When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Chapter 879: Chapter 880: Gifting You a Bottle of Milk.

The phone was on speaker, and both Chen Cang and Ma Yuehui could hear.

Really unexpected, in this day and age, there are still people who believe in such things.

But truly, in this vast world, all kinds of people exist.

Becoming possessed, it’s truly hard to explain clearly.

However… Chen Cang had read a report whereby a Western medical researcher had conducted studies; he felt that possession might actually be a special kind of bacterial infection.

Which caused a series of reactions after infecting through a special mechanism.

But such things are inherently unclear.

Lack an effective clinical diagnosis.

Chen Cang grew up in a village and had indeed seen Zhu Youke and charm doctors…

Sometimes, he had actually seen them work effectively.

But such things ultimately can’t be clearly explained so they are not recognized.

Yet, this is enough to show that many common folks, particularly those with more feudal superstitious beliefs, still strongly believe in these practices.

Now the child is probably less than one year old; if something like a special disease or infection occurs without timely treatment, it’s actually very dangerous.

In ancient times, the probability of a pregnant woman from conceiving to the child growing up into an adult was less than one in ten.

But back then, most people’s entertainment after six in the evening was limited to the pleasures of the bed.

Plus, back then, having many children was considered a blessing, so people enjoyed having children.

Even many children, if they fell ill, were simply not given medical attention—gone meant gone…

At this moment, the woman said somewhat angrily, “My mother-in-law has just discharged the child from the hospital, and I am planning to take the child to the provincial children’s hospital to check. This small county town really can’t handle it!”

“The child has been running a fever for three days now and we can’t find the cause! We have tried the best antibiotics!”

“Then yesterday, my mother-in-law actually went to find a shaman or something, insisting on exorcising evil from my child, and my husband thinks it makes sense!”

“I am really speechless… If that really worked, why would we need hospitals.”

After comforting her a bit, the woman hurried off to take photos.

It wasn’t long before she quickly sent over the medical records and the child’s blood profile.

Upon seeing it, Chen Cang noticed the child was only 11 months old, had a fever for three days, diarrhea accompanied by vomiting for two days, tonsillitis, with multiple enlarged lymph nodes, and widespread purplish-red papular rash on the body.

Upon examination, granulation was found in the throat area!

Upon seeing this, Chen Cang immediately frowned!

Could it be… allergies?

Papules, major lymph nodes, fever, gastrointestinal manifestations, accompanied by throat swelling.

Is it an infection or an allergy?

An 11-month-old child inherently has lower resistance; if a serious infection occurs, with a poor prognosis, the mortality rate is about sixty to seventy percent.

This is a terrifying number.

Seeking a sorcerer at this time, that’s definitely asking for trouble.

Chen Cang was suddenly anxious.

It wasn’t just him; even Old Ma began to feel nervous.

“How are the test results?”

Yang Jie flipped through the phone and brought up the blood tests.

The patient’s white blood cell count showed a relative increase in monocytes, yet bacterial tests did not reveal common pathogens like diphtheria bacillus or erysipelas!

Immediately, both Chen Cang and Old Ma furrowed their brows and began to think.

Not being able to see the patient, trying to provide constructive advice was extremely difficult.

After all, without seeing the patient’s vital signs or conducting detailed tests, consulting over the phone is fundamentally flawed.

But the situation was special, and there was no other choice.

At that moment, Yang Jie suddenly said:

“Dr. Chen, didn’t you mention last time that my milk shouldn’t be stored in the hospital refrigerator or something?”

“I suspect it might be related to my friend too. She also works at the hospital and often has to store her expressed milk in the fridge because of overtime. When she gets home, she stores it in the fridge again and heats it up when the baby needs it.”

“Didn’t you say that it’s not good for the child? Could there be a reason related to this?”

Upon hearing this, Chen Cang’s eyes lit up instantly!

Right, that possibility couldn’t be ruled out.

Chen Cang quickly said, “Get her on the phone, I want to ask her a few questions.”

Yang Jie nodded, and the call was quickly connected, “Xiao Miao, Dr. Chen and Director Ma have a few questions for you.”

“Thank you! Thank you, Yang Jie. I am really at my wit’s end.”

After Chen Cang took over the phone, he directly asked, “Has the child eaten anything unusual recently?”

“No, just some porridge and supplementary food now and then, but since I have enough breast milk, the baby mainly drinks that.”

“Is the milk fresh?”

The woman shook her head, “Not sure. I feed directly when I’m at home, but at work, I heat up the stored milk and give it to him.”

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After asking a few more questions, Chen Cang suddenly said, “Can you get in touch with your doctor?”

The woman’s eyes sparkled immediately, “Yes, I’ll go find him!”

It was all within the same hospital system, so it was easy to talk.

Before long, the doctor arrived, and Chen Cang straightforwardly said, “I suspect the child might have a Listeria infection. I recommend a cerebrospinal fluid test.”

The other party hesitated.

Ma Yuehui directly said, “I’m Ma Yuehui from the Capital Emergency Center Hospital, the emergency department. I think a cerebrospinal fluid test shouldn’t be a problem, right?”

Ma Yuehui was experienced, and sometimes smaller hospitals needed to be persuaded with the reputation of larger hospitals.

Sure enough, after some hesitation, they decided to perform a lumbar puncture to check the cerebrospinal fluid.

After all, they were out of options now.

After hanging up the phone, everyone started waiting.

Around five in the afternoon, the call came back, “It’s a Listeria infection! Just as suspected, and there’s also meningitis!”

Yang Jie handed the phone to Chen Cang, “Dr. Chen, it’s a Listeria infection, you were right!”

Chen Cang was also delighted; at least the cause of the illness had been identified.

In fact, once the cause of the illness was determined, subsequent treatment would be much easier. However, many patients suffer delays because the cause remains unidentified.

The doctors on the other end were also excited, as having identified the cause made everything much simpler.

Listeria infections were hard to detect in smaller hospitals, and this bacterium tends to invade young children.

And with the living conditions improving over the years, everyone has a refrigerator at home, and the incidence of Listeria infections has been gradually increasing.

Because Listeria is cold-resistant, it can still grow in temperatures as low as five degrees Celsius!

Yang Jie was greatly relieved and couldn’t help but turn to Chen Cang, “I’m so glad you advised me last time, or this could have happened to me!”

“By the way, Dr. Chen, this bottle of milk is for you…I really can’t take this risk anymore!”

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ps: Recently, I read a news story about major supermarkets in the United States recalling a large batch of packaged vegetables and meat and dairy products infected with Listeria, mostly refrigerated ones. I wrote this story hoping it will be helpful to everyone.

Never think that Listeria only infects children…

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