Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 642

Chapter 642: Chapter 294: Any Later Could Be Fatal, "Birthmark"_3

"For instance, if you ate any unusual food before the onset of symptoms or came into contact with something specific, it could help with my diagnosis."

Li Jingsheng is not a miracle worker. Faced with such bizarre symptoms and very limited conditions, he can only try his best to diagnose.

"Honey, you didn’t eat anything unusual before the symptoms appeared, did you?"

"Just the usual food!"

His wife shook her head blankly.

"Let me listen to your heart and lungs."

Li Jingsheng handed her the stethoscope probe, showing her how to place it under her clothes, pressing it on the heart and lung areas.

The rash on her chest was large and seemed to be spreading towards her neck.

After listening, Li Jingsheng frowned even more.

"The heart rate is significantly accelerated, but there are no sounds in the lungs. It feels somewhat like symptoms of sepsis or bacteremia."

Li Jingsheng muttered to himself.

"Have you been scratched by anything recently?"

"I got pinched on the foot by a crab at the seafood market. Does that count?"

The female patient provided a very critical piece of information.

"Let me take a look."

Li Jingsheng asked her to take off her stockings, and sure enough, he saw a small wound on the back of the big toe of her right foot, which was still red and swollen.

"It hurt a lot at the time, but the skin was barely broken. I was there with a friend to buy seafood, and the owner gave us a 20-yuan discount and apologized, so I didn’t cause trouble for him."

The female patient spoke of the incident with a sullen expression.

Normally, crabs are tightly bound, yet somehow she was pinched.

"I suggest you go immediately to the People’s Hospital, a large hospital, to check for Vibrio vulnificus. Blood tests and stool tests can detect it. Tell the doctor about your symptoms and the injury history, and he will know what to do. Be sure to go to the emergency department; don’t delay."

Li Jingsheng initially wondered why the symptoms felt like sepsis.

Now, after hearing that the woman was pinched by a crab, it suddenly dawned on him.

This is unlikely just a cold; it could very well be a Vibrio vulnificus infection. This bacterium resides in the sea, and people are prone to it when eating seafood or getting pricked by it.

Therefore, always wear gloves and take proper precautions when handling seafood.

Eat thoroughly cooked seafood.

People from the Chaoshan region love eating raw seafood, but they have experience and their seafood is marinated. Ordinary people are advised not to imitate.

"I must demand compensation from the seafood shop owner!" The female patient said regretfully.

"Is this illness severe?"

The woman’s husband was more concerned about his wife’s safety.

"Extremely serious. Some people with strong resistance might not face severe consequences, but others can rapidly deteriorate into a severe condition and eventually lose their lives. It’s been delayed a day; you need to hurry."

Li Jingsheng spoke very seriously to the patient and her family.

"Thank you, Dr. Li!"

The man helped his wife up.

"Let’s quickly catch a cab to the People’s Hospital. Luckily, we came to the Sunshine Clinic; otherwise, continuing with injections at the Quick Recovery Clinic could be lethal."

The husband was quite fearful.

"We have to make the seafood shop owner cover this expense. If we don’t approach him now, what if he denies it later?" The female patient was distressed about the money.

Indeed, no one wants to pay for something unjust.

"Oh, we’re close to losing lives, why worry about such things?! Let’s get to the hospital first. Don’t worry, once you’re safe, I’ll find him then." The husband helped his wife out the door.

Li Jingsheng watched the couple leave, hoping the female patient’s condition hadn’t progressed to an extremely serious stage.

Based on his earlier diagnosis, the condition should be considered quite severe.

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