Chapter 2087: 2015 System Panel, all normal (anniversary, seeking full subscription)

2015 System Panel, all normal (anniversary, seeking full subscription)

Every possible cause related to green urine was investigated one by one, and even the ICU's second‑line on‑call professor couldn't figure out why this happened.

Another consideration was Pseudomonas aeruginosa overgrowth, which can cause green urine.

But that was only a possibility; after a quick look, neither the ICU's inpatient chief nor Chief Yang had considered it.

Because the patient's urine was clear, without the fluffy sediment seen with heavy Pseudomonas contamination.

Even so, they cautiously saved some urine samples for bacterial culture and identification.

To avoid subjective speculation, everything must be based on objective tests. Who knows—maybe it's some mutant bacterium?

The sky gradually brightened, and several doctors stared dully at the patient's urine bag, saying nothing.

The green urine in the bag occasionally reflected the light, sparkling and even somewhat pretty. If it weren't in the ICU, or if they weren't on duty, everyone would probably gather around, curious and gossiping.

But when it was their own shift, the mood was completely different.

To rule out external contamination, they changed the urine bag and even the catheter. Yet the moment the fresh catheter was inserted, the urine that came out was still green.

Not only did it not improve, the color seemed a shade darker than before.

Soon, the urology department's Chief Yu was summoned.

Chief Yu ruled out the green pigment of a Pseudomonas urinary tract infection; the green before them could not possibly be from a urinary infection.

Seeing the pale green urine that occasionally flickered with fluorescence, many doctors felt a sense of absurdity.

They hadn't slept all night, just staring at the green urine……

Usually, when they hung out together joking, the cruder, low‑brow doctors would toss around poop‑pee‑fart jokes. But to the on‑call doctors, abnormal bodily excretions are terrifying.

They really had no idea where the joke was.

A helpless silence hung over the ICU.

"Why not ask Boss Zheng to take a look?"

A voice came from the corner, soft and a bit timid.

Quan Xiaocao mustered her courage before speaking those words.

Chief Yu glanced at the clock—quarter past five in the morning. He had already thought of finding Boss Zheng for a consult, but calling in someone from an unrelated department at this hour—was that really appropriate?

After a moment's hesitation, the ICU's inpatient chief sighed and said, "I'll call Brother Yun."

……

……

Zheng Ren was dragged out of bed, yawning, full of morning grumpiness.

"Green urine?" Upon hearing those words, Zheng Ren instantly woke up, and his morning grumpiness vanished.

"Yeah, they said it was discovered suddenly this early morning. All the necessary tests have been done. They've ruled out liver failure, urinary‑tract Pseudomonas, drug‑induced discoloration, high calcium, vitamins…… ahhh……"

Saying this, Su Yun let out a long yawn.

Although she didn't have morning grumpiness, fatigue was still inevitable.

"Everything that needed checking has been checked—there's no problem." Zheng Ren frowned. "I don't have anything to consider on my end. How about you?"

"Neither do I; they've thought of everything." Su Yun said, smiling. "I bet they've been agonizing for hours, practically wearing the books out."

"Maybe. Let's go see the patient." Zheng Ren said.

Su Yun had already mentioned the possible factors that could cause green urine right away, and Zheng Ren had nothing left to investigate.

Unless it's green urine caused by some very rare disease.

Since the urine has turned green, there's no point in insisting on finding the answer solely through one's own effort.

Go check the patient, see what the system panel diagnoses, then treat accordingly.

They hurriedly washed up, and five minutes later the two were already running toward room 912.

"Boss, other people run in the morning for fitness, but we're rushing to see green urine—don't you find that absurd?" Su Yun said while running.

Even at this running pace, they couldn't shut his mouth.

"I've thought it over again—there's no other possibility." Zheng Ren said. "Think again."

"I've already considered all that—I'm not like you ordinary folk; I wouldn't miss anything." Su Yun breathed evenly while running, her disdainful tone still clear.

"Cut it out." Zheng Ren said. "The patient's still on ventilator support; they wouldn't be pumping colored food through a gastric tube."

"Definitely not—your imagination is running wild."

"I've heard that cimetidine can also change urine color; it's used in gastroenterology surgery, and can be given as long as there's no acute pancreatitis."

"Uh… where did you see that?" Su Yun tried to recall the cimetidine label, but couldn't remember anything like that.

"Studies say cimetidine has anti‑cancer effects; we use it little here……." Zheng Ren said, pausing, gave a wry smile, and lowered his head to speed up.

Su Yun realized this was him grasping at an unreasonable straw.

It probably wasn't cimetidine causing the green urine—but then what was it?

Arriving at the ICU, they called for the door to be opened, quickly changed clothes, put on caps and masks, and went inside.

"Brother Yun, Boss Zheng, sorry about that." The ICU's inpatient chief came out to greet them.

"No problem. Let's first look at the patient." Su Yun narrowed her eyes and made a smiling expression.

The patient's condition was critical, with no time for pleasantries; Zheng Ren and Su Yun strode into the ICU.

A crowd of doctors surrounded the patient, very conspicuous. In the gap between them, the green urine in the bag……

It really was green. Zheng Ren stepped to the patient's side and glanced at the system panel.

The patient's system panel was a medium red, listing several diagnoses—post‑colon‑tumor resection, hypostatic pneumonia, abdominal effusion, coronary atherosclerosis, and the like.

But none of those diagnoses had anything to do with the green urine.

Strange!

Zheng Ren habitually crossed his arms and began to ponder.

He again went through all kinds of Xitong Diagnoses, still finding no disease possibly related to green urine.

The patient's vital signs were stable; whether it was the ventilator or the monitor, they were running fine, with no alarms.

Strange, what's going on?

The ICU Inpatient Chief began reporting the medical history; in her view, Zheng Lao Ban and Yun Ge'er were the senior doctors.

The patient's medical history wasn't complicated either—colon tumor, discovered later and underwent Shou Bing in 912. Because the patient was older, after Shou Bing they weren't taken off the ventilator but remained sedated with ventilator assistance.

Originally planned to have nothing today and be taken off the ventilator and transferred out of the ICU, but unexpectedly, green urine appeared in the early morning.

Chief Yang of Gastroenterology Surgery went through the Shou Bing procedure, which was nothing noteworthy—routine Shou Bing, routine treatment, everything quite ordinary.

However, the green urine directly shattered all of that.