To be fair, Sun Lien himself had selfish motives. He really didn't want to tell the young parents about this result, even if they had to face this cruel fact sooner or later. Moreover, he didn't want to be the direct source of the parents' sadness and helplessness.
The targets of the attack may not have any hostility toward Sun Lien.
"Is there no way to cure this disease?" Hu Jia asked after being silent for a while, "There should at least be a way to control the disease, right?"
Sun Lien shook his head, "There is no way to cure it. This disease is developmental dysplasia caused by genetic defects. There is no treatment. I remember it was recorded in the guide. Currently, there are some methods that use telomerase inhibitors or antisense oligonucleotides to activate A
Treatment options for silencing alleles are still in clinical trials.”
The guide Sun Lien is talking about is the "Guidelines for the Diagnosis and Treatment of Rare Diseases" issued by the National Health Commission at the beginning of this year. It records 121 rare diseases, including diagnostic recommendations and treatment plans for these diseases. Unfortunately, most of these rare diseases do not have
Practical and effective treatment methods. Most of the time, only "symptomatic treatment" can be carried out, and efforts are made to "control the development of the disease" and "improve the patient's survival years and living standards."
What is the significance of such a guideline? This is the first reaction of many laypeople who read the content. Vague diagnostic standards, non-existent treatment methods, and disease principles with "unknown specific causes" all seem to declare the fate of mankind.
Ignorance and insignificance.
But Sun Lien didn't think so.
The first step in solving a problem is to admit the existence of the problem. Problems that cannot be solved by clinical medicine will always fall on the cooperation and research between basic medicine and other disciplines. The basis for the existence of these cooperation and research is "acknowledging the problem"
"Existence". That is to say, the patient needs to be accurately diagnosed first. Only when the existence of the disease is diagnosed can other disciplines collect as much information and content as possible to conduct more precise research on these diseases.
Although from an individual perspective, there is no doubt that these patients and families have suffered great misfortune, but for the progress of mankind's "understanding" of these diseases and even the final victory over them, every misfortune suffered by these families will be
Become a driving force for research progress.
This is what medicine is, it is a science of hope based on the sorrows of countless individuals.
The two of them didn't talk much on the road. On the one hand, it was because Hu Jia was indeed a little depressed because of the child's energy. On the other hand, because Sun Lien, as an unskilled driver, was on the slippery road.
It is caused by the need to concentrate on driving.
After 20 minutes, Sun Lien finally drove to Hu Jia's home. Hu Jia's parents were already standing at the door pushing their luggage.
"I'll do it." Sun Lien quickly got out of the car, took the luggage from the hands of the two elders, and said to Hu Jia who got off the car, "Just open the door and let your uncle and aunt sit in, and I will move the things."
In fact, Hu Jia's family of three has quite a lot of luggage. There are four 28-inch suitcases alone. In addition to the huge backpack carried by Hu Jia himself, as well as the backpacks carried by Hu's father and mother, even if they were previously
It took Sun Lien a long time to load all the luggage into the Volvo station wagon, which is famous for being "especially capable of loading".
"Okay." Sun Lien finally finished moving his luggage, got into the driver's seat and fastened his seat belt, "Let's set off."
The vehicle started smoothly, and not far after driving out, Mother Hu first asked, "Xiao Sun, how is the child you sent over just now?"
Sun Lien looked in the rearview mirror to confirm that there was no car behind him and then changed lanes to the fast lane. He replied, "They have been handed over to a professional pediatrician. The situation should be fairly stable."
"I heard from Jia'er that Dr. Xiao Sun, you are very good in your profession." Mother Hu leaned back, found a relatively comfortable position, squinted her eyes and asked, "What do you think about this child's illness?"
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Sun Lien was silent for a moment and then said, "Although according to relevant requirements, I cannot talk to you about the specific problems of other patients. But I can say that this child's problem is very... very not optimistic."
Hu's mother suddenly opened her eyes, "What do you mean not optimistic? She is very ill now?" She looked worried as she spoke.
Sun Lien sighed, "Her fever is actually not very serious. Even the pneumonia is still within the controllable range. The emergency doctor has put her on a ventilator. At least her vital signs were stable when we left."
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Father Hu asked, "Then what do you mean by saying that the child's problem is not optimistic?"
Sun Lien didn't say anything, and Hu Jia interrupted, "He thinks that child has other problems."
The car slowly drove onto the highway. Fortunately, according to the navigation estimate, after Sun Lien and his party arrived at the airport, there would be at least three hours left for Hu Jia and the others to go through security check and board the plane. There should still be enough time.
Hu Jia took Sun Lien's place and answered questions about little Luna to his parents. After all, Sun Lien's diagnosis of "Angelman Syndrome" had not been verified by genetic testing, and the prompts in the status bar could not be directly used to explain the matter.
Just because little Luna likes to laugh, coupled with her love of raising her hands and epileptic seizures, it is indeed untenable to diagnose "Angelman syndrome". What's more, there is also an issue regarding the patient's privacy rights.
Sun Lien and Hu Jia answered questions from Father Hu and Mother Hu.
"Mom... we really can't tell." Hu Jia was irritated by her mother's question. She sighed, "There are laws that stipulate that if we know about the child's illness, we must not tell anyone who has nothing to do with it.
What's more, we are just guessing, little Luna may not have this problem..."
Father Hu smiled, "We just want to see if Xiao Sun is as magical as you said." His smile sounded sincere, "We can rest assured if you find a capable boyfriend, right?
"
Hu Jia blushed a little at her father's words. She was a little embarrassed, but she also said very proudly, "Li En's diagnosis has never been wrong."
Sun Lien was a little embarrassed to be praised by his girlfriend. He emphasized, "I have just started independent diagnosis for more than a month. I haven't diagnosed many patients."
Hu Jia glanced at Sun Lien very gently, "How many patients do you treat in a month? There are always a hundred people, right? How many rare and severe diseases are there? Have you missed a single diagnosis?" Although the content sounded like criticism.
Sun Lien, but he was actually praising his boyfriend.
The vehicle slowly drove to Ningyuan International Airport. Hu Jia and his party got off the plane together with Sun Lien. Sun Lien spent all his efforts to move all the luggage out of the car. He parked the car.
In the parking lot of the airport, after unloading a bunch of luggage, Sun Lien made two more trips and pushed two luggage carts. He originally wanted to push a cart to carry it all by himself, but he didn't expect a cart.
But he couldn't hold all the luggage. So he could only push another car, put the lighter backpack and luggage on it and let Hu Jia push it on.
"Okay, just bring it here." Father Hu did not let Sun Lien continue to push the cart, but waved to Sun Lien, then stretched out his hand to shake his hand, "Jia'er studied abroad in London for a year, and they arrived
There will be a chance for a vacation in May. If you are free then, Xiaosun, you can go to London to meet her. Of course, we can set off together then."