Chapter 1252: with translation of chapter title

Lin JiaoJiao's smile on her face stiffened, then turned cold

The most troublesome thing is bringing this kind of person to see a doctor; the people reading the films aren't in a hurry, so why are you rushing

The doctor spending more time looking at the films and examining them carefully— isn't that a good thing

Bringing this kind of person to see a doctor isn't even enough to offend them; they're usually spoiled rotten, throwing tantrums over everything

Lin JiaoJiao was about to scold when she heard Zheng Ren ask: 'Sister Lin, did you bring the stethoscope?'

Zheng Lao Ban has a good temper; Lin JiaoJiao praised him in her mind, glared at the girl in the car, and immediately smiled, saying: 'I brought it; if I didn't bring everything, I'm afraid you'd kick me out, Zheng Lao Ban'

'How could it be.' Zheng Ren knew Lin JiaoJiao was joking, and slowly put down the films in his hand

Looking at the films, it indeed shows the imaging manifestation of pulmonary hemosiderin deposition disease

'Boss, the lungs show a uniform distribution of fine dot-like reticular shadows, which looks really strange. Pulmonary yellow pigment deposition disease—I've never seen it before.' Su Yun said

'Mm, I've also never encountered this before.' Zheng Ren said in a low voice

The girl in the Mercedes-Benz who was looking at Zheng Ren and Su Yun heard them say that, first she was stunned, then unhappily said: 'Sister Lin, Old Meng didn't come; you wouldn't fool me like this, would you'

'What are you talking about!' Lin JiaoJiao also straightened her face

'Give Me The Films, tomorrow I'll find someone to look at them myself.' Saying that, she opened the car door and stepped out

Her legs were long, white, and straight; red high heels, black short skirt, shoulder-length hair, more dazzling than the April sunset in Di Du

But in her consciousness, such a situation where everyone's attention was on her hadn't happened before; Zheng Ren merely glanced at her, then his gaze went into the car. Meanwhile, Su Yun's smirk grew more pronounced, as if he were going to drive her into a corner

Seeing Zheng Ren and Su Yun's ages, the young girl became even more angry; she didn't lash out, but violently snatched the films, haphazardly stuffing them into the film bag, not noticing that two were placed in the wrong sleeves

She didn't even look at Lin JiaoJiao, too lazy to greet, stepped on the gas, the engine roared, and she drove off directly

Lin JiaoJiao sat there awkwardly; encountering such a person truly left her speechless. Her complexion was especially bad, and she glanced at Zheng Ren somewhat embarrassedly

'Sister Lin, what kind of person is this?' Su Yun asked with a chuckle

As a doctor, I've seen this situation many times and don't pay special attention to it. No need for physical examination or auscultation; it actually saves some time. I still need to go home and eat

'Sigh.' Lin JiaoJiao helplessly sighed, looking like she truly couldn't just casually bring people to see Zheng Lao Ban from now on

People, sigh

'Don't sigh, Sister Lin.' Su Yun laughed: 'We're old Chinese doctors; who hasn't seen all kinds of patients? It's not your fault. That girl looks young; what is she to the patient'

'She's the patient's mother.' Lin JiaoJiao said

'Mother?' Su Yun was stunned

'Mm, that kind of concubine.' Lin JiaoJiao said: 'The child is still young and doesn't understand things; Zheng Lao Ban and Yun Ge'er, please don't hold it against us'

Zheng Ren stared blankly at the Mercedes-Benz speeding away, kicking up dust

'Boss, isn't that girl good-looking?' Su Yun said, setting a trap

'Girl? What girl?' Zheng Ren tilted his head and asked

"..." Lin JiaoJiao thought Zheng Lao Ban was blind, truly. A girl who could turn heads on the street at a 99% rate actually didn't exist in Zheng Lao Ban's eyes

I really don't know how he found Xiao Yi Ren

'What are you thinking about?' Su Yun asked with a chuckle

'Pulmonary hemosiderin deposition disease is hard to treat, but it's not yet incurable.' Zheng Ren said, 'It's just that the child's treatment has been delayed a bit, and the family hasn't been attentive enough'

'They said it was a frequent cough, went to the hospital for an X-ray, felt better after an IV drip, but then didn't follow up.' Lin JiaoJiao said

'The lungs already show fibrosis; if delayed further, respiratory function could fail, leaving only a lung transplant as an option. For such a young child, finding a lung donor is not easy.' Zheng Ren murmured

'Uh...' Lin JiaoJiao hadn't expected it to be this serious. When she brought the person, she had thought it was just pneumonia or something similar

'From listening to the cough, lung function could still be at 70%, which isn't too late. Oral prednisone...' Su Yun said halfway, but Lin JiaoJiao interrupted

'Yun Ge'er, wait.' Lin JiaoJiao immediately said: 'Let me note that down'

She took out her phone, opened a notes app, and began recording what Zheng Ren and Su Yun said

'Oral prednisone, 1-2 mg/kg/d, taper after 4 weeks, maintain for 6-24 months. The exact duration depends on the disease progression.' Su Yun glanced at Lin JiaoJiao while entering these numbers

'Zheng Lao Ban, Yun Ge'er, the dosage is so high.' Lin JiaoJiao, upon hearing that oral hormone therapy would last so long, felt uneasy inside

Adults taking hormones for that long would develop many problems, such as centripetal obesity, osteoporosis, etc.; let alone a child

'Let's try oral prednisone first.' Zheng Ren said: 'Sister Lin, ask the family if the child drinks pure milk, the freshly squeezed kind. If so, stop the milk and see the effect'

'Ah?' Lin JiaoJiao was truly stunned this time

Su Yun also looked at Zheng Ren in surprise

'There are literature reports that drinking pure milk can easily induce pulmonary hemosiderin deposition disease in toddlers. I estimate that if we stop the milk and add oral prednisone, the effect... well, I've never treated it before, and patients' conditions vary wildly, so let's give it a try.' Zheng Ren said

That statement was very down-to-earth, not overpromising; the more like this, the more it inspires trust

It's just that Zheng Lao Ban's knowledge is too broad; Lin JiaoJiao sincerely admires him

She carefully recorded Zheng Ren's words, afraid of forgetting. Since turning 40, she's noticed her memory weakening a lot; for any important matter, she needs to jot it down carefully to feel at ease

After recording, Lin JiaoJiao worriedly asked: 'Zheng Lao Ban, Yun Ge'er, what do we do about pulmonary fibrosis'

'Hard to handle.' Both said in unison

Pulmonary fibrosis is a end-stage change of a major class of lung diseases characterized by proliferation of fibroblasts and accumulation of large amounts of extracellular matrix, accompanied by inflammatory damage and destruction of tissue structure—i. e., normal alveolar tissue damaged and then abnormally repaired, resulting in abnormal structure

The cause is unknown for the vast majority of pulmonary fibrosis patients; this disease is called idiopathic interstitial pneumonia

It's common in certain occupations, such as coal miners and the like

Lin JiaoJiao knows that severe pulmonary fibrosis requires a lung transplant. Just now Su Yun also said that if a lung transplant were done, finding a lung donor for a child would be difficult

Sigh, Lin JiaoJiao sighed again

It's not because of that girl; she simply feels sorry for that child. The girl is young, and her care isn't meticulous, which has caused the child to suffer