Chapter 1992: 1922 Just Follow the Instructions

Zhou Chun Yong furrowed his brows and said, "Has the patient's attendant told Zheng Lao Ban?"

"He's told them, and that side is still considering what to do."

"Fine, as long as it doesn't involve medical safety, do whatever Zheng Lao Ban says." Zhou Chun Yong said domineeringly: "If you don't dare, I still have two hours to get there; I'll pick up the child and go to Di Du."

"Teacher Zhou, what's this..."

"Nothing much, I'm driving, so I won't chat more." Zhou Chun Yong felt some disgust at the slight impatience in that person's words, and hung up directly.

What the hell kind of people are these, actually acting like big shots?

Could Zheng Lao Ban's diagnosis be wrong? That's because you're far away and still need to differentiate and rule things out. If you were in Di Du, Zheng Lao Ban would see the patient, inquire, and settle it in ten minutes.

Zhou Chun Yong had a clear idea in his mind. Regarding Zheng Lao Ban, he had almost unlimited confidence.

He drove silently and carefully. Not fast, but steady.

Ten minutes later, the phone rang again.

"'What's the matter?' Zhou Chun Yong asked impatiently."

"'Teacher Zhou, Zheng Lao Ban initially said to spray 1% lidocaine into the throat to see if it could relieve the severe sore throat, but it turned out ineffective.'"

"'Hmph.' Zhou Chun Yong gave a cold snort."

"'He also said to inject 3 ml of 1% lidocaine into the peritonsillar space and see...'"

"'Just do what you said over there, isn't that simple?' Zhou Chun Yong's voice was icy yet heavy, like an iceberg."

The other end of the phone fell silent; he could already tell Director Zhou was unhappy.

"'Nothing, I'll hang up then.' Zhou Chun Yong impatiently hung up."

Although he used Bluetooth, he didn't like making calls while driving. Safety first, Zhou Chun Yong cared about this.

No matter how much money you earn, you need to be alive to spend it.

Moreover, what's most important is that their tone made Zhou Chun Yong very unhappy.

I've been running out of the city in the middle of the night, and you're fussing over nonsense! Zheng Lao Ban gave the investigation plan—just follow it, stop talking so much rubbish!

Zhou Chun Yong is by nature domineering; now he's especially irritable. He's like a hunting lion, exuding an arrogant aura.

Driving out of the city, half an hour later the phone rang again.

"'What's wrong now?' Zhou Chun Yong's tone was full of impatience. To someone unaware of the truth, they'd surely think someone else was asking him to do something."

A domineering, arrogant tone left the person on the other end speechless.

"'Teacher Zhou, after the lidocaine injection, the patient's throat pain clearly improved.' The other side said cautiously."

"'Hmm, what did Zheng Lao Ban say?' Zhou Chun Yong's tone softened a bit."

"'Zheng... Lao Ban said, considering it's styloid process syndrome, we need to do a styloid process lateral view.'"

"'Then let's do it quickly.'"

"'...' The other end stayed silent, then after a few seconds said: 'Teacher Zhou, our hospital is small; we rarely do styloid process lateral views, fearing Zheng Lao Ban will laugh at us.'"

"'I'll be there soon; report to Zheng Lao Ban right away.'"

"'Report?'"

"'To be honest, I'll be there in over an hour; when I arrive I'll personally examine the patient.' Zhou Chun Yong's mood instantly brightened."

"'Okay, okay.'"

After hanging up, Zhou Chun Yong laughed.

No one was in the car; he laughed happily, as if back to his youth when flowers were in full bloom.

Effort will be rewarded.

But Zheng Lao Ban is practically a god—using two diagnostic therapeutic methods, he gave a clear diagnosis without even seeing the patient.

The styloid process just mentioned isn't the radial styloid process Zheng Lao Ban tapped with hemostatic forceps; it refers to the temporal bone styloid process.

The temporal bone styloid process is a slender, elongated bony protrusion projecting anteroinferiorly from the underside of the temporal bone; it originates anterior to the tympanomastoid suture of the temporal bone, is slender and cylindrical, extends inferomedially at its distal end, and lies between the internal and external carotid arteries.

The average temporal bone styloid process length in Chinese people is 25.20 mm; most scholars consider over 30 mm abnormal. The normal angle of the adult styloid process relative to a vertical line through the skull base is generally deviated forward and inward by about 25° each.

Problems with the temporal bone styloid process are rare.

Generally, the radiology departments of secondary hospitals hardly ever perform styloid process lateral views; even ordinary tertiary hospitals rarely do it. Only senior physicians at the director level in local hospitals tend to have such experience, but most still do it poorly.

After all, clinical physicians rarely consider issues up to the temporal bone styloid process.

Zhou Chun Yong didn't know the child's condition, nor did he want to. Once again, the fact proved that Zheng Lao Ban and his medical team were incredibly awesome.

Hurry up—this is the moment to show off your technical skills!

However, Zhou Chun Yong hasn't performed a styloid process lateral view in many years. He struggled to recall his past experience and the technical details.

Although he hasn't done it in years, after all it's basic childhood skill; for Zhou Chun Yong these aren't difficult at all.

Nearly an hour later, Zhou Chun Yong rushed to a small local hospital.

The hospital director and several clinical chiefs had been waiting since early on under the night sky.

Seeing Zhou Chun Yong get out of the car, the director hurried forward, extended both hands, and said politely: 'Teacher Zhou, it's no trouble for you to come out in the middle of the night.'

"'This is my duty; how could it be trouble?' Zhou Chun Yong said calmly."

The director was momentarily speechless, but he knew Zhou Chun Yong's domineering and overbearing nature. He also vaguely realized it was because his earlier first trial had failed, he'd been somewhat dismissive, which provoked Teacher Zhou's attitude.

Zhou Chun Yong only said a sentence to the director, then nonchalantly picked up his phone and called Zheng Lao Ban.

"'Zheng Lao Ban, I've arrived!' Zhou Chun Yong reported his whereabouts like a soldier, right away."

The director and several chiefs stared at each other, astonished.

Just what background does that Zheng Lao Ban have, that Teacher Zhou would be so respectful toward him?

"'No trouble; whatever you arrange, even if the sky falls, I, Old Zhou, will do my utmost to complete it.'"

"'Okay, I'll now personally take the patient's images and send them to you shortly.'"

Having said that, Zhou Chun Yong hung up the phone.

How about the patient?

In the ward.

Send to Radiology Department, turn on a machine. Zhou Chun Yong seemed as if returning to the Liver and Gallbladder Department of Di Du, casually issuing medical orders.

One cannot be careless here, mainly because the momentum has already been depleted.

Zhou Chun Yong was overbearing; the Zheng Lao Ban, whom he had never met, made a clear diagnosis using only two diagnostic therapies, and on top of that, their own Hospital didn't even know what a Styloid Process Lateral View was—what else was there to say?

Ten minutes later, Zhou Chun Yong looked at the image on the computer screen and let out a deep sigh.

Zhou Title: Teacher, how is it? the hospital director asked cautiously.

Zhou Chun Yong's finger pointed at the image on the screen: 'Styloid process 3 cm, slightly long; the key is the angle is wrong!'

His finger was like a little carrot, tapping the screen, making a thump-thump sound.

The hospital director felt a pang of distress, hoping not to break the machine.

Very typical Styloid Process Syndrome!