Qianjintang has not received an emergency call for a while, especially at night.
Qi Yue was not on duty today, so she was called up from home.
"...The patient is so noisy that he has to come to you to..." the disciple on duty said.
Here Yuanbao personally held the lamp, Aru held the medicine box, and several people hurried towards Qianjin Hall.
"...Another acute abdomen." Qi Yue changed his clothes, checked the patient, frowned and said, while looking at the disciples, "It seems that this kind of vomiting and diarrhea may be contagious, everyone must pay attention to disinfection and epidemic prevention
, all the patient’s clothes were burned and their excrement was buried deep.”
The disciples are all familiar with this and responded in unison.
"...Is it dysentery?" Qi Yue asked.
Before Liu Pucheng could speak, the patient with abdominal pain and wheezing on the bed spoke.
"No, I tried the medicine for dysentery... but it didn't work... Both the father and son of Lao Zhou's family tried it... but they all died..." he said urgently.
"Old Zhou's family? Are you saying that besides Dr. Shen and the one who was buried the day before yesterday, there are others who died?" Qi Yue asked hurriedly.
"...It's...the one you saw the day before yesterday...is the son of the old Zhou family...he died yesterday..." he said, "Is...is this a plague..."
"Are you a doctor?" Qi Yue asked.
"This is Dr. Zhu from Baoan Tang in the west of the city." Liu Pucheng introduced.
Plague…
So many people have died...
In just a few days, this is too intensive...
"Your past medical history." Qi Yue asked.
The patient didn't answer a few words before he started vomiting again. Before he finished vomiting, he started having diarrhea again.
"This, this can't be cholera, right?" Qi Yue murmured.
"Cholera? Vomiting and sharpness, body aches and aversion to cold, vomiting and sharpness are cholera. Cholera is caused by vomiting and then stops sharply, but it also causes pine fever? It's somewhat similar," Liu Pucheng said.
Qi Yue was confused when he heard this.
"The stomach is upset, causing vomiting and diarrhea. It is called cholera in Treatise on Febrile Diseases." Liu Pucheng continued.
"What you are talking about sounds like acute gastritis." Qi Yue shook his head, "I am talking about severe intestinal infectious diseases. At this time, China does not have such diseases."
China? At this time?
"When will that happen?" Liu Pucheng asked.
"It should be the Qing Dynasty." Qi Yue replied smoothly.
After answering, Liu Pucheng looked shocked.
"Qing Dynasty? What is it?" he asked stammering.
Qi Yue sighed.
"Teacher, now is not the time to talk about this!" She hurriedly changed the topic, "I don't think it's cholera. This diarrhea is bloody and watery, not rice swilling.."
No tests can be done...
"Replenish body fluids first." Qi Yue said, "I'll go to the laboratory to see if the penicillin is effective against that germ. At least I can identify the approximate type of germ."
It's dark outside.
"But at this time, the city gate has been closed." Liu Pucheng said.
Here Aru and his disciples are preparing to replenish body fluids intravenously.
"If it is true that these people died of such illnesses, then, as the doctor said, it is most likely a plague. Not to mention that the city gate is closed, I have to go even if there is a fire." Qi Yue said,
Look at the patient who is almost exhausted in bed.
If it was a plague, it would be a big deal.
"Don't tell anyone about this in advance to avoid causing panic," Qi Yue said.
Everyone agreed in unison.
"Also, this room needs to be isolated now. People entering and exiting are strictly controlled, disinfected, and put into surgical clothes." Qi Yue added.
The surgical gowns are more strict than the white smocks they wear now.
"Master, the car is ready." Hu San shouted outside.
"Teacher, I leave this to you." Qi Yue said, "Also, should this kind of cluster disease be reported to the government?"
"Yes, I will go." Liu Pucheng nodded and said.
"So that all the medical clinics in the city can count how many cases of this disease have occurred recently," Qi Yue said.
Liu Pucheng nodded and watched Qi Yue take the fresh stool extracted from the patient and drive away.
The city gate guard was woken up and was very angry.
"What are you doing! Why are you leaving the city so late!" they yelled, "You have to wait for the fifth watch even if you rush to reincarnate!"
"Brother, I am a doctor. My life is at stake. I must leave the city immediately." Qi Yue said loudly.
"What doctor..." a guard shouted nonchalantly. Before he could finish his words, he was kicked by the person next to him.
"What are you doing!" He turned around and yelled angrily.
"Grandson, hurry up and open the door! It's Madam Qi!" Others also yelled back, "If Master Huang finds out, I'll break your legs!"
The man then ran out in a panic and opened the city gate.
"Ms. Qi, it's so late at night, please let us escort you." Several people said with flattering faces.
Qi Yue refused again and again, but these people just refused to give up. Qi Yue had no time to argue with them and let them go.
The sound of horse hooves broke the tranquility of the night and drove away.
When the sky was dark and bright, Wang Qingchun's door was also knocked open.
Hearing that it was Liu Pucheng from Qianjintang, Wang Qingchun immediately coaxed him away.
"Sir!" Liu Pucheng barged in uncharacteristically forcefully.
Sure enough, following that woman, everyone began to think less of themselves.
Wang Qingchun sneered.
Liu Pucheng ignored his attitude and hurriedly told Dr. Zhu's consultation last night and the recent deaths from diarrhea.
"We suspect that it is an epidemic. Sir, please conduct a thorough investigation in the city immediately," he said.
"Doctor Zhu actually..." Wang Qingchun only focused on this, with a gloomy expression.
This coward!
"Sir, could this be typhoid fever..." Liu Pucheng said again.
Wang Qingchun looked at him as if he couldn't laugh or cry.
"Typhoid fever? Plague?" he said.
Liu Pucheng looked at him and nodded.
"Is it Mrs. Qi who said that again?" Wang Qingchun asked.
"Yes, Madam Qi has rushed outside the city to experiment with new drugs to see if they can have an effect on the symptoms. This will take at least a day and a night. Therefore, please make a thorough investigation quickly and carry out epidemic prevention and control..." Liu Pucheng was busy
said.
Wang Qingchun didn't move and just looked at him.
Liu Pucheng looked puzzled by him.
"I said, Doctor Liu." Wang Qingchun looked at him and leaned back on the chair, "I think you were such a calm and humble person back then. If I hadn't come to Beijing, I wouldn't have known that you turned out to be Master Meng Yiling.
’s eldest disciple.”
Liu Pucheng bowed and saluted.
"The disciple is not talented and dare not say the master's name." He said in a low voice.
"You are really humble and not talented." Wang Qingchun shook his head and sneered, "You are not talented. Doesn't this mean that Dr. Meng is incompetent in his teachings?"
"It's my disciple who has no talent. Please don't make irresponsible remarks about my master." Liu Pucheng stood up straight and said.
Wang Qingchun pouted.
"My lord, it's better to hurry up and order a thorough inspection of pharmacies and hospitals to see how many symptoms have occurred in recent days and respond as soon as possible." Liu Pucheng said.
"What kind of epidemic?" Wang Qingchun said with a snort, "It's just these few people, and I should be like this when it comes to it."
Liu Pucheng was stunned for a moment and looked puzzled.
"We had a meal at Qingfeng Building a few days ago, Lao Zhou and his son, Dr. Zhu, Dr. Shen, myself and four other people." Wang Qingchun said, changing his legs and crossing his legs, "I have already gone to ask
Afterwards, the boss of Qingfeng Restaurant admitted that there was something wrong with the food that day and stale meat was used, so everyone was upset."
Liu Pucheng was stunned.
"Is that so..." he asked in a daze, "but this is too dangerous, three people died..."
"Then what can be done?" Wang Qingchun frowned and said, "It can only be said that everyone's physique is different. There were so many people eating that day, so not everyone died."
That's true..
Liu Pucheng nodded.
"But, sir, since it is the ingredients of Qingfenglou, there must be other people like this. I'd better send a notice to remind everyone that this disease is coming fiercely. If you have such symptoms, come here quickly..." He added
said.
Before he finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang Qingchun.
"Come to your Qianjin Hall quickly?" he asked with raised eyebrows.
"Yes, Mrs. Qi said that because vomiting and diarrhea will cause dehydration and circulatory system failure, a large amount of body fluids must be replenished. We can intravenously..." Liu Pucheng explained hurriedly.
Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted again by Wang Qingchun.
"Mrs. Qi said it! Mrs. Qi said it! Mrs. Qi said it!" He shouted with a stern face, "Could it be that what Mrs. Qi said is what she said?"
He suddenly became angry, leaving Liu Pucheng stunned for a moment.
"Doctor Liu, you are becoming more and more disappointing now." Wang Qingchun looked at him and said with a snort, "No wonder you dare to talk about your disciple. If you say it like this, it is really humiliating to the disciple!"
I didn't expect that he would say such ugly words. Liu Pucheng was always not good at arguing with others, and his face turned red.
"Sir." He raised his head again and said, "I know that you have a problem with our Qianjin Hall, but at this moment, doctors are important, so please don't be narrow-minded."
Wang Qingchun was angry.
"Narrow-minded? Am I narrow-minded?" He stood up, glared and shouted, "I don't know who talks about it all day long and makes me kneel down."
Liu Pucheng looked at him.
"Sir, some people talk about it on their lips, but don't care about it in their hearts, and some people don't talk about it on their lips, but they care about it in their hearts." He said lightly, "Which one can't be let go of, your lips or your heart?
Which one is narrow-minded? Don’t forget your duty as a medical judge for the sake of your own thoughts!”
Wang Qingchun was furious.
"Liu Pucheng, for your own benefit, you, Qianjintang, dare to spread epidemics, disturb people's hearts, and cause people to panic. I am now sealing up your Qianjintang in the name of Yongqing Mansion's medical judgment!" He shouted sternly.
When the sky was getting brighter, a dozen porcelain vessels were placed in front of Qi Yue, with broth culture medium solidified inside.
"Master, the broth culture medium can only produce these." The two disciples said with sweat on their faces.
"If you can barely do it, let's just keep these." Qi Yue said, taking a little bit of the patient's feces and placing it on these culture media.
"Master, can these be tested immediately?" the disciples asked.
Qi Yue shook his head.
"These won't be available until tomorrow at the earliest." She said, and she was extremely happy when she said this, "Fortunately, I got some of that person's stuff on the street that day..."
She looked up and looked outside.
"By the afternoon, the first batch of colonies will be almost cultured... Then we can verify the efficacy of the medicine... By the time tomorrow morning, the results will definitely come out." She said, frowning with a bit of anxiety.
That patient must survive until tomorrow!
"How long will it take for the Prunella vulgaris injection to be available?" Qi Yue asked.
The disciple ran out and shouted.
"To verify the efficacy of the medicine and select the appropriate medicinal solution, the earliest is at night." came the answer from the nervous laboratory over there.
"It's tonight, send it over as soon as possible." Qi Yue said.
The disciples nodded in response.
Qi Yue once again focused her attention on the culture vessel in front of her.
Hurry up, hurry up, time goes by faster...
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It’s only the 5th, it feels like half a month has passed...***(To be continued)
