Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2206 Downgraded Intravenous Infusion
Judging that the patient's family had already gone far away, Bian Muchong said to Lu Yisi with a smile, "You're really lucky!"

Completely bewildered, Lu Yisi rolled his eyes from bottom to top, looking at Mu Liang.

"What do you mean?!"

"The senior surgeon who operated on her husband was far more proficient in Traditional Chinese Medicine than I had imagined. However... it's a pity that I didn't know what he was planning at the time. Judging from the current outcome, he didn't take any effective measures in the end. According to general medical logic, didn't he take some preventative measures during the operation? After the operation, he should have convened a consultation with colleagues from other departments in the hospital to thoroughly investigate any potential risks, and then have other colleagues handle the matter at a later date. If that senior surgeon had really done that, the chances of you meeting this family in the operating room would have been almost zero. It's a pity... thankfully... hey! I don't even know how to explain this to you. You're really lucky!" With a joyful expression, Bian Mu gave a simple explanation. Given that Lu Yisi's understanding of Traditional Chinese Medicine was not very high, and the difficult case they were facing was indeed quite complex, Bian Mu suddenly became somewhat incoherent.

It didn't sound like a bad thing, and given Bian Mu's usual medical skills, Lu Yisi was naturally overjoyed.

but……

He really didn't want to owe Bian Mu too many favors, so he naturally couldn't show it too much on his face.

Moreover, recently, due to various business matters at home, he has been in frequent contact with Qi Yuewei and has increasingly felt that Bian Mu and the eldest daughter of the Qi family are not very compatible. His heart is occasionally stirred by some very special ripples, and some words are naturally kept deep in his heart.

"From what you're saying... those extra cuts I made later actually worked out by accident?!" As one of the top three surgeons in Lijin's medical field, Lu Yisi's mind worked very quickly!

“Of course! To be able to detect hidden health risks in the patient during the surgery, and to have a logical connection between these risks and the surgery being performed by the surgeon—that’s the first time I’ve ever seen anything like it! This shows that the senior’s expertise in traditional Chinese medicine is at least equivalent to that of the head of the TCM department in a top-tier hospital here, and not much less than that of our branch’s head!” Bian Mu replied with a smile.

"Stop keeping me in suspense! Just be direct!" Lu Yisi had no interest in playing games with Bian Mu.

"She should have left the inpatient building by now. Let's try to relieve some of that person's stress!" As she spoke, Bian Muqu pointed her right index finger toward the ward.

"Hey! Business is more important! Just give me the medical orders, and I'll have them follow them!"

"Then I'm not welcome!"

“We’re brothers, no problem! I’ll take full responsibility for all medical expenses!” Lu Yisi was unusually generous.

"Tch! This is your own trouble! Stop pretending!" Bian Mu thought to himself.

“I saw you just used a three-in-one-out infusion route for him. I’m not an expert in this area, so please bear with any inappropriate wording. I suggest changing it to one-in-one-out. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, the patient has accumulated a large amount of ‘yin-cold’ internal evil in his body. I’m not exaggerating, but that’s a very deadly internal evil. If you don’t stop… a sudden infection might not actually kill him, but a sudden organ failure might actually take his life first!”

Upon hearing this, Lu Yisi instinctively crossed her right arm at the elbow with her left hand, and gently rested her chin on her right hand, falling into a brief moment of contemplation...

Bian Mu stood up from his chair, turned his back to Lu Yisi, and walked to the back window. He looked down at the hospital compound through the glass. The structure of a top-tier tertiary hospital was indeed different—grand, imposing, busy, and orderly.

"Tell me specifically, which two roads should I stop on?" Lu Yisi finally gave in.

"Stop all three routes! At most, keep the one containing mannitol running. How about we switch to a different antibiotic?"

"So...which one are you planning to use?"

“Tinener? What do you think?” Turning around, Bian Mu suggested with a smile. “Isn’t it too low-end? Grassroots hospitals haven’t used it much in recent years, and our level of hospital…”

"Don't worry about not being able to control it. The patient is so ill that his liver and kidneys are overloaded with metabolic waste and could collapse at any time! Don't worry! The root cause of the concurrent inflammation is neither the previous pancreatic-related disease nor the current intestinal adhesions. I'll explain in detail later. Let him catch his breath for now; it won't kill him! I'll work a normal shift this afternoon, and after I get off work tonight, I'll come over and use acupuncture to rebuild three meridians on him—one primary and two secondary. It's temporary, just to help with the IV fluids you're administering. After 10 p.m. tonight, have the head nurse personally supervise him and give him some of my own prepared traditional Chinese medicine, dissolved in millet porridge. 350ml should be enough. One dose a day for seven days, starting tomorrow. You can come over and check on him during the day, and I'll come over to keep an eye on him for a while tonight. How does that sound?"

"Okay... what are the chances?"

"A little over 70%, less than 80%!" Bian Mu told the truth.

"Huh?! I thought..."

"With his physique?! He's as weak as a mush. From the perspective of traditional Chinese medicine, he's already lost at least 20% of his own health!"

After understanding these words, Lu Yisi felt a great weight lifted off his shoulders.

"You little rascal! You scared me! Let's go with Tinener then... As for the time interval..." At this moment, Lu Yi thought of Bian Mu's conversation with the head nurse in the ward earlier.

"Don't push all those 8 to 12 hours onto me! You're an expert in that area, forget about it! I'm just an ordinary TCM doctor!"

"Screw you! So you'll give the medicine every 8 hours then?"

"Okay! You write down the medical orders first. I'll wait for you downstairs. I have to go back to the clinic after I've finished explaining two things."

"Oh! I'm so sorry to have kept you so long! I'll arrange it right away!" With that, Lu Yisi hurriedly went out to make the necessary arrangements.

……

To facilitate access for medical staff living nearby, a small side gate was specially opened not far from the south gate on the south side of the hospital. The side gate faces a cultural street with a long history of over a thousand years. It has always been a popular spot for local literati and artists to gather and take photos. Almost all the shops on both sides of the street are full of literary charm, creating a warm and elegant atmosphere.

"Jiyu Society" is a well-known local teahouse, membership-only, and generally not open to the public. Lu Yisi is a regular there, and after exiting through the small side gate, he invited Bian Mu to sit there for a while.

The small, elegant room is cozy and tasteful, perfect for discussing serious matters.

"That patient's wife is a formidable person. Before and after the surgery, her husband had already endured a lot of pressure, both physically and mentally. Her presence in the ward these days would only worsen his condition. To be honest, as doctors, we shouldn't say this, but if you actually put a miniature recording pen under his pillow in the ward, the conversations between the couple would definitely give you a shock."

"No way?! You can tell that?" Lu Yisi's expression suddenly changed.

“We’re in different professions! Our line of work relies on ‘inspection’ far more than outsiders imagine, really! First, we need to calm her down so her husband can relax for a few days. The pressure on his liver and kidneys will be reduced by at least 60% within 11 hours. We’ll have to trouble the nurses in this regard, especially the head nurse. They have plenty of ways to deal with patients’ families like that.”

"I've learned my lesson! I'll believe you this time! What exactly happened with that senior from Beiqi?!" Lu Yisi asked urgently.

Bian Mu picked up the small teacup, took a few sips, and smiled without saying a word.