Chapter 55: The Blessed Restroom

The task was completed smoothly, and Ji Xiang gained 3000 Experience Points.

He casually added the Experience Points to Stapler Circumcision, but the "mere" 3000 points were like a clay ox entering the sea; the experience bar only showed a tiny, barely visible change.

Ji Xiang didn't mind; he didn't turn and leave after the System Task was completed, but instead stayed by the Patient's side to observe their condition.

Once the Patient's pain subsided, Ji Xiang shared his own experience with the Patient.

Landing on one's heels when jumping, as well as squatting to urinate, would be of greater help.

The Patient and the Family Member were stunned to hear this method and both found it incredible.

If not for the fact that Ji Xiang was wearing a White Uniform, who would believe such a strange method could actually help with passing stones?

A Doctor from the Emergency Department hurried past; hearing Ji Xiang explaining the condition to the Patient and the Family Member, he took a special look at this young man.

"Young man, come find me when you're done explaining," the Emergency Department Doctor said.

"Alright, Teacher."

Ji Xiang spoke in great detail with the Patient; after all, having experienced it personally, Ji Xiang described some details with particular depth, causing the Patient to look at him with newfound respect.

Gradually, the Patient began to treat Ji Xiang as one of their own, and by the end, they simply pulled Ji Xiang to sit aside and discuss the condition.

Once the chat was over, Ji Xiang went to find the Emergency Department Doctor.

This person hadn't been on duty yesterday—the Emergency Department usually has 12-hour or 24-hour shifts—and didn't know that Ji Xiang had displayed his prowess yesterday by performing a Cavernous Body Puncture.

"What's your name?" the Emergency Department Doctor asked when he had a moment of leisure.

"Ji Xiang, 'Ji' as in auspicious, 'Xiang' as in soaring."

"Nice name, and you've got good Spirit," the Emergency Department Doctor laughed. "You explained the condition to the Patient quite thoroughly. New to the hospital?"

"Just started Standardized Residency Training."

"Not bad, not bad. Regarding what you said about squatting to urinate, let me tell you a story to enrich the material you use to communicate and interact with patients."

Ji Xiang felt this Emergency Department Doctor was an interesting person and nodded repeatedly.

It just so happened that the Emergency Department had no patients right now, and the doctor wanted to chat a bit more; Ji Xiang thought to himself that his Luck must be exploding.

"When I first came to work in the department, there were patients squatting in the hallway all year round."

Hm? Ji Xiang was taken aback when he heard the Emergency Department Doctor say this.

"Squatting," this word was used a bit strangely.

"I was curious too, and wanted to ask the patients why, but I always forgot. The key was that I was young back then and too thin-skinned," the Emergency Department Doctor laughed. "Not like now."

"Is there a difference now?" Ji Xiang scratched his head.

"There's still some," the Emergency Department Doctor didn't explain and continued, "Later, one day while eating, a Nurse told me that the restroom in our Emergency Department has magic, and the rate of passing stones for patients with Urological Calculus is exceptionally high here."

"Emmm~~~" Ji Xiang seemed to understand something.

"In a hospital, materialism should theoretically occupy the high ground, but once you've worked long enough, you'll know about all sorts of idealistic metaphysics," the Emergency Department Doctor said. "I didn't believe it at the time. Even if it were blessed, who the hell would bless a restroom? You know what I mean."

"Right!" Ji Xiang nodded.

"Later I asked the patients; it was word-of-mouth among them, saying the Emergency Department restroom was blah blah blah. I didn't believe it, and only found out why after asking an old doctor."

"Is it about the squat toilet?"

"Yes." The Emergency Department Doctor smiled. "The old doctor told me the best posture for passing stones is squatting. Homes all have sit-down toilets, the body position is wrong, so the efficiency of passing stones isn't as good as the squat toilet in the Emergency Department."

"Over time, patients summarized their experience: they got better quickly after having an episode in the Emergency Department, but not at home. Later, it slowly turned into rumors that the Emergency Department restroom had been blessed."

"Hahaha." Ji Xiang laughed out loud.

The Emergency Department Doctor said, "Come learn when you have time. I'm on shift every four days."

"Okay, Teacher."

As he spoke, a patient entered, the Emergency Department Doctor waved his hand, and Ji Xiang left the Consultation Room.

He had completed a System Task, gained 3000 Experience Points, received a look of shared sympathy from the Patient, and even heard a piece of gossip.

Ji Xiang felt he had gained a lot.

Returning to the department, Ji Xiang was originally prepared to change clothes and go home.

Just as he took off his White Uniform, the crisp sound of a System Task suddenly rang in his ears.

"Ding-dong~"

Ji Xiang was somewhat satisfied; it seemed the hospital was indeed a good place to grind experience.

His 126 Surgical Points were completely insufficient; the more tasks, the better.

However, just as the thought flashed through Ji Xiang's mind, the System Panel in the top right corner of his vision began to flash with a blinding light.

Hm? What does this mean?

Ji Xiang was startled.

【Emergency Task: Air Embolism!

Task Content: Emergency rescue of a patient with an Air Embolism

Task Time: 2 hours

Task Reward: 30000 Experience Points, 40 Surgical Points.】

Air Embolism?

Air Embolism!

Ji Xiang's heart tightened; no wonder the system was flashing with dazzling red light.

Based on Ji Xiang's understanding of this acute condition, as long as it is an Air Embolism, one can basically declare the patient dead.

Under normal circumstances, there wouldn't be patients with Air Embolism in the Urology Department; many are accidents that occur during surgery.

Now...

Ji Xiang thought carefully, held his breath, and entered the System Space.

"Teacher, which department is the patient in?" Ji Xiang asked urgently upon entering.

"I don't know either," the System NPC said, "Go take a look."

Go take a look? Was it talking to itself?

Ji Xiang didn't quite understand what the System NPC meant. He paused for a moment, then saw the System NPC walk into the Operating Room with hands behind its back and waist hunched.

The System knows, but the System NPC doesn't know—this convoluted thought flashed through Ji Xiang's mind.

It's probably afraid of touching on my privacy, the System does a pretty good job, Ji Xiang thought to himself, following behind the System NPC into the Operating Room.

The Patient was lying on the operating table in a left lateral decubitus position, and the System Anesthesia Doctor was performing Anesthesia.

Many times, Ji Xiang couldn't understand why the System Operating Room had to be so formal.

The level of rigor in how things were done here even far exceeded that of a real-world operating room.

The System Anesthesia Doctor performed a Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia in the left lateral decubitus position, chose the T10/T11 interspace for epidural puncture, inserted an epidural Catheter toward the cephalad direction for about 5cm, and administered a 3mL test dose of 1.5% Lidocaine into the epidural space.

Subsequently, he chose the L3/L4 interspace to perform Spinal Anesthesia, using 2.4mL of 0.5% Bupivacaine as the medication.

Combined Spinal-Epidural Anesthesia.

After Anesthesia, the Patient's vital signs were stable: blood pressure 109/67mmHg, heart rate 83 beats/min, oxygen saturation 98%, then the Patient was placed in a left lateral decubitus position for the Surgical Operation.

"Give 0.15mg of Palonosetron Hydrochloride and 10mg of Dezocine," the System NPC said to the Anesthesia Doctor after checking the Patient's status.

The Anesthesia Doctor executed the medical orders very quietly.

"Generally, people would choose general anesthesia, but I habitually prefer to use Continuous Epidural Anesthesia + Spinal Anesthesia," the System NPC explained to Ji Xiang.

Ji Xiang nodded.

He didn't understand the difference between the two, but he was still young and had plenty of time to figure these things out.

The Patient was in a prone position; Huang Lao looked at the films, confirmed it was a right Kidney Stone with right-sided hydronephrosis, and began scrubbing hands for disinfection.

Ji Xiang couldn't help, so he could only watch quietly.

The System NPC made a 1cm incision above the right Kidney, then performed a puncture to establish a channel between the right renal pelvis and the skin.

Expanding along the channel, a 22cm nephroscope was sent in along the channel.

After finding the stone, Holmium Laser Lithotripsy was used.

The Kidney Stone was shattered; the System NPC took out the large pieces of stone, and the debris was flushed with Saline.

The Surgical Operation was done very quickly and very cleanly.

Finally, a Fistula Tube was left in place, and the Surgical Operation was declared finished.

Ji Xiang waited through the entire Surgical Operation, his eyes darting back and forth between the System NPC's surgical process and the Monitoring Instrument.

But until the Surgical Operation ended and the Simulated Human was taken away, Ji Xiang still hadn't seen any problems.

What happened to the promised Air Embolism?

What happened to the promised major rescue?

How come there was nothing?

Ji Xiang had countless questions in his heart; he endured and endured, and finally asked, "Teacher, no accidents?"

"When I perform a Surgical Operation, of course there are no accidents," the System NPC said indifferently.

"..."

Ji Xiang smelled that "Versailles" scent again.

The System NPC had a gentle temperament, lectured clearly and concisely, and explained profound things in simple terms; it was indeed a top-tier good teacher.

But the "Versailles" attitude that would descend from the sky out of nowhere made Ji Xiang somewhat unable to accept it.

Even though Ji Xiang knew that everything the System NPC said was a fact.

Get used to it, they have the qualifications to say so, Ji Xiang comforted himself.

"What?"

The System NPC looked up at Ji Xiang.

"Teacher, you are good at everything, but don't you think you aren't humble enough?" Ji Xiang also had a straightforward temper and asked directly.

"I am already very humble," the System NPC said indifferently.

Ji Xiang was speechless.

"As for that System Task, after you finish watching my Surgical Operation and learning the Surgical Operation, then compare it with the operator's Surgical Operation, you will know where the problem lies."

Ji Xiang was still a bit panicked, "Teacher, that is an Air Embolism."

"I know, but according to the analysis of the Patient's condition, the problem shouldn't be big," the System NPC said.

Air Embolism, the problem isn't big—Ji Xiang had countless complaints he couldn't voice.

"Practice the Surgical Operation first," the System NPC said, "As for you encountering problems in the future, don't panic either; come here and I will teach you how to solve problems. Actually, many rescues are not difficult; it's just that the doctor was panicked at the time and missed the best timing for rescue."

"..."

"Furthermore, it's that the experience is not rich enough."

Ji Xiang sighed softly.

He clicked on the system interface and found Percutaneous Nephrolithotomy.

Manual circumcision is Level 9, plus the Experience Points reward for the entire Urology Department, every branch of Surgical Operation can be directly upgraded to Level 7.

Click, upgrade!

This upgrade let Ji Xiang realize one benefit: all his Urological Surgery could be simply upgraded to a level above that of a director.

Could Kidney Transplantation also be this simple? Ji Xiang thought to himself.

But Ji Xiang also noticed one point—upgrading like this, there was no feedback of Experience Points.

Is it good or bad in the end?

The System NPC seemed to see through Ji Xiang's thoughts and smiled, "Quick upgrades will lose a lot of Experience Points, but it will have a certain impact on you ten-plus years from now."

"You have to grasp the specific situation yourself."

Ji Xiang did not know if it was regret or something else, and let out a long sigh.

(End of this chapter)