Chapter 341: You Are Truly Cautious

"Xiao Ji, impressive." Meng Qingfei looked at Ji Xiang and praised him.

"Meng Laoshi, the one who is truly impressive is you," Ji Xiang said sincerely.

"That's enough from you two." The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor interrupted their "mutual flattery," "Old Meng, what's going on? Explain it in detail."

"It's nothing much. When I was taking the medical history and performing the physical examination, I caught a glimpse of marks on the patient's arms and wrists with my peripheral vision, but at the time, it was only a subconscious observation, and I didn't pay it any mind. It's just that Xiao Ji is young, has sharp eyes, and a good memory, so he was able to point it out," Meng Qingfei said.

"That impressive?" The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor exclaimed.

"Thinking back now, it must be because I encountered a similar patient when I was in school. At that time, the patient was also diagnosed with Acute Appendicitis, but after the surgery, the abdominal pain did not subside."

"My teacher didn't get any sleep for those few days, lost in thought all day long. Later, the patient gradually got better. Afterward, my teacher reviewed the case with doctors from several departments and felt it was like Abdominal Purpura, so I remembered the matter."

"How many years has it been since then?"

"Thirteen years and seven months. It's long since been digested; otherwise, there wouldn't be so much trouble. I could have diagnosed it back then," Meng Qingfei said with a hint of regret.

"..." The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor looked at Meng Qingfei with the eyes one would use for a monster, but immediately recalled Ji Xiang's monstrous performance just moments ago.

"Xiao Ji, you... are also very impressive."

"I just have a slightly better memory, it's nothing useful," Ji Xiang said modestly.

"Heh, this is something others dream of, and you call it 'nothing useful'." The Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor laughed and said to Meng Qingfei, "Old Meng, since you've realized there's a problem, then..."

"Generally, the severe areas are on the lower limbs and buttocks. You tell me, I can't just make a patient with abdominal pain take off their pants so I can look at their butt, can I?" Meng Qingfei laughed heartily.

Indeed.

If he were to do that, it's feared that Meng Qingfei's days would be increasingly "sentenced," and it wouldn't be a surprise even if he were beaten to death by a female patient's family one day.

"This patient is quite lucky; there are red rashes on the forearms and wrists, though they aren't large." Meng Qingfei raised his hand, looked at the spot where Ji Xiang had traced the rashes on his wrist, and praised, "Xiao Ji, awesome!"

"The patient is the same, can't even give a complete medical history when asked," the Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor complained. "Ask them what illnesses they've had in the past, and they can't explain it clearly. Ask them, and it's always 'nothing,' ask again, and it's still 'nothing'."

"They're all the same. After all, it's a stomach ache; the patient feels it has nothing to do with Allergic Purpura and can't be bothered to mention it. The key is, I didn't ask too much either. With so many patients in the Emergency Department, asking one carefully takes half an hour; are the others supposed to just stand outside? I could stay up all night, but the patients can't wait all night," Meng Qingfei said, being quite tolerant.

Having solved a major problem, Meng Qingfei felt relaxed and buoyant, completely different from before.

"Heh, you're just a pushover," the Emergency Internal Medicine Doctor teased.

"I just can't be bothered to fuss. I'm an old Attending Physician in Clinical practice; what else can I do? As long as I ensure nothing goes wrong, that's enough."

"If we're talking about being truly 'cautious,' Old Meng, you really are. Regarding today's matter, you've taken caution to the extreme."

"Being cautious is good, being cautious is good," Meng Qingfei said. "Four days of night shifts; be a bit more cautious, and you can sleep soundly when you get home."

The few chatted for a while, and seeing that it was getting late, Ji Xiang bid farewell to Meng Qingfei.

Meng Qingfei saw Ji Xiang to the entrance of the Emergency Department and parted with reluctance, as if Ji Xiang would never come again.

Returning to wash his hands, Meng Qingfei hesitated for a long time and did not wash off the spot where Ji Xiang had traced the rashes on his wrist.

After washing his hands, he wiped them on the back of his White Uniform, then raised his arm to look at it, muttering to himself in confusion, "How did Xiao Ji remember that?"

At the same time.

"Xiao Ji just gave the diagnosis like that?" Zhou Tianbo said in surprise.

"Yes," a professor said. "At the time, we originally wanted to see Ji Yisheng Xiang's level; in any case, we weren't going to make the skills examination difficult for him. Gu Lao himself praised his surgery; if he didn't get a perfect score on the skills, we would all be scolded."

"And then? Without saying anything else, Ji Yisheng Xiang just diagnosed it?"

"He just rubbed his eyes, coughed, and so on," the professor said. "So we were also puzzled."

Zhou Tianbo focused his mind, "Is this the Inner Mode?"

"What?"

"Nothing." Zhou Tianbo shook his head. "Let's finish eating here, it's getting late."

Returning to his lodging, Zhou Tianbo went over the information he had just obtained again, and the more he thought about it, the more surprised he became.

Clinical Diagnosis, in a certain sense, is even more difficult than surgery.

Even with sufficient conditions, one might not necessarily reach the correct conclusion, let alone the fact that the professor had intentionally hidden many prerequisites.

Ji Xiang...

Ji Xiang...

Zhou Tianbo suddenly felt a bit worried.

The thing he was most proud of was getting first place in the country on the Practicing Physician Examination back in the day, which was why his boss had taken a liking to him at first sight, effectively giving him a ladder to the heavens.

Coupled with his own efforts, although he had wasted quite a bit of time in the beginning, after becoming a disciple under his boss, he gradually caught up with things like the Four Youth.

To this day, Zhou Tianbo still prides himself on being first in the country on the Practicing Physician Examination.

Could it be that Ji Xiang...

Thinking this, Zhou Tianbo chuckled dismissively; impossible!

Besides having a solid foundation, his own exam performance also had an element of luck, which was how he achieved the highest score in history—592 points.

Out of a total of 600, he only lost 8 points!

Ji Xiang, he shouldn't be able to get such a high score.

Moreover, Zhou Tianbo heard that Ji Xiang currently performs quite a few surgeries every week; it is hard to understand how a Standardized Training Student could be used as an Attending Professor at the Second Affiliated Hospital.

One dares to use him, and the other dares to do it; truly bizarre.

If you look at it that way, for the Practicing Physician Examination, as long as he passes, it should be fine; I imagine Ji Xiang won't put much effort into it.

Today, people from the First Affiliated Hospital sent Zhou Tianbo off; he was returning to the Imperial Capital tomorrow, and he had drunk quite a bit of alcohol.

Zhou Tianbo lay on the bed and drifted into a hazy sleep.

In his dreams, Zhou Tianbo heard Gu Lao's praise; it was what his boss said when he gave the first-place spot to Ji Xiang during the surgery competition.

Although Zhou Tianbo is not petty, this matter had always been a knot in his heart.

Even if Ji Xiang performed surgery well, and even if he appeared carefree in front of others, this matter remained a knot in his heart.

Losing to a Standardized Training Doctor wouldn't sound very good if word got out.

Zhou Tianbo was angered awake; he looked at the neon lights outside the window and smiled helplessly.

The written exam is in one week; I'll go to the National Health Commission to take a look, I don't believe Ji Xiang can stay a step ahead of me in every single place.

Zhou Tianbo did not notice that his own mindset had already undergone a massive change; if he didn't subconsciously feel that Ji Xiang could stay a step ahead of him, why would he go to the National Health Commission?

……

One week later, the national Practicing Physician Examination concluded.

Zhou Tianbo had already returned to the Imperial Capital, and he took advantage of the weekend to visit an acquaintance at the National Health Commission to get an early look at the results.

(End of chapter)