Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic-Chapter 267 - 156: Senior Status, Mission Accomplished and Stepping Down

Chapter 267: Chapter 156: Senior Status, Mission Accomplished and Stepping Down

A very robust adult can be easily tormented by illness within just one or two months, reduced to skin and bones, hunched over, with a gaunt appearance.

Upon seeing Station Chief Qiao bringing the doctor into the ward, the young man’s girlfriend quickly stood up to show her respect.

She was slightly taken aback when she saw Li Jingsheng.

"This is Dr. Li from Sunshine Clinic, who is very skilled in treating internal medicine diseases. He previously worked at First Hospital for many years, and we specifically invited him for a consultation."

Station Chief Qiao praised Li Jingsheng’s credentials highly while introducing him.

No matter which hospital invites someone for a consultation, this is the usual practice.

A doctor invited for a consultation must unquestionably possess a decent level of expertise. Otherwise, they wouldn’t be invited to handle the situation.

"Hello, Dr. Li! I apologize for last time!"

The young woman was once again apologizing for her boyfriend’s disrespect at the clinic.

"What are his main symptoms now?"

Li Jingsheng generally does not hold grievances against patients.

If he were truly petty, he wouldn’t have come.

"Pain, my whole body hurts!"

The young man spoke with half-open eyes, appearing weak and listless as if on the brink of death.

"Is it an ache or severe pain?"

"My whole body aches, my entire stomach is in excruciating pain, like someone continuously stabbing my stomach with a knife."

Recognizing Li Jingsheng, the young man, in the face of life and death, couldn’t bother with embarrassment.

Rather, he clung onto him like a lifeline.

"Let me examine your abdomen!"

Li Jingsheng silently judged that the patient’s body ache was likely due to a high fever.

The body’s temperature cannot rise out of thin air; it requires the burning of stored energy in cells to achieve a temperature increase. Not to mention a high fever, even a low fever is enough to make a patient feel very uncomfortable.

Rolling up the patient’s hospital gown, the abdomen appeared emaciated.

Slightly sunken downward.

Perhaps related to long periods without food.

"Ow... it hurts, it hurts..."

The young man cried out in agony.

Li Jingsheng noticed the patient’s abdominal muscles were rigid, indicative of peritoneal irritation symptoms.

"Are you covering yourself with such a thick quilt because you’re feeling cold?"

The patient’s hands and feet were hidden under the blanket.

"Yes!"

"Is it your torso that feels cold or your hands and feet feeling somewhat cold?"

"Hands and feet feel cold, and my body seems a bit cold too."

The patient seemed unaware of these more professional distinctions in symptoms.

Li Jingsheng nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Watching from the sidelines, it was Boss Zhao’s first time witnessing Li Jingsheng’s skills, and a hint of unusual light flickered in his eyes.

You know whether someone is skilled or not when they take action.

After entering the ward, Li Jingsheng didn’t utter a single unnecessary word; every examination movement was highly professional, and the diagnostic intent was crystal clear.

He displayed extraordinary detail in his approach.

To say nothing else, just differentiating the patient’s chill, neither the clinic’s doctors nor Old Zhao could manage it so meticulously.

Li Jingsheng borrowed an ear thermometer from the nurse behind Station Chief Qiao to measure the patient’s temperature.

"39.4 degrees, high fever. The patient feels cold, has cold extremities, rigid abdominal muscles, and a noticeable tenderness response. The skin is mottled, and although conscious, is very close to shock. Let’s talk outside!"

With this, Li Jingsheng stopped speaking further.

"Dr. Li truly deserves to be from First Hospital, such high proficiency!"

Station Chief Qiao initially had doubts about Li Jingsheng’s competency.

After all, Li Jingsheng was quite young and had performed only moderately at First Hospital.

Based on his experience, people like Li Jingsheng are essentially bottom-tier doctors eliminated from First Hospital.

Normally, as long as there are no mistakes, hospitals wouldn’t actively dismiss doctors.

But doctors lacking in capability would certainly be marginalized.

It’s basically akin to a soft dismissal.

After personally witnessing Li Jingsheng’s clinical diagnosis, his evaluation boiled down to eight words: clean and crisp, with clear focus.

Such high competency and adept clinical display didn’t look like the qualities of reject goods!

With Li Jingsheng’s current performance, he felt he might even have a chance to remain at First Hospital and try to reach the associate senior level.

"Don’t let Station Chief Qiao and Boss Zhao see me as a joke."

Li Jingsheng humbly smiled, shaking his head.

"How is it? Have you identified the patient’s condition yet?"

Boss Zhao was more concerned about this matter.

Old Zhao never hides his interest when dealing with such matters.

If handled poorly, it would bring disastrous consequences for Old Zhao.

"Did you notice his distal limbs? If we don’t quickly identify the cause and provide effective treatment, I estimate the patient’s limbs will soon experience fat necrosis."

Li Jingsheng said seriously.

"Brother Li, can you not scare me like this? It can’t be that serious, can it?"

Boss Zhao pulled out a pack of tissues, took a sheet, and began wiping his sweat.

It wasn’t an act, the severity of the patient’s situation exceeded imagination, forcing Boss Zhao to feel anxious.

"The necrosis process is already starting, of course Boss Zhao should be able to see some of the signs as well." Li Jingsheng, through this case, gained first-time insight into his own true ability level.

Previously, the clinic and Quick Recovery Clinic were what he looked up to for medical expertise.

Now, their level seemed like it already couldn’t compare to Li Jingsheng.

While speaking, the three of them had returned to the first-floor consultation room.

"Did Dr. Li find anything?"

A young doctor in his twenties voiced a question.

"A small discovery."

Li Jingsheng detected a hint of sarcasm in the young man’s tone.

Though subtle, it was perceivable.

Bullying newcomers, it’s the same everywhere.

Having Station Chief Qiao personally greet him and accompany him to the ward to examine the patient already irked these doctors.