Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 553

Chapter 553: Chapter 253: Sage Advice from a Senior—You Promised Not to Set Me Up

"My dad doesn’t have any major issues, just a cough."

This falls under the field of Pulmonary Medicine.

Dr. Shao should be adept at treating pulmonary diseases, why did he say he couldn’t treat it?

Li Jingsheng pondered silently, and there seemed to be only one possibility.

This patient is either particularly difficult to diagnose, or there are major problems.

He glanced at the elderly man’s two children.

Their attire wasn’t shabby. The woman was around 34 or 35 years old, wearing relatively heavy makeup.

The man appeared to be approaching 40, giving off a carefree, streetwise vibe.

"Siying, come over and take the elderly man’s blood pressure."

Li Jingsheng summoned Han Siying.

He felt that this patient could teach her something beyond textbooks.

"The blood pressure is very high, the systolic is already near 180 mmHg, and the diastolic is quite high as well, nearly 120."

After measuring, she said with a hint of surprise.

The elderly man’s son had been staring at her chest the whole time Han Siying knelt down to measure the elderly man’s blood pressure.

"Okay, you stand back and observe!"

Out of consideration for his student, Li Jingsheng didn’t let her perform any other examinations on the elderly man.

"Let me listen to your cardiac and respiratory sounds!"

He put on a stethoscope to listen to the elderly man’s heart and lung sounds.

He could hear distinct wheezing and crackles, accompanied by a sharp sound like a musical saw.

The severity of the elderly man’s condition far exceeded imagination.

Even hospitals would handle such patients with extreme caution.

Li Jingsheng’s small clinic couldn’t withstand such a situation; even administering IV fluids for a week would earn just a few hundred yuan. However, an accident could bankrupt the clinic immediately.

"Have you been to the hospital?"

He tentatively asked the family.

"No. It’s an old problem, flaring up occasionally. My dad is usually in good health."

The son rushed to answer.

The daughter swallowed her words, glancing at her brother.

The two exchanged a look.

The woman said nothing.

"The elderly man’s situation feels quite serious, given his age. It’s more secure to take him to a large hospital."

"No, no, no, we just trust your Sunshine Clinic’s medical skills. Everyone says you’re good here, so I brought my dad. Just treat him without worry."

The man was very firm in his stance.

If Li Jingsheng hadn’t had some degree of skill, he wouldn’t have survived in the Old Street of South City.

How could he possibly take on such cases?

In terms of diagnostic level, even Boss Zhao, who’s been practicing for over twenty years, would address him as a teacher.

"Go to a large hospital! I really can’t treat this."

Li Jingsheng shook his head, looking regretful.

"I really appreciate your trust in Sunshine Clinic, but we’re just a small clinic and there are many ailments we can’t treat. Sometimes we’re truly powerless. Hurry and take the elderly man to a big hospital!"

Even knowing the family wanted to come here to ’make a fortune’, Li Jingsheng couldn’t expose them, but instead persuaded them kindly.

It had to be done this way.

"Really can’t treat it?"

"I’m a doctor, and if I can treat it, I wouldn’t avoid helping a patient. Besides, have you seen any clinic owner leaving money on the table? Truly can’t treat it, sorry!"

Li Jingsheng refused again.

"Alright, sis, let’s take dad somewhere else!"

The two left with the elderly man.

The elderly man was coughing all the time, very violently, his hands slightly trembling.

After this patient was escorted out, Li Jingsheng attended to the second patient.

This patient had a bone injury; his shoulder had been sprained for several days, feeling weak, and slightly swollen.

After examining him, Li Jingsheng found that the joint wasn’t dislocated.

The main issue was a soft-tissue injury.

However, to prevent misdiagnosis or missed diagnosis, he still sought the patient’s opinion and conducted an X-ray examination.

As expected, the result was consistent with his bone examination.

"After examining, there’s no major issue. If you want to recover faster, you can buy a bottle of red flower oil here, rub it, and massage the injured area yourself. It helps to quickly reduce swelling and unblock the blood vessels."

After checking, Li Jingsheng provided the patient with a treatment suggestion.

The patient’s attire was quite ordinary, and his hands were calloused, suggesting he did manual labor.

Earning a living with hard work, his financial condition was likely not good.

Hence, he didn’t recommend the more expensive treatment options.

Actually, if he personally did massage therapy, the recovery would be faster.

However, the charge isn’t cheap, 200 yuan per session.

Estimates suggest it would require two to three sessions to recover.

The patient eventually spent eleven yuan on a bottle of red flower oil and left.

The anti-swelling and blood circulation medicine, formulated by Boss Ye, is much more effective than red flower oil or bone setting water.

The downside is that it can’t be stored for long periods.

Generally, only patients with more severe injuries are recommended to use it by Li Jingsheng.

And he would purchase it and apply it to the patient himself.

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