Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 82

Chapter 82: Chapter 82: I Wish I Were Wrong Just Once

The little girl in front of him apparently has a lesion in her leg bones.

At least Li Jingsheng thinks it’s abnormal.

Which diagnostic skill should he upgrade? He’s really having a hard time deciding.

He has over three hundred life points, but can’t find the right diagnostic skill to upgrade.

Pulmonary Medicine, Gastroenterology, Hepatobiliary Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, all can be ruled out.

That leaves only General Surgery, which barely relates to bones.

General Surgery is known as the origin of surgery; back in the day, it was a jack-of-all-trades.

Over the years, specialization and development have led to separate cardiac, thoracic, neurosurgery, brain surgery, orthopedic, and other departments evolving from General Surgery.

So, General Surgery can actually be called a surgical mix of various specialties.

Li Jingsheng currently knows only five diagnostic skills, and that’s already impressive.

Most doctors only know one or two diagnostic skills.

If one devotes their entire life to deeply studying and understanding the medical diseases and mechanisms of a specific field, that’s the level of a master.

In reality, very few can reach that level.

The sea of knowledge is boundless, even for the most ordinary Pulmonary Medicine; it is enough for someone to spend their whole life learning and researching. And even then, it’s impossible to learn everything.

If Li Jingsheng didn’t have the super cheat of the attribute panel, specializing in so many medical fields at once would definitely be suicidal.

Because countless medical predecessors have proven with bitter lessons that specializing in a specific medical field is best.

For those with exceptional energy and talent, specializing in two fields at the same time is already the limit.

"I’ll have to try to upgrade General Surgery diagnosis to Master Level and see the effect!"

At this moment, he feels that his medical skills are still not enough.

They are too few.

If others knew he already had five diagnostic skills and still said they were too few, they’d probably beat him to death.

One could only say, human desires are insatiable.

General Surgery is a field that his small clinic plans to focus on, and upgrading its proficiency to Master Level is a matter of time.

Now having over three hundred life points, he is feeling quite wealthy.

Having made up his mind, he no longer hesitates, decisively consuming 76 life points, upgrading the General Surgery diagnostic skill proficiency directly from proficient to Master Level, 100.1/500.

The feeling of having ’money’ is really great.

Many dreams that once seemed out of reach can be quickly realized.

Back then, if he managed to upgrade General Surgery to Master Level by the age of sixty, it would be considered a miracle.

Reality might be harsher; his small clinic might not even receive a handful of surgical patients a year, leaving him struggling in the proficient level at sixty.

After General Surgery diagnosis upgraded, he carefully sensed, shocked to discover the diagnostic abilities in surgery increased not just a little, but from a small stream directly to a lake and ocean. Previously, he only knew something about common trauma.

At this moment, he had some understanding and knowledge of numerous General Surgery diseases involving liver, bile ducts, pancreas, gastrointestinal, colorectal, vascular diseases, thyroid, and chest tumors and injuries.

Although the primary focus is on diagnosing the cause, it equally provided insights and help with his pharmacology and surgical skills.

With his increasing Master Level skills, he discovered a certain correlation existing among all medical skills.

They kind of complement each other.

The improvement in General Surgery also somewhat advanced his skills in managing electrolyte balance, infection medication, and emergency quality training.

Automatically checked two pharmacological skills, and their proficiency automatically increased by 10 points.

Pharmacokinetics rose a bit less, automatically gained 5 proficiency points.

The significant rise in proficiency of these two skills was an unexpected bonus.

With Li Jingsheng’s skills improving so much instantly, when diagnosing the little girl again, he finally had a bit of confidence and assurance.

"Mom, my leg hurts, it hurts so much!"

The little girl trembled as she spoke to her mom, and her facial features were faintly distorted.

One could see the bulging cheeks as she clenched her teeth.

"Dr. Li, do you have a way to help? Every time she hurts, my heart feels like it’s being cut."

The child’s mother was so anxious that she almost cried.

"I understand how you feel. It’s very hard for me as a doctor to see your child in such pain. To solve the problem, we must find the cause. My small clinic’s equipment and conditions are limited. It’s actually more advisable for you to take her to a bigger hospital for a checkup."

Based on his professional knowledge and experience, Li Jingsheng believed this little girl’s leg pain is definitely not something as simple as calcium deficiency or rapid growth.

"Please don’t misunderstand, I’m not urging you to go. We are here because we trust you."

The girl’s mother thought that Li Jingsheng was unhappy with being rushed and was telling them to go to a big hospital.

Li Jingsheng has always been very tolerant with patients and their families, and wouldn’t drive people away over minor issues.

"Thank you for your trust. I’ll give it another try. At the very least, finding out what is causing the leg pain is good."

Li Jingsheng again focused on the little girl’s legs.

She was gently massaging her knee and shin with her small hands.

"Did you last take her to the hospital for a checkup three or four months ago?"

"Yes, it’s been almost four months. The pediatric hospital doctor only asked a few simple questions, then said it might be calcium deficiency and told us to buy two bottles of calcium tablets to try."

"Did your child’s knees also appear large when she was younger?"

Li Jingsheng asked again.

"No, it seems to have started over the past year, as her knees gradually grew larger. Perhaps it’s because she’s grown quite fast in the last two years!"

The mother hadn’t paid attention to this at all.

After asking, Li Jingsheng started pondering again.

The family didn’t dare speak this time, silently waiting.

"Little one, let me check you again. Let me know if it hurts a lot."

Seeing the pain in the little girl’s face made Li Jingsheng feel quite distressed.

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