Chapter 2579: with translation of chapter title

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2585.2486 The Past and Present Lives of a Surgeon

"Whether one can live depends on luck; many people can't endure it." Su Yun said, "Otherwise, how would bloodletting therapy have been abolished?"

Saying that, he revealed a trace of extremely rich mocking smile at the corner of his mouth, and said: "Boss, do you know who our grandmaster is?"

"Don't spout nonsense; if you say Bian Que or Hua Tuo I'll accept, but if you say it's a barber I won't." Zheng Ren glanced at the medical record, absentmindedly saying.

"If you say Bian Que or Hua Tuo I'll accept, but if you say it's a barber I won't." Zheng Ren glanced at the medical record, absentmindedly saying.

How did it get related to barbers? Tang Haitao's thoughts were all on the barbershop near his home; every time he went for a haircut, Tony the teacher kept urging him to get a membership card.

Moreover, haircuts are getting more and more expensive; I cut my son's hair myself. After all, I've rotated through neurosurgery, so even if I cut poorly I won't cause harm—it's just shaving prep, what's difficult about that?

"Manager Tang, in the past Western medicine emphasized bloodletting, which was done by monks from churches. Speaking of it takes a long time, and there are many strange stories in between; if you have time I'll tell you." Su Yun smiled and said: "Later, Pope Alexander III transferred this glorious and sacred mission to the civilian sector."

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Tang Haitao was stunned by Su Yun's words, one stunned after another.

Do you remember the rotating three-colored pole in front of the barbershop?

"Yes." Tang Haitao said blankly.

"Red indicates arterial blood, blue indicates venous blood, white is the base color, no need to worry about it." Su Yun said, "Back then, barbers doubled as doctors; you say doctors have high status? I'm the first to object. Saying we're a service industry, there's really no way to argue with people."

Su Yun's tone carried almost infinite mockery; he constantly criticized the hospital's emphasis on service.

"Speak properly, don't be yin-yang weird." Zheng Ren flipped a page of the medical record, his voice deep: "However, you're right—high-precision technical industries being classified as service industries is itself wrong."

"You say it's wrong, so it's wrong? Teacher Tu Youyou isn't even an academician—what's that got to do with anything? A Nobel Prize is impressive? If you're capable, win another one." Su Yun shouted.

Tang Haitao sweated profusely; being able to win another Nobel Prize; plus Teacher Tu Youyou isn't even an academician—these two topics, he dared not touch either.

"I'm just a clinical doctor; curing patients and saving lives is enough. Collective unconscious behavior will correct many errors after some years."

"It's also possible to go further off track." Su Yun argued.

Tang Haitao listened to their argument, feeling anxious, and immediately said with a smile: "Boss Zheng, Brother Yun, what happened to the barbers later?"

"Eh? You haven't forgotten, have you?" Su Yun raised his head, looked at Tang Haitao, and asked: "Is it important that the barber is important, or is it important that you sitting here might be killed any day?"

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"Speak properly." Zheng Ren said: "Manager Tang, barbers developed a whole set of bloodletting procedures and tools; the knife for cutting blood vessels is called the 'willow leaf blade,' and the famous British medical journal 'The Lancet' comes from that blade used for bloodletting."

"Boss, the willow leaf blade you use was originally meant for shaving heads." Su Yun, for some reason feeling upset, said in a yin-yang weird tone.

"In 1462, Edward IV established the first barbers' guild, granting members the right to cut hair and perform surgery within London."

In 1462, Edward IV established the first barbers' guild, granting members the right to cut hair and perform surgery within London.

Tang Haitao really hadn't imagined that the ancestor of surgeons was actually a barber; no wonder Boss Zheng would say that.

"But later a group of radical surgeons emerged—those who dug up corpses from graves to study human anatomy. Speaking seriously, at that time they were called black wizards." Zheng Ren said: "They firmly despised barber-surgeons, and the two sides clashed irreconcilably."

Tang Haitao was speechless.

"After competing for 200 years, many died, and only then did barbers stop performing surgery."

After competing for 200 years, many died, and only then did barbers stop performing surgery.

"I didn't expect foreigners back then to be so ignorant." Tang Haitao muttered.

"If it weren't for alchemists accidentally discovering the reverberatory furnace, which triggered a series of reactions leading to the Industrial Revolution, they would just be a bunch of barbarians." Su Yun said disdainfully.

If it weren't for alchemists accidentally discovering the reverberatory furnace, which triggered a series of reactions leading to the Industrial Revolution, they would just be a bunch of barbarians. Su Yun said disdainfully.

"More or less, Western medicine's bloodletting differs from Chinese medicine's acupuncture bloodletting; it's utter nonsense." Zheng Ren said: "Bloodletting... the Declaration of Independence, you know that, right?"

More or less, Western medicine's bloodletting differs from Chinese medicine's acupuncture bloodletting; it's utter nonsense. Zheng Ren said: "Bloodletting... the Declaration of Independence, you know that, right?"

Tang Haitao truly didn't know why mentioning bloodletting would bring up the Declaration of Independence.

"Benjamin Rush, the only doctor among the signers of the Declaration of Independence, knew only bloodletting." Zheng Ren laughed: "Washington was literally killed by bloodletting."

"Actually, back then Chinese medicine was more reliable than Western medicine." Su Yun said.

Actually, back then Chinese medicine was more reliable than Western medicine. Su Yun said.

"In ancient times, emperors' lifespans were generally short; humanity still needs progress." Zheng Ren said.

In ancient times, emperors' lifespans were generally short; humanity still needs progress. Zheng Ren said.

"Emperors dying early is another matter; after the Jiajing emperor ascended, he preferred to take elixirs laced with heavy metals rather than listen to the imperial physicians, who he killed three times. This has nothing to do with medical skill; it's all about human nature. What you said makes no sense; I believe Chinese medicine is more reliable than Western medicine, at least before the 18th century."

Emperors dying early is another matter; after the Jiajing emperor ascended, he preferred to take elixirs laced with heavy metals rather than listen to the imperial physicians, who he killed three times. This has nothing to do with medical skill; it's all about human nature. What you said makes no sense; I believe Chinese medicine is more reliable than Western medicine, at least before the 18th century.

"Leaving that aside, Washington felt a sore throat. First they used leeches, then cantharides; when the effect was poor, they directly drained 2300 ml of blood. The one who did it was this Benjamin Rush."

Leaving that aside, Washington felt a sore throat. First they used leeches, then cantharides; when the effect was poor, they directly drained 2300 ml of blood. The one who did it was this Benjamin Rush.

What was the result?

"Who would not die after losing 2300 ml of blood?" Su Yun said disdainfully.

Who would not die after losing 2300 ml of blood? Su Yun said disdainfully.

"Later an outbreak of yellow fever occurred; Benjamin Rush bled patients, countless died, discovered by a journalist. Afterwards, a Scottish military officer named Hamilton researched bloodletting, using sick soldiers as experiments, finding it only made soldiers die quickly, with no other use."

Later an outbreak of yellow fever occurred; Benjamin Rush bled patients, countless died, discovered by a journalist. Afterwards, a Scottish military officer named Hamilton researched bloodletting, using sick soldiers as experiments, finding it only made soldiers die quickly, with no other use.

"Originally, bloodletting was rare in our country; Chinese bloodletting finds acupuncture points and drains a few milliliters, then it's done. But recently various pseudosciences have surfaced again; they may never have disappeared. From hand-shaking therapy to now, they've persisted." Su Yun said.

Originally, bloodletting was rare in our country; Chinese bloodletting finds acupuncture points and drains a few milliliters, then it's done. But recently various pseudosciences have surfaced again; they may never have disappeared. From hand-shaking therapy to now, they've persisted. Su Yun said.

"Well, that patient just now clearly had superficial knife marks all over both hands ten fingers. Moreover, if it were domestic violence, the perpetrator, if at all rational, wouldn't bring a knife to the hospital to provoke." Zheng Ren said matter-of-factly.

Well, that patient just now clearly had superficial knife marks all over both hands ten fingers. Moreover, if it were domestic violence, the perpetrator, if at all rational, wouldn't bring a knife to the hospital to provoke. Zheng Ren said matter-of-factly.

"He wanted to save him; he brought the knife thinking it might have germs on it, wanting the doctor to check. Actually the patient had hypertension-induced cerebral hemorrhage... Right, how much cerebral hemorrhage did the patient have?" Su Yun asked.

He wanted to save him; he brought the knife thinking it might have germs on it, wanting the doctor to check. Actually the patient had hypertension-induced cerebral hemorrhage... Right, how much cerebral hemorrhage did the patient have? Su Yun asked.

40 ml, already on the table.

"Well, once it's up, that's fine." Zheng Ren said: "Hypertension causes dizziness and headache, pain stimulation further raises blood pressure, ultimately leading to cerebral hemorrhage—the logic is simple."

Well, once it's up, that's fine. Zheng Ren said: "Hypertension causes dizziness and headache, pain stimulation further raises blood pressure, ultimately leading to cerebral hemorrhage—the logic is simple."

Tang Haitao broke into a sweat; it turned out he had occasionally seen Zheng Lao Ban treating patients, especially that time when a group of patients suffered food poisoning from mistakenly eating pig thyroid. Only after personally experiencing it did he discover that both Zheng Lao Ban and Yun Ge'er were truly monstrous talents—no wonder they could win the Nobel Prize.

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