264 Physical Examination (2/2)

Ling Ran nodded with a hum and said, ”Since we have no more vacant beds, we'll examine the patients more. We can discharge those who are recovering quickly if they experience no other problems.”

Lu Wenbin chuckled. He knew that this was what was on Ling Ran's mind.

As he made his ward round, Ling Ran received another Basic Treasure Chest courtesy of 'Sincere Gratitude' and arranged for two patients to be discharged. The ward round could be said to be a success. When they were done with the final ward, Lu Wenbin was already panting from fatigue and breathing in relief at the same time. However, Ling Ran stood there and showed no signs of wanting to leave. He then carefully examined the patient on Bed 52 again. He said after walking out to the corridor, ”Could you ask the doctors from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery to come and take a look?”

”Is there a problem?” Lu Wenbin's expression changed a little.

As Ling Ran's assistant, even though Lu Wenbin had participated in a few hundred operations, he was still a resident doctor. When he was in the wards, he was the doctor in charge of the beds. Hence, he was the one with the closest relationship with the patients. He not only understood the patient's condition, but would also worry for them.

After all, he interacted with the patients on a daily basis. Over the past few weeks, not only had he heard what the name of Bed 52 patient's dog was, but had also met her parents, relatives, distant relatives, and colleagues...

Ling Ran was not only an actual senior doctor, but also a senior surgeon. Hence, his main task was to carry out surgeries, and he knew way less about the patients compared to the doctors in charge.

This kind of arrangement was actually a natural development as a result of the hospital's system.

China was not the only one affected. It was the same in countries such as Japan, Korea, India and other countries in Asia, countries in the European or American continent as well. Chief surgeons would always consciously detach themselves from the actual management of the patients.

This attitude could not only be attributed to their high workload, because the workload of internists was high, too, and excellent internists were usually highly involved in the management and the well-being of their patients.

In the end, it was the work nature of surgeons itself which made them unwilling to develop too much of a close relationship with patients and their family members.

Even though Ling Ran was not good at dealing with people, he understood how Lu Wenbin felt right now.

Hence, he deliberately gave careful consideration for a moment before saying, ”The patient might have cholecystitis. An acute one. The patient experienced tenderness and rebound tenderness. Gallbladder tenderness was not too obvious yet, but she might be developing cholecystitis.

Acute cholecystitis might require surgery, but a physical examination alone was not enough to confirm that a patient had acute cholecystitis.

Lu Wenbin breathed a sigh of relief. For doctors, this kind of illness was not considered a serious one. It would be fine as long as prompt treatment was given.

After a short while, a doctor from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery arrived.

The Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of Yun Hua Hospital was only of average standard. Of course, this was measured based on the standards of the departments in top-class tertiary grade A hospitals. When it came to illnesses such as acute cholecystitis, any attending physician who specialized in hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery could treat it.

”Doctor Dan, Doctor Ling.” Lu Wenbin had met the doctor before, and he made a simple introduction.

Doctor Dan nodded a little. ”Can I take a look at the patient's medical record?”

Lu Wenbin passed the medical record he prepared beforehand to Doctor Dan, and the latter started reading it while standing in the corridor.

”Indices such as heart rate and blood pressure are a little high. It would be difficult to perform surgery under this condition.” Doctor Dan frowned when he saw the medical record Lu Wenbin gave him.

Lu Wenbin coughed a few times and said, ”The physical examination was performed personally by Doctor Ling. Hence, these figures are considered normal.”

”You're telling me that a blood pressure of one hundred and thirty in such a young person is normal? And a heart rate of ninety is a little too high, don't you think so?” Doctor Dan was dissatisfied with Lu Wenbin's answer.

Lu Wenbin looked around before saying, ”Usually, when Doctor Ling personally carries out physical examinations, the blood pressure and heart rate of female patients—especially unmarried ones—would rise a little. You just have to subtract around fifteen to twenty from these figures, and you will come up with the actual figure.”

When Doctor Dan heard that, his spectacles almost fell off. He turned to glance at Ling Ran, who had his usual calm expression on his face, and looked at Lu Wenbin again, ”You're joking, right?”

Lu Wenbin looked upset. ”Why would I make such a joke? Take a guess at how I knew that the figures would drop.”