Merchant and doctor

Chapter 2490 Save lives first, then treat illnesses
Despite the differences between traditional Chinese medicine and new research on the effectiveness of traditional Chinese medicine, the core issue remains the patient, and this has not changed significantly.

From the moment this patient referred from the internal clinic entered the clinic, Bian Mu's primary focus was on this person who had strayed far from a normal life, both physically and mentally. In fact, the patient reminded Bian Mu of Gregor Samsa, the protagonist of Kafka's famous novel "The Metamorphosis," a giant beetle severely alienated by life.

As a doctor, there are some things I can ask, and some things I absolutely cannot say a word more than necessary. At the very least, I must not easily pluck the most subtle, hidden chord in the heart of this man before me.

That's enough!

Bian Mu was convinced that the man in front of him had already guessed some of what was going on.

After all, traditional thinking holds that doctors can cure people's illnesses but not their lives!

As the founder of the "Digital Medicine" school, Bian Mu certainly could not adhere to the limitations of his predecessors. In his view, some diseases really could only be treated by first saving lives and then by treating the disease. This change in the order of treatment directly elevated the "Digital Medicine" school to a higher level.

After a moment of silence, Bian Mu told the two interns to get ready to give the man a few injections.

Two needles were inserted at the back of the neck, one on the left and one on the right. The left needle was inserted at the "Jianjing" point, and the right needle was inserted at the "Bingfeng" point. They were asymmetrical and drawn diagonally to form a "bridge". The main principle was to unload as much of the deadly emotion in the body of this peculiar patient as possible.

As soon as Bian Mu inserted the needle, the man's compensatory mechanism was immediately activated, and myocardial ischemia gradually began to appear...

To prevent the bleeding from becoming uncontrollable, Bian Mu inserted a small needle into the "Kongzui" acupoint on the man's left arm, gently pulling and guiding it, creating a "timed needle." This type of acupuncture has a relatively slow therapeutic effect and a very obvious time-sensitive effect. Once the man coughs up too much blood, the timed function of this needle will be activated immediately, thus ensuring that the amount of bleeding does not easily become excessive.

Bian Mu took out her phone and set a 20-minute timer, intending to give the final injection when the time was up.

Bian Mu instructed the intern, Lao Peng, to keep an eye on things, as he still had to see the remaining patients.

……

Time was up, and intern Lao Peng came to call everyone.

In front of everyone, Bian Mu inserted a needle into the "Yongquan" acupoint on the sole of the man's left foot. The insertion was very slow, giving the illusion that the needle was inserted very deeply. In fact, Bian Mu was constantly raising, lowering, and releasing Qi... The purpose of the "Tongtian Shao" technique was to slowly heat the "wood Qi" in the meridians, making it further imbued with a certain "fire nature," and then, on the basis of the "fire nature," to refine a bit of "metal nature." If Bian Mu could achieve his goal on his first attempt at needle insertion, he would have already created a miracle.

Even the remaining "earth" and "water" properties are something we don't even dare to think about right now!

To exaggerate, Bian Mu's approach is roughly equivalent to using acupuncture to stab Gregor Samsa back from a beetle into a human form, intention, and heart...

……

After the acupuncture was finished, Bian Mu's back was covered in sweat.

After the needles were removed, Bian Mu waited for about three minutes before smiling and saying to the man, "How much of 'The Road to Shu' can you remember if you recite it from beginning to end?"

The man was stunned for a moment, then began to memorize it while thinking...

Alas, how perilous and lofty!

...The road to Shu is more difficult than ascending to heaven!
Cancong and Yufu... How vague is the founding of the nation... Forty-eight thousand years have passed since then... Eight thousand years...

"I can't remember, my brain seems rusty..." As he said this, a hint of shame appeared on the man's face. He reached out and scratched his head, unable to recall anything.

"Hehe... I was just checking if there were any changes in his psychological adjustment function. It's all set, Dr. Peng! Thank you for your trouble. Accompany Mr. Jian to the third floor to find a place to rest. Afterwards, our colleagues will accompany him to the hospital to complete the relevant admission procedures. Mr. Jian! It's safe here. Rest assured and relax for a while. If you feel nauseous, just vomit. Don't panic if you see blood in your vomit; it's basically a normal reaction." Bian Mu said with a smile.

"Thank you! I can't express my gratitude enough, it's all in my heart!" After saying that, the man followed the intern Lao Peng upstairs to rest.

Intern Dr. Peng was probably worried that something might happen to Mr. Jian, because he didn't see him come downstairs after going upstairs. ...

At 12:11, Dian Shuhua rushed over.

Bian Mu specially ordered some takeout, and noted on the order which dish was for whom. All her colleagues at work today received a dish. Xiao Xiaoqin was busy all morning. Although she couldn't open for business yet, the business was already quite well-established.

Dian Shuhua's meal mainly consisted of beef, fish chunks, and vegetables, with steamed rice with three kinds of seafood as the staple food.

Mr. Jian was given a bowl of dumpling soup, which was very plain, with only a little bit of minced meat in it.

Bian Mu instructed Dian Shuhua to sprinkle some medicinal powder into the dumpling soup after the food arrived at the restaurant. The main ingredients of the medicinal powder were nothing more than American ginseng, saffron, tea, and salt.

"Tell him before you apply the medicine, and just apply some in front of him." As she spoke, Bian Mu picked up a small gourd from the table and handed it to Dian Shuhua.

"Is it alright now?" Dian Shuhua asked with concern.

"It's hard to say right now. Let's wait until we can let out all the emotions we've been burying in our hearts for so many years," Bian Mu replied with a frown.

Nodding slightly, Dian Shuhua asked no more questions.

……

After much negotiation, Mr. Jian finally decided to stay in the internal medicine ward of the Fifth Municipal Hospital, a special ward. The bed fee was 300 yuan a day, but to save his life, he didn't care about anything else.

Dian Shuhua accompanied Mr. Jian over, and intern Dr. Peng was unusually proactive today, following closely behind the two into Dian Shuhua's car.

……

Just as Bian Mu had predicted, Mr. Jian did indeed cough up some bloody phlegm, which frightened his parents so much that they dared not go home at night and stayed by his side for almost a week.

Dian Shuhua goes to the ward at least twice a day. The intern Lao Peng is quite interesting. Every evening after work, he goes over to spend some time with Lao Jian's family of three and chats for a while.

That evening, as soon as she got off work, Bian Mu went to Accountant Yu's office. The two chatted for a bit about the current situation at the matchmaking corner. Bian Mu felt relieved because Accountant Yu didn't seem to mind such places.

……

The Fifth Municipal Hospital was formed by the merger of three hospitals, two of which were originally a certain occupational disease prevention and control research institute. It was larger than the Seventh Municipal Hospital, and this was Bian Mu's first time here.

The special needs ward was easy to find. As soon as I entered, I saw Dian Shuhua and intern Lao Peng chatting with Mr. Jian.

"Where are the two elders?" Bian Mu asked Mr. Jian with a smile.

"I'll be there in a bit, I should be on my way right now!" Mr. Jian replied with a smile.

"Dr. Dian! Dr. Peng! Please go back, I'll keep an eye on things for a while!" With that, Bian Mu sent Dian Shuhua and Lao Peng back first.

Bian Mu sat to the side and took Mr. Jian's pulse.

"The most critical moment has finally passed, but... we must not be careless. The substantive conflict has not been completely resolved, and we still need to work harder!" Bian Mu said, offering a few words of comfort to Mr. Jian.