Chapter 83 - MEDLIFE 2 (1/2)
Luo Jingyi squared her shoulders and entered through the back. Luo Jingyi was assailed by that all familiar hospital scent and smiled, ”Game on.”
Luo Jingyi's first stop was the Emergency room because she wanted to check how it was run and what system was being followed. It wasn't as busy as she expected. There were nurses at the station, gossiping.
Luo Jingyi saw a man writhing in pain. He was on the floor. She hurriedly neared him and helped him to get on the bed. ”Can you hear me?” The man nodded. Luo Jingyi continued, ”Okay, I'm going to check your abdominal area.” When he gave another nod, Luo Jingyi fixed his position on the bed and palpated his abdomen. She placed her hand on the abdominal wall and applied, firm yet steady pressure. At the same time, she asked the man to rate the intensity of pain as she palpated from the upper quadrant to the lower quadrant.
”What are you doing?” A woman spoke behind Luo Jingyi. Without lifting her head, Luo Jingyi replied, ”Isn't it obvious? I'm checking on him.”
”He's my patient. What are you doing? It's just simple gastritis” The woman in a white coat pushed Luo Jingyi aside. It was Dr. Tang.
”Are you sure about that?” Luo Jingyi challenged her. When she palpated, his abdomen was soft and non-tender. Also, she noticed the jugular venous distention.
”How dare you question my diagnosis!” The woman's brows furrowed. ”Who is this woman?” Dr. Tang turned to the nurse behind as she pointed to Luo Jingyi. The nurse gave a blank look.
”I am asking if you are certain it's gastritis.” Luo Jingyi asked again. The woman proudly nodded. ”Of course.”
”Bring me an echocardiogram machine,” Luo Jingyi ordered the nurse who was hovering. At the same time, Luo Jingyi placed a stethoscope on the man's chest and listened to the patient's heart. His heart sounds were muffled.
The nurse didn't dare to move and looked at Dr. Tang for instruction. ”Get it.” Dr. Tang ordered while she looked at Luo Jingyi condescendingly as if what Luo Jingyi was doing was non-sensical. Luo Jingyi took the machine to take a cardiac ultrasound. She moved, rotated, and slid the probe on the man's chest while looking at the screen.
”So, how do you explain this?” Luo Jingyi angled the screen for the woman to see. Dr. Tang squinted at the screen. There was fluid build up around the man's heart. She couldn't believe she missed that.
”Get a chest X-ray, perform a lab test, and get a TTE.” Luo Jingyi told Blue girl who arrived panting. Blue girl nodded and spun on her heel. It was a good thing she checked the Emergency Room instead of joining everyone who was at the entrance waiting for Luo Jingyi's arrival.
Blue girl was stopped by Dr. Tang. ”Hold on a second, who are you to order people around?” The question was directed to Luo Jingyi.
”Save it. The patient comes first.” Luo Jingyi turned her back and pulled the man's chart, but before she could check the notes on it, the chart was forcibly grabbed by Dr. Tang.
”Are you the doctor who got transferred from the branch hospital?” When Luo Jingyi was silent, Dr. Tang scoffed. ”Don't think that you can just barge in and do what you want. You country bumpkins don't have any idea how big city hospital's work.” Because Luo Jingyi was wearing a simple attire, Dr. Tang had mistaken Luo Jingyi as the new doctor who was transferred from a branch hospital in a small town.
Luo Jingyi's brows knitted. 'What is she talking about?' She glanced at her attire and wondered if she was wearing countrified clothes. But she wasn't. Blue girl almost wanted to puke. 'How could she relegate Dr. Luo to a country doctor?' Blue girl opened her mouth to explain but was silenced by Luo Jingyi's eyes.
”Go and do the test.” Luo Jingyi turned to Blue girl and decided to ignore the woman, which irritated Dr. Tang more. She hated other doctor's meddling in her case, especially if the other person was a nobody.
Dr. Tang grasped Luo Jingyi's hand. ”It feels like I was talking to the air, or are you just deaf. I can't believe the Director even signed your transfer.”
”Let go of my hand while I am asking nicely.” Luo Jingyi warned. Dr. Tang suddenly felt chills passed her. Her grip loosened.