The Enhanced Doctor

Chapter 1287: Chapter 1287: Possible Aftereffects

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"Teacher Liu, the blood test results are out. HIV test is negative, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay is positive."

Xu Yino came over with the examination report.

Upon hearing her words, the girl visibly let out a sigh of relief.

No matter how confident Liu Banxia sounded, the blood test results were necessary. Now, she can truly be at ease and no longer worry about this matter.

"Just buy a box of ciprofloxacin at home and take it. The lymph nodes will take some time to subside," Liu Banxia said.

"If you have a fever in a few days, or if the lymph nodes show signs of swelling and pain, come back for another check-up. Lymph node inflammation caused by cat-scratch fever sometimes leads to suppuration."

"By then, we’ll only need to perform a puncture to drain it, but the chances of this happening are very low. We’re providing medication in time, so it shouldn’t have any effect."

"Rest well during this period and boost your immunity. If your immunity were better, you wouldn’t have these symptoms now, at most just a mild fever."

"Thank you, Dr. Liu. No need for any strong medication?" the girl asked.

"Even the strongest medicine needs to be appropriate. Ciprofloxacin is effective. If it weren’t for your swollen lymph nodes, you wouldn’t need any medicine," Liu Banxia said with a smile.

"Rest more, drink some hot water to boost metabolism, it’s also good for your body. If there’s nothing else, go home and rest well. Don’t forget to clip the nails of that pet of yours, what’s his name, Ball?"

The girl nodded with a smile and dashed out quickly with light steps.

"Teacher Liu, isn’t it time to eat? You promised to add some dishes," Xu Yino asked.

"I’ll ask Old Qiu if he’s having lunch with us today," Liu Banxia said.

He dialed the phone, and after a few rings, Qiu Huaili answered the call, "Banxia, I’m still in the ward now. Does Dong need to go to the ICU?"

"No need, his body indicators are stable for now, he can be cared for in the ward. There are no other injuries in other parts of the body, everything is fine," Liu Banxia said.

"We discussed this and informed the family. Are you eating at home or joining me for a meal at the cafeteria? It’s past lunchtime now."

"Then I’ll join you at your cafeteria, I’ve eaten there a few times, it tastes pretty good," Qiu Huaili said.

"Haha, that’s great, now I can mooch a meal," Liu Banxia said cheerfully.

"You make it sound so pitiful? Wait for us, we’re coming down," Qiu Huaili said and hung up the phone.

"Teacher Liu, can we order whatever we like today?" Xu Yino asked happily.

"Tell them to order freely, since someone is covering the cost. I can top-up my meal card with less money, I’ve been spending a bit over budget lately," Liu Banxia said.

Xu Yino didn’t care what he said and dashed out to share the good news with everyone.

Actually, what to eat is not that important, what matters is not spending money.

To mooch a plate of pickles from Liu Banxia is quite an accomplishment.

After waiting a few minutes, Qiu Huaiyuan and Cheng Yu came to the hall downstairs.

"Old Qiu, everyone is depending on you for this meal. Look at them, they all look like hungry wolves," Liu Banxia joked.

"That’s a must. I’m considered family at the emergency center. I’ve already called your Manager Zhou, order freely, I’ll settle the bill," Qiu Huaiyuan said.

"Wow, President Qiu, you’re much more generous than Teacher Liu. He only increases the dishes in limited quantities," Xu Yino praised.

"Actually, I came to try your pig’s feet here, Qiaoqiao said they’re pretty good," Qiu Huaili said.

"President Qiu, how can I let you treat us, let me do it," Cheng Yu interjected.

"That won’t work, they have rules here. You’re a patient’s family member, if you treat us, they might not dare to eat. If I treat them, it’s fine, I’m family," Qiu Huaili patted his shoulder.

"That’s about the same thing. When Old Qiu was hospitalized, I only dared to mooch some dumplings from his wife, not let him arrange meals outside," Liu Banxia said.

It’s all small talk. For Qiu Huaili and Cheng Yu, neither of them would miss a meal’s worth of money, but this needs to be explicitly stated and clarified.

Eating the same food, having different people pay makes it significant.

Of course, even if a problem arises with the patient in the future, Cheng Yu wouldn’t make a fuss about this meal. But it is a rule, and rules shouldn’t be broken.

"Don’t worry too much now, the situation is what it is, let’s hope for it to develop positively," Liu Banxia said on the way to the cafeteria.

"Ah..., Director Liu, you’re not an outsider, and President Qiu is my elder brother, so my family’s minor troubles don’t mean much," Cheng Yu sighed.

"He drove out in a fit of anger with me, and I never thought it would lead to an accident. If he really doesn’t wake up, I’ll never forgive myself for the rest of my life."

"President Qiu just told me that the brain might suffer some impact. Director Liu, give me the bottom line, how significant might this impact be? In which areas?"

"It’s really hard to say, based on our medical data, it could be in many areas," said Liu Banxia.

"Because the brain is our central nervous system, it controls various aspects of our body. Currently, both our CT and MRI results are negative, just some embolisms in the heart and lung vessels, but the issue isn’t serious."

"If brain tissue damage was indeed caused by lack of oxygen, the possible manifestations could be diverse. For instance, dreams, lack of concentration, loss of facial expressions, tinnitus, blurred vision, mobility, memory, etc., could all be affected."

"Some can be improved through rehabilitation, but some may be permanent damage. The reason we had Brother Qiu inform you ahead of time is because our entire resuscitation time was too long."

"As doctors, we also need to explain the worst-case scenario to you. This way, no matter what situation arises, you’ll have psychological preparedness."

Cheng Yu nodded.

In fact, he wanted to hear some good news from Liu Banxia, but now Liu Banxia is speaking the truth, leaving him to face reality.

With his son’s situation, his life was really snatched back. If there are some problems afterward, they are very likely.

The only thing to do now is to wait, wait for this unknown result.

"Old Cheng, don’t think too much about it, just take it step by step," Qiu Huaili comforted.

Cheng Yu nodded bitterly.

After chatting, they arrived at the restaurant, where Xu Yino, who arrived early, had prepared everything for them.

Still the usual tradition, with a principle of avoiding waste. Even if someone pays, waste is not allowed. This is the red line, wasting is not something honorable, others’ gazes would be unbearable.

Of course, if there’s an emergency admission, eating halfway and leaving is a different matter.

"By the way, I have also scheduled a PET-CT, but this can only be done tomorrow night, the examination will be more detailed," said Liu Banxia after taking a couple of bites.

"Alright, Director Liu, since we’re here, we’ll do as you arrange," Cheng Yu nodded.

"During this period, you guys also need to hold on, don’t collapse when the child wakes up," Liu Banxia instructed.

"Ah... how can I not worry. I’m now in no mood to deal with company matters, thankfully it’s vacation time, it gives me a few days," Cheng Yu sighed.

"You’re already doing quite well, if it were me, I would have panicked long ago. How did you think of sending him to the Second Hospital’s emergency center?" asked Qiu Huaili.

"Chief Director Xu from the district recommended it, saying the equipment and medical skills at the Second Hospital emergency center are good, so we rented a helicopter and flew over," Cheng Yu replied.

"If our district hospital had such medical skills, could we have saved some rescue time and reduced the harm?"

"This situation also cannot be predicted, and low temperature is also a kind of protection for the body. It will slow down the metabolism and blood flow speed, and the heart compressions and abdominal lift CPR we provided can also have an effect," said Liu Banxia.

"Actually, many times it comes down to luck. Now there’s no need to consider so much, wait for tomorrow when we attempt to wake him up and we’ll know the outcome."

Liu Banxia understands Cheng Yu’s worries and self-reproach very well.

Having seen so many patients’ families, various reactions often happen after an accident.

Some people try to shift the responsibility onto others, which we frequently see as extortion. Whereas Cheng Yu’s case is more about self-reproach, wanting to take all the responsibility onto himself.

In Liu Banxia’s view, this is actually excessive punishment for himself.

Even if the car accident happened because of driving out in anger, in the end, it was the patient himself driving.

Even just driving around the city would have been fine, but they just had to drive outside.

In Liu Banxia’s view, this is also the result of too good family conditions and pampering. This is a frequent scenario on TV where scornful departures often lead to accidents.

Either crashing into someone else or getting crashed into.

But Liu Banxia will not overly comfort Cheng Yu. Frankly, this is still his own family affair. The relationship between him and Cheng Yu is also that of doctor and patient’s family.

It’s because of Qiu Huaili that they can eat together.

The doctor’s duty is to cure diseases and save lives, the first stage has been completed successfully, and that is adequate.

Although Cheng Yu tried hard to control, he could only sigh long and heavily. Qiu Huaili did comfort him a few times, knowing even that kind of comfort is basically futile.

But words must be said, otherwise, Cheng Yu would feel even more self-reproach.

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