Capítulo 715: Chapter 293: The Extremely Challenging Case Diagnosis, Du Leng Picking Peaches
“Okay, I’ll be right there.”
Zhou Can replied very crisply, only moving the phone away from his ear after Director Zhang hung up the call on the other end.
Waiting for the elders, mentors, or leaders to hang up the call first is the most basic etiquette.
Some newbies in the workplace, used to being casual, speak out of turn or hang up the phone before their leaders during calls, which are big taboos.
If these details are overlooked, one might easily see their colleagues who entered the company at the same time, despite being less capable, climbing up the ranks every two years.
While one remains at a standstill.
Interpersonal relations and work ability are equally important as professional competence.
Dr. Pang, who was next to him, let out a sigh of relief after Zhou Can ended the call. She had heard clearly that Director Zhang Bihua relied heavily on Zhou Can, treating him as an equal during the conversation.
She was particularly afraid that Zhou Can would report her.
Luckily, Zhou Can was magnanimous, behaving fairly and openly.
And didn’t pursue further against her.
“Dr. Pang, please watch over here with the two nurses for a while; I’ll head to the outpatient hall and should be back soon. If anything urgent occurs, call me immediately.”
After advising the three of them, Zhou Can quickly left.
Dr. Pang watched Zhou Can’s retreating figure, feeling a chill down her spine.
Only then did she realize that the call between Director Zhang and Zhou Can had made her break out in a cold sweat.
When Zhou Can arrived at the outpatient hall, he found the female patient with excessive drinking, diabetes insipidus, and consciousness disorder from yesterday sitting in front of Director Zhang Bihua’s desk, receiving a diagnosis. She looked much better than yesterday.
Yesterday she seemed confused and stooped, looking sick and dispirited.
After one day of hospital treatment, she now looked like a completely different person. Much clearer in mind, her eyes also appeared more spirited.
“Dr. Zhou, we’ve been waiting for you to join the consultation!”
An obstetrics deputy chief physician, exceptionally, greeted Zhou Can with a smile.
“Ah… Me? I’m just a small-scale training resident; you’re giving me too much credit! Director Luo, saying that isn’t just buttering me up, it’s like putting a golden bucket on my head.”
Of course, Zhou Can wouldn’t foolishly accept the flattery.
This Director Luo used to not even glance at him, now suddenly becoming so warm, it boiled down to two words ‘opportunistic.’
“Dr. Zhou has work experience rotating through multiple departments, and this case might indeed benefit from some constructive diagnostic opinions!” Director Zhang took over the conversation.
“After treatment with fluids and intravenous insulin, the patient’s blood sugar and sodium levels have dropped a lot, and she is much clearer in mind now. However, she still has a poor appetite, poor mental state, and poor sleep. Moreover, symptoms like excessive drinking and urination still persist.”
Director Zhang said this and Zhou Can understood what she meant.
Despite the patient’s condition greatly improving after treatment, it was only a temporary measure.
What had been alleviated was just her Diabetes for now.
Zhou Can’s gaze turned to the patient.
“Is your defecation normal now?”
“Once a day.”
The patient could now communicate directly with Zhou Can.
This made Zhou Can very pleased.
“Did you check the patient’s menstrual and marital history?” Zhou Can turned to ask Director Zhang.
“Just a moment ago, while she was lucid, I asked her. Menarche at 14, each menstrual cycle about 50 days or so, the menstrual period lasts for about five days, and the blood volume is relatively large. She had one child after getting married at 21.”
Director Zhang briefly introduced the patient’s situation.
The normal menstrual cycle for women is between 28 to 35 days, this patient’s menstrual cycle lasting 50 days each time is clearly abnormal.
However, from another perspective, a 50-day menstrual cycle might not be a bad thing.
Because a woman ovulates about 400-500 times in her lifetime. In reality, most women only ovulate about 400 times.
A 28-day menstrual cycle means using up the body’s eggs more quickly.
At this time, a woman will stop menstruating, and menopause arrives.
Some women enter menopause in their forties, which is not necessarily a good thing.
Because according to scientific research, the later the age of menopause in women, the slower the aging, and the body’s immunity can also remain at a high level.
This patient’s 50-day menstrual worth nearly equals twice the time of an ordinary woman’s.
It also means her menopause will come later than that of the average female.
“What about her basic vital signs now?”
“Body temperature at 37.7 degrees Celsius, heart rate 83 beats/min, respiratory rate 24 breaths/min, blood pressure 116/75 mmHg,” Yang Chan answered from the side.
She is responsible for every physical examination of the patients.
Essentially assisting Director Zhang.
Body temperature suggests a low-grade fever, while blood pressure and heart rate are mostly normal.
Zhou Can walked in front of the patient to examine her neck.
“It’s already been checked, the throat is slightly red and swollen, tonsils are visibly enlarged, but the thyroid is normal. No obvious edema in both lower limbs. Normal breathing, without any abnormalities in the sound.”
Yang Chan’s work was done meticulously.
Zhou Can gave her a thumbs-up with a smile.
“As expected of a student taught by a good teacher, the head nurse’s physical examination work is really great!” With a single sentence, he complimented both Director Zhang and Yang Chan.
Both of them showed a hint of a happy smile on their faces.
Few women don’t like to be complimented.