his Yang Heart is restless. At this time, it's suitable to nourish the heart and calm the mind, while also managing qi and resolving phlegm."

Dean Tian's eyes instantly brightened, smiling slightly and asked, "Does Doctor Du have an idea?"

Du Heng nodded, "It's no big problem; prescribes a formula for relieving uneasiness of mind, and before sleeping, soak the feet in warm water for about fifteen minutes, then dry off and go directly to bed."

As soon as Du Heng finished speaking, the patient immediately seemed much more spirited, hurriedly asking, "Hey, doctor, how long will this method take to show effect?"

Du Heng once again scrutinized the patient's face, then said, "It's still morning right now, so if you drink the medicine three times today—morning, noon, and night—you should see effects by tonight when you go to sleep."

"Really?"

The old man, originally lying down, struggled to sit up, his tone slightly excited, saying, "Doctor, quickly prescribe the medicine. I'll drink it now.

You don't know, the pain and stuff on my body, I can bear it.

But not being able to sleep is too painful."

The old man showed a grim expression, patting his knees gently with both hands, "By deep night, my head swells, my whole body aches with fatigue, while lying down, not even wanting to move my fingers; just wishing for sleep in the next second.

Yet my mind is exceptionally clear, even exhilarating.

My eyes become dry and distended, but my eyelids refuse to close; once they close, all kinds of images start flooding my mind.

If really as you say, tonight it takes effect, surely I will give you a silk banner."

Tsk tsk, those words are a bit of flattery.

But, well, Du Heng really isn't afraid because he wasn't speaking without responsibility.

Just as Dean Tian was preparing to let Du Heng prepare the prescription, intending to continue the ward rounds, suddenly an inappropriate voice spoke from behind, "Soaking feet can treat insomnia, Doctor Du, are you considering this?"

Du Heng glanced at Dean Tian and the Department Director, then looked at the speaker behind him.

The speaker had a calm expression, arms crossed in front of the lower abdomen.

When Du Heng looked over, the person didn't blink but directly stared back at Du Heng, saying, "Doctor Du, you must have heard what the patient said just now.

The patient's insomnia is because the cerebral cortex is too active, leading to over-excited brain nerves.

To treat such insomnia, instead of starting from the brain, you start with foot soaking, Doctor Du, can you explain why?"

Du Heng couldn't help but take another look at this middle-aged person.

Dean Tian introduced him as a Deputy Chief Physician, specializing in cardiac interventional surgery. Anyway, from the introduction, he's a remarkable figure, but embarrassingly, Du Heng couldn't remember his name, nor even the surname.

Was it Lin or was it Fan?

Originally, Du Heng might not have needed to answer his questions, since he could be considered as Dean Tian's invited guest.

Besides, Du Heng didn't believe a cardiology Deputy Director wouldn't know the benefits of warm foot soaks for blood circulation?

So, in just a moment, Du Heng understood: this person was testing him, trying to make him look bad.

Du Heng chuckled and said, "The reason is simple; because the foot is the starting and ending points of essential meridians like the three Yin and three Yang channels on the foot; hot water stimulates the foot thus adjusting visceral function."

Seeing this person was about to speak again, Du Heng didn't give him the chance and directly said, "According to modern medicine, it can be explained as hot water promotes the dilation of blood circulation in the foot, thereby enhancing blood flow in the foot, reducing muscle tension in the feet.

This allows the brain's blood to quickly flow down to the lower limbs, alleviating congestion in the brain.

Thus, it helps the person relax, making it easier to fall asleep."

So, Du Heng explained using both traditional medicine and modern medicine, effectively shutting down further questions from the speaker.

Asking again would simply lack grace.

The person was internally unwilling, not expecting this young fellow to understand the modern medical concepts of vascular and blood descriptions—it was quite surprising.

It's known that even in their hospital, those traditional Chinese medicine doctors are arrogant, dismissive of modern medical narratives.

This young fellow, being so young and having such a reputation, yet knowing these things, was really unexpected.

Subsequently, the person could only nod with a smile, but internally felt as nauseous as swallowing flies.

Du Heng returned the smile, briefly exchanged a glance with Dean Tian, then turned his attention back to the patient.

But surprisingly, just as Du Heng turned around, another voice asked from behind, "Doctor Du, this patient's condition is very complex.

With gout, diabetes, coronary heart disease, all these conditions flaring up, what should be done? Aren't they being treated?"

Du Heng pursed his lips, baring his teeth, but could only turn back again.

What is this person specializing in again?

Was it Lin or was it Fan?

Du Heng's mind felt numb.

Earlier he could remember the other's specialized field, but now not only the name and surname were forgotten, even the specialty slipped away.

Forget it, anyway it must be cardiology, definitely.

"That's right, this patient's condition is indeed complex and also quite tricky." Du Heng first acknowledged the issue raised.

But then quickly voiced what Dean Tian said earlier, "However, the patient's biggest issue now is poor sleep and restless spirit.

Only by solving this issue to relieve the heart's burden can we methodically address each condition."

Du Heng suddenly grinned and lightly said, "Actually, for patients with multiple recurring disease entanglements, what we need to do is focus on one main syndrome while considering other accompanying symptoms.

Hasty efforts can't make hot tofu."