Chapter 280: Diagnosis, Confirmed! (League Leader Chou Guoguo's Dad ×4)

"What is it, Doctor Xiao Ji?" Bai Chuzhang was absent-minded and quite exhausted today.

"I have a bit of my own understanding regarding the patient's symptoms, and I would like to... report it to you," Ji Xiang said.

Bai Chuzhang felt helpless, but he did not want to stay here, so he took this opportunity to go out and catch his breath.

The atmosphere inside the Emergency Rescue Room was oppressive to the Extreme Point, bone-chillingly cold, and one had to face the prospect of the patient suddenly exhibiting strange symptoms again at any moment; if not for his duty, Bai Chuzhang would have slipped away long ago.

Walking out of the Emergency Rescue Room with Ji Xiang, Bai Chuzhang let out a long sigh, "Xiao Ji, what is it you want to say?"

"Bai Chuzhang, I suspect the patient was infected with Tetanus Bacillus when the Gold Needle Embedding was performed."

"!!!" Countless exclamation marks floated above Bai Chuzhang's head.

He was slightly stunned, and just as he was about to ask, Ji Xiang began to explain.

All of Bai Chuzhang's questions were the same as the ones Ji Xiang had asked the System NPC in the System Operating Room.

Ji Xiang listed them out one by one, "perfectly" explaining the patient's condition.

Although Bai Chuzhang remained skeptical about the constant congestion, this was the only "professional" explanation he had heard all day.

"I'll go have the Nurse draw blood," Bai Chuzhang said immediately after hearing Ji Xiang's explanation. "Is there anything else?"

"Prepare for tracheal intubation," Ji Xiang said. "If my judgment is correct, the patient could experience laryngeal spasm and respiratory distress at any time."

"Alright."

This was the Emergency Department; the one thing they didn't lack was all kinds of rescue equipment. If it really was a Tetanus Bacillus infection, then that would be fine; it was infinitely better than facing that eerie, chilling feeling.

Bai Chuzhang turned back, and Ji Xiang followed behind him into the Emergency Rescue Room.

"Beep, beep, beep~~~"

The alarm of the Cardiac Monitor rang out.

Arrhythmia accompanied by tachycardia; the patient's heart rate had suddenly been pulled up to 120 beats per minute.

At the same time, the patient's blood pressure began to rise, reaching 170 mmHg.

But strangely, as the blood pressure rose, the patient began to sweat, as if exposed to the sun in a desert, drenched in sweat.

"Draw blood," Bai Chuzhang said to the Nurse after entering. "Run all the admission tests, and add a test for Tetanus Bacillus."

The patient's muscles were tense, and veins were crawling and spreading across the body surface like little worms; Bai Chuzhang's heart, which had just been convinced by scientific reasoning, was shaken once again.

"What are you doing!" the middle-aged man roared angrily when he saw the Nurse going to collect blood.

He dared not yell at the ruddy-faced old man, but he was not polite at all to the medical staff.

"Lu Xiansheng, we are drawing blood to clarify the diagnosis," Bai Chuzhang said, standing between the Nurse and the middle-aged man, neither humble nor pushy.

"This isn't an illness, it's useless for you to draw blood!"

"We have to try; if the Family Member refuses..."

"Let them try," the ruddy-faced old man said, raising a hand and speaking in a deep voice.

His voice was like a booming bell, echoing in the Emergency Rescue Room.

The middle-aged man stopped speaking, watching the Patient silently, weeping silently.

"Old sir, thank you," Bai Chuzhang bowed slightly.

"There's no harm in you trying; I feel it's a medical issue," the ruddy-faced old man said.

Blood was drawn and sent for testing; Bai Chuzhang called the Laboratory Department countless times, urging for the results.

After 1 hour and 22 minutes, Bai Chuzhang confirmed the results on the computer after finishing a phone call and printed them out.

Seeing that the serum Tetanus IgG antibody concentration was <0.1mIU/ml, Ji Xiang finally let out a long sigh of relief.

Diagnosis, confirmed!

Ji Xiang instantly detached from the tense mood, his whole body exhausted; he really wanted to lie down and sleep for a while.

He had come here after drinking a bottle of Endurance Potion, yet this bizarre rescue had unknowingly exhausted all his Basic Endurance.

After reading the lab results, Bai Chuzhang looked deeply at Ji Xiang, his gaze heavy, containing countless things he wanted to say but didn't.

He did not communicate with Ji Xiang, but instead reported to Dean Sun first, and after reporting, went to communicate with the Family Member.

The Family Member took the lab report and went to make a phone call; Ji Xiang guessed they were likely contacting hospitals in the Imperial Capital or Shanghai, looking for top-tier doctors to see if this was the case.

The System Task was still hanging there; Ji Xiang knew that treating tetanus seemed to be a very long process, not like surgery where once it was done, it was done, and the task could be completed immediately.

Exhausted, Ji Xiang left the Emergency Rescue Room.

"Xiao Ji, what's going on?" Seeing Ji Xiang come out, Meng Qingfei leaned in and asked him.

"The patient has a confirmed diagnosis: Tetanus Bacillus infection."

"!!!" Meng Qingfei's eyes almost popped out, "What did you say?"

"Tetanus?" Wu Zong also subconsciously shouted.

Tetanus is not common in Clinical practice; the vast majority of doctors have never seen a case. However, in this country, as long as there is a break in the skin, whether it's a slightly deep scratch or a bite from a cat or dog, one must get a shot of tetanus antitoxin.

Most of the time, tetanus antitoxin is similar to a placebo.

Who would have thought that if one really caught the disease, it would be so serious.

"Yes, laboratory tests confirm it is tetanus," Ji Xiang said.

"How is that possible!" Meng Qingfei frowned.

Ji Xiang was also quite helpless; although this diagnosis was supported by laboratory tests, the complete Clinical symptoms were different from a typical patient infected with tetanus.

He knew that after he explained it once, Liu Zhuren would likely ask again, so Ji Xiang simply called Liu Zhuren to the Emergency Department's Duty Room.

Congestion, fractures, Opisthotonos, photophobia, and other symptoms were spoken by Ji Xiang; everyone fell silent, staring at each other with blank expressions.

Even with the laboratory test results and the presence of typical symptoms like Opisthotonos and photophobia, everyone, including Liu Zhuren and Meng Qingfei, still found it hard to believe.

"Let's wait and see; I expect they will use Antibiotic and tetanus antitoxin," Ji Xiang said. "We'll have results within a day or two; we'll see if it is or isn't then."

"Xiao Ji, this diagnosis is also..." Meng Qingfei's words trailed off abruptly.

"I was guessing too," Ji Xiang said without a shred of shame. "I suspect the needles used for the Gold Needle Embedding weren't clean and hadn't been sterilized, leading to the patient contracting tetanus."

"This is... too... hard to understand," Wu Zong muttered.

Liu Zhuren's complexion improved a little; as long as it was a disease and not some supernatural existence, he could accept it.

After carefully going over what Ji Xiang had said, Liu Zhuren felt it made sense. Moreover, the laboratory tests had also proven this point, so what else was there to say?

Death from exhaustion due to sexual activity?

It didn't exist; it was just a Tetanus Bacillus infection.

"Xiao Ji, impressive." Liu Zhuren deliberated for a long time, feeling that no matter how he praised Ji Xiang, it didn't seem right or appropriate, so he could only offer a dry, simple compliment of "impressive."

(End of chapter)