This doctor has a system

Chapter 622, Section 684: A Bizarre Death

"Ma Liang's in trouble." Li Youliang jogged over.

"Huh? He's in trouble?" Gao Feng looked at him. "Did he get into a fight with a patient again?"

You encounter all sorts of freaks in the emergency room. Sometimes, when you meet a hot-blooded doctor, the doctor and patient end up getting into a fight.

“No,” Li Youliang said. “The group chat says that a patient died after taking the medicine he prescribed, and the family is making a scene.”

"Huh?" Gao Feng picked up his phone and called Ma Liang, but the other party did not answer.

He then pulled out the phone number of Director Dong of the emergency department, but when he thought about dialing it, he felt it wasn't quite right.

"I'll go to the emergency room to find out the details." Upon seeing this, Li Youliang immediately ran out of the office.

Emergency Department Lobby

A group of people were gathered together. Two middle-aged women were holding up signs and crying their hearts out, attracting the attention of many patients who had come for treatment.

One of the men, whose arm was broken, was in so much pain that his brow was furrowed, but he still tried his best to stick his head in.

"Dad, stop looking, it's our turn!"

"Wait a minute, I'm feeling much better now," the uncle said without turning his head. "Let me see what it says."

In the emergency department director's office, Ma Liang slumped his head, looking utterly dejected.

"What happened?!" Director Dong frowned. "Tell me the situation quickly!"

"I don't know what happened either," Ma Liang said, somewhat bewildered. "He was just an ordinary patient."

This ordinary patient is named Jia Tianyuan, 47 years old, and works for a public institution.

Jia Tianyuan is generally in good health, except for allergic rhinitis.

It's so uncomfortable every time it flares up. Not only is the itching inside my nasal cavity very intense, but I also sneeze frequently.

That night, Jia Tianyuan's allergic rhinitis flared up again, and he took out the mometasone furoate nasal spray and sprayed it twice into both nostrils.

He didn't know if it was because he used it too much, but it didn't have any obvious effect after he sprayed it on. He felt very uncomfortable lying in bed and couldn't fall asleep at all.

After thinking about it, I finally decided to go to the hospital to get checked out.

His wife wanted to accompany him, but he refused.

"It's the same old problem. Why are you going to bother with it?"

Although it was 2 a.m., there were still a few pedestrians scattered around on the city streets. After driving for 10 minutes, Jia Tianyuan arrived at his destination smoothly.

The only advantage of going to the hospital at night is that parking is convenient. He casually threw his car on the side of the road and walked into the emergency department lobby wearing a mask.

After waiting for about 15 minutes, Jia Tianyuan sat down opposite Ma Liang.

"Are you feeling unwell?" Ma Liang asked.

"My rhinitis is acting up, it's really uncomfortable right now." As Jia Tianyuan said this, he couldn't help but sneeze, and he quickly turned his face away.

"Excuse me, doctor."

"It's nothing." Ma Liang had a pretty good impression of this patient.

"I originally planned to go to the ENT department during the day, but I couldn't bear the discomfort any longer," Jia Tianyuan explained. He has suffered from allergic rhinitis for many years and has visited the ENT department of the provincial hospital multiple times.

Allergic rhinitis, also known as hay fever, is an inflammatory reaction of the nasal mucosa caused by exposure to allergens in allergic individuals.

The main symptoms include repeated sneezing, runny nose, nasal congestion, itchy nose, itchy eyes, conjunctival congestion, and tearing.

Based on the allergen, it is divided into perennial allergic rhinitis and seasonal allergic rhinitis.

This disease can be treated with medication and specific immunotherapy, but it cannot be cured and is prone to recurrence. Over time, it can also develop into allergic asthma.

Ma Liang glanced through Jia Tianyuan's medical records and found nothing unusual.

“The terfenadine and prednisone I’m taking are quite effective. I’m out of them at home. Could you prescribe some more for me?” Jia Tianyuan said.

This request was reasonable, and Ma Liang quickly wrote a prescription for him, and he also carefully explained the specific usage and dosage.

"If your symptoms don't improve, go see an ENT specialist again tomorrow."

"Okay." Jia Tianyuan nodded. The scene looked quite harmonious, if Jia Tianyuan hadn't died.

"How could he have died?" Director Dong Zhida asked.

“I’d like to know too,” Ma Liang replied.

"Has he taken those two medications before?"

"I've taken it before; it contained both of these medications in the previous few doses." Ma Liang still has a deep impression of this patient.

Prednisone is a type of glucocorticoid that is widely used in the treatment of allergic diseases.

Terfenadine is an antihistamine mainly used to prevent and treat allergic diseases, such as seasonal and non-seasonal allergic rhinitis, perennial allergic rhinitis, and acute and chronic urticaria.

It can also be used for neurodermatitis, contact dermatitis, atopic dermatitis, photosensitive dermatitis, allergic conjunctivitis, pollen allergy, insect allergy, food and drug allergies, etc.

It mainly exerts its anti-allergic effect by blocking histamine H receptors.

It is common to use two drugs in combination, and serious adverse reactions are rare.

But Jia Tianyuan died.

"Could he have eaten something else?" Ma Liang asked.

“That’s very possible.” Director Dong also thought so. “Anyway, no matter what the situation is, don’t meet with your family for now. Go home and rest for a few days.” He instructed.

When a loved one has just passed away, the family members are bound to be very emotional, and in the heat of the moment, they may easily do something rash.

When Li Youliang arrived at the emergency department, the lobby was packed with people.

Security guards used a megaphone to tell people not to gather around, but it had little effect; many people had just been kicked out of the lobby.

"Brother, what's the situation inside?" Li Youliang asked a middle-aged man.

"I don't know, I just came because it looked interesting," the uncle said.

It was an older woman who answered his question.

"They say he died after taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor, and his family is making a scene inside, even holding up a sign." The woman showed Li Youliang her phone.

The sign contained a lot of information, the gist of which was that the patient was usually in good health, but died that very night after taking the medicine prescribed by the doctor. The patient claimed that the doctor was irresponsible and the hospital was disregarding human life, and demanded justice.

"If you ask me, I'd guess he has some serious illness and is trying to extort money from the hospital after he dies," someone said.

“Yes, doctors might want to make more money, but they certainly wouldn’t do something that could kill someone,” another person chimed in.

"That makes sense. Some people's constitutions are different from others. This medicine works for some people but not for others," an old man commented. "There's someone in our village who took the same medicine as everyone else, and we were all fine, but he..."

"died?"

"No, it's just that his whole body is covered in red bumps. He was taken to the county hospital and stayed there for several days!"

"It's hard to say. It's also possible that the wrong medicine was prescribed," said an older woman in a khaki dress. "Some doctors these days are irresponsible; they prescribe medicine without even asking a couple of questions."

"Yes, yes, doctors nowadays are not as responsible as they used to be."

“That’s right, everyone’s after money these days. This hospital is really corrupt.” The woman turned to Li Youliang and said, “Don’t you think so, young man?”

“Of course, it’s old Hei!” Li Youliang said. “My second uncle is now bedridden, but we all disagree with him coming to the hospital.”

“This hospital is shady. If you search online, you'll find out what diseases we can't treat ourselves.”

"There's no need to give money to the hospital!"

Everyone
"How is your second uncle doing now?" someone asked.

"Much better," Li Youliang said. "A few days ago, my stomach was hurting terribly. My family found an ancient remedy online, brewed a few doses of medicine, and drank it. Now I don't feel any pain at all."

"Wow, not bad!" the older woman said.

“He’s just lying in bed sleeping right now, and we can’t wake him up no matter how much we call him,” Li Youliang continued. “His family is now preparing to try another remedy and they’re looking it up online.”

"You can't believe what you read online. Besides, this hospital isn't actually that bad," the woman said after a moment's hesitation. "If you still can't help it, you should bring your second uncle to see a doctor."

(End of this chapter)