Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 330

Chapter 330: Chapter 177: Diagnosing Mycoplasma Pneumonia—Problem Solved Instantly

"Siying, think carefully about this case. It should greatly help you improve your clinical diagnostic thinking."

Li Jingsheng turned to look at Han Siying beside him.

"Mm, mm!"

She had already started pondering the differential diagnosis.

Li Jingsheng began performing some necessary physical examinations on the child.

Temperature: 38.7 degrees Celsius, mild fever.

The child did not exhibit diarrhea but had vomited due to severe coughing, which was dry heaving.

Lifting the child’s shirt, the sunken abdomen and clearly defined ribs were visible—this child was very thin.

"Too thin, you need to give the child more nutritious food!"

Li Jingsheng said to the family members.

"Alright."

The middle-aged woman nodded in agreement, but her heart wasn’t in it.

One can understand the hardships of this family.

She had referred to the child as the fourth, indicating the family likely had more than four children.

Even for families with good financial conditions, supporting four children is not easy. For a struggling family like this, it is even harder.

Just managing to get their children educated and fed is already quite an achievement.

How could they possibly drink milk every day and have fish and meat at every meal?

Li Jingsheng auscultated the child’s heart and lung sounds.

The crackling sound of moist rales could be clearly heard.

At this point, Li Jingsheng already had some idea.

"Siying, come and listen to his lung sounds."

She took the stethoscope, operating clumsily and appearing somewhat flustered.

She even joked because she was too nervous, auscultating in the wrong spot and failing to hear the lung sounds.

Under Li Jingsheng’s guidance, she grasped the basic essentials.

"I hear it, a very coarse sound."

She said.

"Listen carefully, do you hear any other sounds? Or remember this child’s lung sounds. Also, many patients have noticeable differences between left and right lung sounds, you need to differentiate carefully."

Li Jingsheng was not one to readily take on students.

However, for this earnest and humble medical student, he was willing to mentor her as best as he could.

A doctor’s time and energy are limited, and they can only treat a few patients.

Only by training more doctors can the domestic demand for medical consultations be met.

The current state of healthcare here is like drought in drought-stricken areas and floods in flooded areas.

Small hospitals struggle for patients, while large hospitals have long queuing lines overnight. Many major hospitals have a shortage of beds.

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