The hospital corridor is sometimes quite dark with the light behind you.
Dr. Ma took out a medical flashlight from the pocket of his white coat, bent down and used the flashlight to observe the pustule on the patient's calf.
"When was it discovered? Was there any in the previous hospital?" Dr. Ma asked about the patient's medical history. He remembered that the problem of calf pustules was not mentioned at the beginning when he handed over the patient.
The family members simply shook their heads and said they didn't know.
Sister Lingling told the doctor her possible situation in the ear.
After hearing that it was bedsores, Dr. Ma put away the flashlight and said, "Test the test first, and then finish the important examinations prescribed by the doctor."
A pustule is a minor problem. It does not endanger the patient's life and does not need to be dealt with now. You can leave it alone for now.
This comes to the front-line duty system. Generally speaking, emergencies such as emergency rooms are mainly used to deal with urgent problems. Those that can be postponed to daytime are better handled by the attending physician in charge of the bed who will take over tomorrow.
What should I say? The doctors on the front line are young and their skills are not very good. Many young people on the front line are very self-aware about this.
The family members reported: "But my mother feels very painful in her legs now."
"Don't be afraid, she was just given an anti-inflammatory injection." Dr. Ma told the family in Mandarin.
The anti-inflammatory medicine will clear up the pustule all at once, so don't worry.
"Will anti-inflammatory drugs help?" The family members didn't understand immediately and asked the doctor again.
"She has appendicitis, and she definitely needs anti-inflammation. Wouldn't it be better to eliminate it together without spending more money on you?" Dr. Ma said.
Dr. Xie and Dr. Wen who were nearby heard the diagnosis information that the patient was transferred to the National Association of General Surgery II before seeing the patient's medical records: he was a patient with appendicitis.
The problem of appendicitis has been discussed many times before, and it is a disease that can range from major to minor.
When it gets serious, it's a disease that even gods can't cure. It's not a minor illness as laymen take it for granted. They only hear that appendicitis surgery is a primary surgical operation and a "minor surgery."
In the case of the current patient, it was precisely because of her poor overall physical condition that the hospital where she was first admitted did not dare to perform surgery on her. After discovering that she had appendicitis, she was advised to transfer to a better hospital for surgery.
Unexpectedly, the second hospital he was transferred to also refused to accept him. Finally, he contacted 120 and was transferred to the National Association for medical treatment through emergency patient treatment.
"Should my mother be operated on immediately after the examination?" The family members continued to ask the doctor. Since he said that after the examination, the operation could be performed immediately.
When family members go to the doctor, they are usually anxious to cure their loved one's illness. On the other hand, it is a financial issue. The less time they spend in the hospital, the more money they spend.
The doctor definitely cannot follow the wishes of the family like this and must proceed from a professional perspective. Dr. Ma said: "What are you anxious about? You need to complete all the examinations before you want to have an operation."
"She had an examination at the previous hospital."
"Is her hospital as advanced as our hospital's machines? Sometimes a patient's condition progresses very quickly and changes rapidly. It's hard to say whether it will get better or worse. Whether surgery is needed or not will be decided after the examination. This is for your own good.
I’ll save you some money, you know?” Dr. Ma said to the family members earnestly.
From what I just read, Dr. Ma believes that his approach follows clinical procedures and there is nothing wrong with it.
Until Dr. Ma turned around and suddenly met the faces of Dr. Xie Wanying and Dr. Wen Zihan. He had forgotten that Mr. Xie was patrolling here.
Dr. Ma's heart skipped a beat, and he felt a little panicked for no reason.