Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 119

Chapter 119: Chapter 106: This Is Status—A Worthy Scavenger Elder (Part 3)

"I used to live with my wife. She passed away two years ago, and now I live alone. There’s nothing much to do usually, so I thought of going out to collect some scrap to sell."

Li Jingsheng nodded and praised, "Earning money through labor, that’s great. It can also lighten the children’s burden!"

The old man heard this but only moved his lips without saying anything.

"Sir, let me first take your temperature, blood pressure, and heart rate!"

This is the standard procedure for receiving patients at a regular hospital.

Due to the large volume of emergency and outpatient cases, doctors may not check every patient, but when it comes to elderly patients, no doctor would dare to be careless.

Temperature is normal, 36.4 degrees.

Blood pressure is significantly higher than normal, with systolic pressure reaching 157, which is nearing stage two hypertension.

Then, measuring the heart rate, 112 beats per minute. A bit fast.

Li Jingsheng wrote down the measurements. It’s his habit to record them for follow-up diagnosis and self-checking.

"Where do you feel unwell?"

"I just feel it’s a bit difficult to eat, and speaking takes effort. Also, breathing is somewhat difficult. Overall, I feel uneasy all over. Previously, my hands didn’t shake, but they’ve been shaking badly these past two days."

The old man’s words made Li Jingsheng’s heart tremble with fear.

A small clinic can handle ordinary patients, but elderly patients whose bodies suddenly start to tremble often indicate very bad signs.

Previously, in large hospitals, encountering such patients, all ten out of ten had major health problems.

There was even an eighty-seven-year-old lady whose hands started trembling while brushing her teeth in the morning, the same while eating, and her family took her to the First Hospital for treatment.

No obvious problems were found after the examination.

The family insisted on hospitalization.

Because the old lady reacted with some breathing difficulty, she was admitted to the inpatient ward of the respiratory department.

As a result, that night, around twelve o’clock, Li Jingsheng was on rounds and found the old lady with her eyes closed, as if sleeping, but her face looked somewhat off. Her daughter was sleeping on the side of the bed, leaning on the bed rail.

Out of caution, Li Jingsheng went up to check the old lady.

He found that the old lady was no longer breathing.

He quickly woke up the family and reported to the senior doctor to organize resuscitation.

It was essentially the symbolic gesture of CPR.

After half an hour, death was directly pronounced.

The old lady passed away peacefully. Had Li Jingsheng not discovered in time, by the next morning, she would surely have become cold and stiff.

If such an incident really happened, he would definitely be criticized, or even sued by the family.

Because of that unforgettable experience, he has been extra careful when dealing with elderly patients since then.

The most feared are cases of elderly patients with sudden trembling of hands and feet or body.

For some elderly people, trembling hands and feet are normal after a certain age.

The most feared is when everything seems fine, and suddenly the phenomenon of trembling hands, feet, and body appears.

Such prognosis is often not very good.

Right now, this old man suddenly experiences trembling of body and hands, along with overall discomfort. It sounds like a sign of impending doom.

"Are your eating difficulties related to swallowing issues?"

He cautiously started the diagnosis with utmost vigilance.

"Yes, swallowing is a bit difficult. Opening my mouth is also challenging, and when biting, I always feel I can’t muster strength. I used to have good health and could recover quickly from occasional colds. This time, it seems to be getting worse."

The old man struggled to describe the symptoms that appeared.

His hand was placed on the examination table, still shaking uncontrollably.

Like a Parkinson’s patient.

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