Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 9

Chapter 9: Chapter 9: The Boss Has Made Great Progress

"Old Liu, why not just treat it here? When Dr. Li issues the bill later, let’s have him mark up the treatment fee a bit. I’ll have a word with President Yu and try to get more compensation. After all, this is a workplace injury."

Master Shun, a colleague, suggested from the side.

He thought this price was acceptable.

"Isn’t that bad? Whatever the treatment costs, we’ll just have President Yu reimburse that amount."

Master Liu is too honest.

Of course, calling it honest is putting it nicely; calling it foolish is putting it bluntly.

"You’ve lost so much blood, should that be for nothing? Besides, you won’t be able to work for the next few days, and that’s a significant loss. We got hurt while helping him renovate, so asking him for two thousand dollars isn’t unreasonable at all. He agreed to it himself."

Master Shun clearly had superior survival skills in society.

"Dr. Li, you’ve seen our situation. Later, could you help by issuing treatment costs around two thousand seven hundred to eight hundred dollars? Just treat it as helping Old Liu."

"Issuing an invoice might not be possible, but you could organize a regular receipt yourselves or find an agent."

Often, patients made such requests.

It cannot be agreed to.

If someone reported back on you, it would be a huge trouble.

Because inflating treatment costs is illegal.

Yet denying outright could anger the patient, losing this business deal.

The only option was to tactfully explain.

"Isn’t it just about writing a larger number in front? Can’t you help us out?" the colleague named Master Shun pleaded.

"There’s really no way! There was a clinic owner who inflated treatment costs for relatives last time, and they ended up getting arrested. I heard the minimum sentence is six months. Our boss is doing lawful business, and he wouldn’t dare engage in illegal activities at a young age."

Tang Ping gently explained from the side.

Women, especially young and pretty ones, have a natural advantage when dealing with men.

With this explanation, Master Liu immediately relented.

"Master Shun, there’s no need for us to engage in illegal activities."

"I was just trying to get President Yu to reimburse you more! Fine, we’ll think of something else later." Master Shun didn’t fully pursue the matter. "Dr. Li, please hurry and treat Old Liu! The wound is still bleeding!"

Li Jingsheng was waiting for those words.

"Alright! I’ll treat him right away."

Tang Ping didn’t even need Li Jingsheng to instruct her; she directly took out a disposable sheet and spread it on the treatment bed, then assisted Master Liu in lying down.

Compared to large hospitals, small hospitals have extremely rudimentary conditions for surgical procedures.

There’s no way to meet sterilization requirements.

But it’s okay; small clinics have their own methods.

Tang Ping had already brought disinfectant alcohol and swabs, skillfully cleaning the wound and surrounding area for Master Liu.

In larger hospitals, surgeries like this on the leg are often prepared by specialized nurses or intern doctors, including having the patient change into clean clothing, doing skin prep, etc.

If undergoing general anesthesia or spinal anesthesia, patients would be required to abstain from food and water.

Li Jingsheng retrieved the instrument kit, put on gloves, and began preparation work.

Preparing local anesthesia, sutures, gauze — these tasks were all handled by Nurse Tang Ping. They had worked together for more than nine months, showing quite an adept team dynamic.

"Here!"

After drawing the local anesthesia into the syringe, the air within was expelled, then handed to Li Jingsheng.

"This is 0.25 Lidocaine, right?"

Li Jingsheng asked after taking it.

"Yes!"

She nodded.

Li Jingsheng began injecting at multiple points on Master Liu’s leg wound.

Local infiltration anesthesia typically uses 0.25%-0.5% Lidocaine, with a dosage to be flexibly managed. Especially for the elderly, children, and those suffering from chronic illnesses, precision to the kilogram is often required.

"Master Liu, did you weigh yourself?"

Li Jingsheng asked casually while administering the anesthesia.

"Weighed myself last month and it was 57 kilograms."

"You’re tall and able to maintain a weight of 57 kilograms, quite impressive. Many people in the city have to spend money losing weight because of obesity!"

"Haha, I’m doing heavy manual work every day, never gained weight, all muscle. Except for this injury, I hardly ever catch a cold."

Having hit on a point of pride, Master Liu smiled proudly.

"Your health truly is good. For most people, catching a cold two to three times a year is normal. Office workers often suffer from affluent ailments." Through casual conversation, Li Jingsheng determined the patient’s weight.

The dosage of local anesthesia was strictly controlled.

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