Chapter 105: Continuous Task

"Here!" Wu Zong beckoned. He had been facing Ji Xiang, but at the moment he spoke, he was defeated once again by that damn sense of familiarity, so he turned to beckon Lu Kai, "Take the Patient to the Ultrasound Room, get an ultrasound, and then perform a reduction."

Ji Xiang followed to help.

"Wu Zong, I don't see any problem," Lu Kai said, puzzled.

"Appendicitis won't kill you, but Testicular Torsion will. Whether it is or isn't, we have to check first!" Wu Zong said, acting on the Spirit of 'better to kill by mistake than to let one slip through.'

The Family Member was confused and muttered a few words under their breath, slightly unhappy.

Wu Zong didn't pay it any mind; he had seen similar situations countless times. If it really were Testicular Torsion and they waited until necrosis required an amputation, these would be the same people causing the biggest scene.

"Wu Zong, is it really okay to do this?"

While pushing the Patient to get the examination, Lu Kai asked in a low voice.

"I heard from my boss that many years ago, before there were CT scans in the country, guess how they diagnosed cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarction?"

"Uh..."

This question was too difficult; Lu Kai had no way to answer it.

"Drill a hole in the skull. If there's bleeding, it's a cerebral hemorrhage; if there's no bleeding, it's a cerebral infarction."

"..." Lu Kai was speechless.

"Now, a 120-220 yuan CT scan can diagnose it," Wu Zong laughed. "Actually, we could just perform a reduction for Testicular Torsion directly, but we have the time, and getting an ultrasound is considered a standard diagnostic process, isn't it?"

"But it looks like the Family Member has an opinion," Lu Kai lowered his voice to a whisper right by his ear.

Wu Zong moved further away; if it were a beautiful woman, he might have accepted it. As for Lu Kai, no matter how familiar they were, it was a no-go.

"The Family Member isn't ignorant, nor are they against using instruments; they are against having to spend money," Wu Zong said with a chuckle. "I understand, I understand it all."

"You even understand that!" Lu Kai said helplessly.

"Of course. When you go shopping, don't you hope for the merchant to offer a discount? It's human nature; what's there to argue about?" Wu Zong was open-minded and said it very casually.

Arriving at the Ultrasound Room, the Doctor on duty today wasn't very skilled at scanning blood flow with the Ultrasound, so Wu Zong simply performed the operation himself.

"It really is!" Wu Zong pressed the B-ultrasound Probe against the surgical area, saw the change in blood flow, and said with some surprise, as it basically matched the characteristics of Testicular Torsion.

"Wu Zong, you're amazing!" Lu Kai praised, half-sincerely and half-jokingly.

"Wu Zong, why don't you use the B-ultrasound Probe to scan the blood vessels while I perform the reduction?" Ji Xiang suddenly said.

Under normal circumstances, monitoring with an Ultrasound while performing a reduction is the safest method. However...

The moment Wu Zong hesitated, that damn sense of familiarity lingered in his heart again.

He glanced at Ji Xiang with suspicion. Although reduction was a small matter, if he messed it up and caused the Patient greater injury, that would be a disaster.

"I've read the book by Professor Chen Zhaodian from Zhejiang University. The direction of testicular torsion is from the lateral side toward the midline, so when reducing the right testicle, rotate the affected testicle counter-clockwise, and for the left side, rotate it clockwise," Ji Xiang whispered in Wu Zong's ear.

The operation was indeed like that, and since Ji Xiang mentioned Chen Zhaodian, a big shot in the Urology Department, it seemed he really did understand.

But Wu Zong was still a bit worried.

Yet, on second thought, Ji Xiang had "taught" him the level-three surgery of Laser Stone Crushing, so Wu Zong felt at ease.

"You do it, I'll operate the Ultrasound," Wu Zong said, then added, "Take it slow. If something feels wrong, I'll call for a stop at any time. Don't be too fast or too rough! Be gentle, remember, you must be gentle."

Ji Xiang understood what Wu Zong meant and nodded.

At the moment of the reduction, Ji Xiang felt the Patient's whole body relax. The muscles that had been tense due to pain loosened, and the person felt much more comfortable.

"Blood flow restored!" Wu Zong said happily.

"Do you feel any better?" Ji Xiang asked.

"It loosened up all at once. You're a miracle worker, Doctor," the Patient replied.

"The affected testicle has descended, and the tenderness has decreased," Ji Xiang reported to Wu Zong after the physical examination, then began to perform the leg-lift test on the Patient.

Wu Zong wasn't surprised; wasn't it normal for a doctor capable of an accurate reduction to perform a leg-lift test afterward?

Having completed an Emergency Task for a Testicular Torsion—a patient who was super easy to misdiagnose—Wu Zong was in a great mood. If he didn't have to maintain a serious demeanor in front of the Family Member, he would have nearly whistled.

The Patient's leg-lift test was negative, and Ji Xiang felt relieved.

"Ding-dong~"

The sound of a System Task completion rang out.

【Emergency Task: Emergency! Emergency!! First stage complete.

Congratulations on correctly diagnosing this Testicular Torsion and successfully performing the reduction. You have gained 1000 Experience Points.】

What? First stage?

These four words hadn't been there before; Ji Xiang looked at the System Task with some confusion.

【Emergency Task: Emergency! Emergency!! Second stage

Task content: Correctly treat one emergency patient.

Task time: 12 hours.

Task reward: 3000 Experience Points, 3 Surgical Points.】

Immediately, the second task appeared.

This time, it was indeed marked as the second stage.

When Ji Xiang saw the task, he wondered if the system had been broken by him; the system had started acting abnormally after he had been farming rewards earlier.

"Send the Patient back to Gastrointestinal." Wu Zong walked out of the Ultrasound Room, in a pleasant mood, and waved to arrange for Lu Kai to send the Patient back.

Lu Kai followed orders, pushing the wheelchair with the Family Member in tow, heading back to Gastrointestinal.

Meanwhile, Wu Zong and Ji Xiang returned to the ward.

"Doctor Xiao Ji, do you know why we sent the Patient back?" Wu Zong asked with a smile.

"We don't have to write the Medical Record," Ji Xiang replied.

These were just some Clinical tricks; after solving the problem, you don't do the work you don't have to. Who told the Emergency Department to send the patient to Gastrointestinal in the first place?

If you want to complain, go find the doctor in the Emergency Department; it has absolutely nothing to do with me, Wu Laozong of the Urology Department.

That was what Wu Zong was thinking.

"Doctor Xiao Ji, your talent for surgery is truly high," Wu Zong said with a sigh while walking. "Which department are you interested in?"

"Does Wu Zong have any recommendations?" Ji Xiang asked.

"Gold Ophthalmology, silver Surgery, the dirty and tiring Obstetrics and Gynecology Department, the noisy Pediatrics, the dead-end Infectious Diseases Department, the loafing Nutrition Department, and don't go to the Emergency Department even if you die."

Wu Zong recited a doggerel.

"Based on my experience over these years... actually, I regret it to death."

"How so?"

"Let's put it this way, Doctor Xiao Ji. You might have heard that Interventional Surgery in the Cardiology Department makes money, right?" Wu Zong said.

"Yes."

"But that was all earned by the big waves before, it has nothing to do with young doctors," Wu Zong said. "I don't recommend it. I suggest you... if I were to choose again, I would choose Stomatology."

"But!" Wu Zong emphasized his tone, "Not all Stomatology is good, you absolutely must not do Oral Surgery!"

"Restoration, orthodontics, that is fixing teeth, I know," Ji Xiang smiled.

As they were talking, Wu Zong's phone rang.

Wu Zong felt a bit irritable and was about to glare at Ji Xiang—the emergency cases were all brought by them! But that damned sense of familiarity lingered in his heart again, so Wu Zong sheepishly lowered his head and answered the call.

"What emergency?"

"Damn! Really?"

(End of this chapter)