Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 472

Chapter 472: Chapter 224: Is He Drunk? Director Zhang Calls in Person_2

"No problem, I just need to borrow some paper and a pen from you."

Li Jingsheng readily agreed.

He roughly outlined his diagnostic approach.

"I strongly recommend the patient to have a pelvic X-ray as soon as possible, and if possible, a chest CT or MRI."

"The chest has already been examined once and confirmed to be an infection, and medication is being used for anti-infection treatment."

Dr. Tan Shuilin wanted to roll his eyes after hearing that.

Getting a chest CT, let alone an MRI, is not something you can just do on a whim.

For a struggling family, a chest CT costing over 200 yuan is quite expensive.

And an MRI is even more out of the question; the patient’s family would never agree.

Moreover, the patient has been hospitalized for almost four days, and there hasn’t been any significant improvement. Trust in the doctors at the Second Hospital is eroding.

He could smell a whiff of alcohol when Li Jingsheng spoke, and strongly suspected that this orthopedic doctor had drunk too much and came to the hospital in the middle of the night just to show off.

"Let me leave my phone number too! I’m off tomorrow, so if you have any questions when reporting to the senior doctor, feel free to call me anytime."

Li Jingsheng is a man who does things thoroughly.

After thinking it over, he wrote down his private phone number at the end.

"Sorry for the trouble, Dr. Tan, goodbye!"

Li Jingsheng had diagnosed both difficult cases, and finally felt a bit relieved.

Since it was already 1 AM, it wasn’t easy to catch a taxi on the road.

He didn’t even consider those outside the hospital entrance.

They would charge fifty yuan for a distance that normally costs ten yuan. It’s less than three kilometers, which would only be about a thirty-minute walk.

Luckily, a regular VW Bora slowed down beside him.

"Need a ride?"

The driver was a big brother, around 37 or 38 years old.

"How much to the Old Street of South City?"

"Ten yuan, is that okay?"

"Big brother, it’s usually eight yuan by taxi."

Li Jingsheng opened the car door and got in.

"Eight yuan it is, but as you said, that’s the usual rate. Just look at the time now! Consider the extra two yuan a tip to buy me some cigarettes!"

"Haha, I see your point, big brother."

If he could maintain this income level every month, there’d be no problem.

Otherwise, unless his wife had a high enough income to fill that gap.

"Why buy a BMW if you already owe on a mortgage and renovation loans?"

Li Jingsheng asked.

"For face, you know! Back then, I thought, I’m at least a company supervisor, part of middle management. Driving an entry-level car wouldn’t look right. So I gritted my teeth and took out a loan to buy a BMW. It’s all a sad story now; let me tell you, never get a loan for a car, it’s all just pitfalls. After paying on it for over a year, I couldn’t hold on any longer and sold that BMW last month. In the end, I still ended up paying an extra two thousand or so.

The car dealer took pity on me and saw the car was still in good condition, so he let it go."

Even your own father would get skinned alive by a second-hand car dealer; they’d definitely lowball as much as possible when buying!

Indeed, getting a car loan is full of pitfalls.

It’d be even worse if you dealt with a shady credit company.

Li Jingsheng has also experienced days of debt, memories too painful to recall. He wouldn’t dream of getting a luxury car loan just to show off.

He’d never do such a foolish thing.

After the driver dropped him off, he gave him the ten yuan fare.

Watching the driver brother drive away, Li Jingsheng shook his head. Life is full of ups and downs, but getting through them is what matters.

He had risen from the depths to his current achievements in less than three months.