Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic novel Chapter 94

Chapter 94: Chapter 93: The Mediator

The phone was quickly connected.

"Who is this?"

A voice, elderly and slightly breathless, came from the other end of the line.

It seemed the old man’s condition was still quite severe.

"May I speak to Mr. He Wanshan?"

"Yes."

The voice carried a hint of coldness, as if the elderly these days had been trained by scam callers to become anti-fraud experts.

Receiving a call from a stranger, he immediately remained highly vigilant.

"I’m Dr. Li Jingsheng from Sunshine Clinic! I’m calling to ask if your condition has improved?"

Li Jingsheng first had to build some rapport.

"Oh, it’s Dr. Li! I’m sorry, I thought it was another one of those scammer bastards. If it weren’t for visiting your clinic that day, I would have continued to think it was lung cancer! We went to the designated hospital the next day, and it really was the tuberculosis you diagnosed, not cancer. Damn those quacks at the Second Hospital, they really scared me!"

When He Wanshan heard it was Li Jingsheng calling, he was both surprised and happy, his tone filled with gratitude and trust.

He even took the opportunity to curse out Director Mu and others at the Second Hospital.

Hearing the patient full of anger, Li Jingsheng sighed inwardly, realizing it was unlikely he could persuade the patient to not hold the Second Hospital doctors accountable today.

He had to take a step back.

Just like treating some difficult diseases, take it step by step.

Don’t expect to eliminate the disease all at once.

Being a doctor is really tough. You have to deal with various diseases and guard against trouble from patients and their families.

Director Mu had good intentions, worrying the patient might have lung cancer, so he strongly advised the patient not to delay.

Because early-stage lung cancer could potentially be completely cured with surgery.

Delay for a month or so, and if it progresses to the middle or late stage, it can no longer be completely cured.

Who knew they would meet a stubborn patient who not only didn’t understand their good intentions but wanted to ruin their reputation.

Sometimes encountering such patients or families can be like a scholar meeting a soldier; reasoning gets nowhere.

"It’s good it’s not cancer. Tuberculosis and early-stage lung cancer have highly similar symptoms and imaging results. Honestly, it’s really hard to differentiate. Are you taking anti-tuberculosis medication now?"

Li Jingsheng slowly started to impart some medical knowledge to absolve Director Mu.

Misdiagnosing tuberculosis as lung cancer is something that happens occasionally.

However, just doing a pathological biopsy or sputum culture could eventually correct the misdiagnosis. The patient only ends up with a scare.

The most fearsome is misdiagnosing lung cancer as tuberculosis, which is truly a major medical malpractice.

This has caused people to miss the best opportunity for surgical cure, and by the time it’s discovered not to be tuberculosis, but lung cancer, the cancer cells have already spread and metastasized.

"I’ve started taking them, the effect seems okay, but I often feel nauseous and want to vomit after taking the medicine."

"This medicine does have some side effects, but as long as you keep taking it, you should be able to be discharged in about ten days." After finishing, Li Jingsheng changed the topic. "Has your daughter been examined? She might have been infected by you."

"Yes, not only was she infected, but my son was also infected. The three of us are receiving treatment in the hospital now! Fortunately, my two grandchildren are fine, and my son’s family is fine too, which is a small blessing in the midst of misfortune. This infectious disease is indeed scary. Luckily, you helped us diagnose the cause in time; otherwise, none of our family would have escaped it."

He Wanshan shuddered at the thought that both his son and daughter were infected.

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