Chapter 2843: line with translation of chapter title

2749.2639 borrowing the tiger's might (Alliance Leader Tang Clarity extra update 2)

Arriving at the Hospital, Wu Yuanzhang had been anxiously waiting for the phone.

Before work hours, the Director Wang of the City People's Hospital rushed over.

"President Wu, we meet again." Director Wang greeted politely.

"How did you come? Where is President Ma?" Wu Yuanzhang asked in surprise.

"There's something going on inside the hospital, I'll be delayed a moment." Director Wang said with a smile: "But the matter arranged by Zheng Lao Ban cannot be delayed, the president then told me to bring the test kit first."

Wu Yuanzhang scratched his head, he hadn't slept well yesterday and was too lazy to pretend; seeing Director Wang's excited expression, he felt a bit strange—in his memory, Zheng Lao Ban's assistant had almost smashed the medical record onto Director Wang's face.

If it were someone else, this would be a deadly feud, the kind that never ends until death.

But seeing Director Wang's expression showed not a trace of resentment, Wu Yuanzhang felt a bit strange, and glanced at the "test kit" standing behind Director Wang.

"This is a representative from the biological products manufacturer." Director Wang introduced.

Wu Yuanzhang nodded slightly, but said nothing.

Director Wang understood, he had the "test kit" wait outside for a moment; after the door closed, Wu Yuanzhang asked: "Director Wang, I haven't properly thanked you for last time; I'm really sorry."

"It's fine, it's fine, it's what I should do. You're being too polite; I came uninvited, so I'm practically an unwelcome guest." Director Wang said politely.

"This is all Lao Ma's fault; I said to treat the whole department to a meal, but he insisted on joining. He's been busy lately, so I haven't had time." Wu Yuanzhang cleared his name, not waiting for Director Wang to be polite, and went straight to the point: "Director Wang, how did you come along this time?"

"Isn't this the opinion of Zheng Lao Ban's consultation? Besides, celiac disease is related to our General Surgery Department, so I came along to take a look; it's also a professional match, arranged by President Ma." Director Wang said.

Wu Yuanzhang saw that he didn't understand his meaning, feeling a bit embarrassed; this matter can't be spoken of—how could he directly ask: "Why didn't you get angry when Professor Su slapped the medical record on your face last time?"

Seeing Wu Yuanzhang's expression, Director Wang guessed a little; he wasn't embarrassed, but smiled and said: "President Wu, are you wanting to ask me about last time?"

"Hmm." Wu Yuanzhang nodded.

"Zheng Lao Ban and Professor Su are indeed not wrong." Director Wang said, "In the end the matter was settled, the patient was later discharged smoothly, the family sent a banner to the hospital, and Zheng Lao Ban's name was at the top."

"Um..." Wu Yuanzhang froze for a moment.

"Here, after Zheng Lao Ban won the Nobel Prize, we took a photo." Director Wang, looking somewhat pleased, took out his phone, found a picture, and showed it to Wu Yuanzhang.

A banner, with the words "Expert in the Apricot Grove, miraculous healing" written in the center; the lower right corner reads "Professor Zheng Ren, Professor Su Yun, Director Wang Lei, and some words of thanks."

Wu Yuanzhang looked on with envy, and in an instant he understood Director Wang's idea.

Saying nothing else, this photo hangs on the department door, with Zheng Lao Ban's name shining brightly! It means the department has collaborated with Nobel laureate Zheng Lao Ban.

Just a banner and a photo are enough to explain many things.

Is this borrowing the tiger's might or using a tiger's skin to raise a flag? It seems like neither. They really did collaborate with Zheng Lao Ban, but at the time Zheng Lao Ban's assistant, Professor Su, smeared a medical record on his face.

Finally, Professor Su sternly scolded Director Wang for not performing a physical exam.

Just this, and now it's actually become capital for showing off; Wu Yuanzhang is also speechless. If they don't say anything, nobody would know otherwise. This kind of showing off, from a certain perspective, isn't really wrong.

"President Wu, this matter should be thanked to you." Director Wang smiled, "I recently checked on medical quality, and Professor Su's emphasis on physical exams is being strictly enforced. If you have a suspected celiac patient on your side, I rushed over."

"Zheng Lao Ban's diagnosis should not be wrong. I've looked over the medical record once, and I have no clue; I will definitely look for an opportunity to ask Zheng Lao Ban and Professor Su for advice."

Wu Yuanzhang thought to himself, this is someone with no connection trying to get close to Zheng Lao Ban; I wonder if I count as one too.

His heart stirred, he asked: "Director Wang, is celiac disease related to mental illness?"

"Neurological symptoms in celiac patients can be traced back to the early twentieth century. In 1908, peripheral neuropathy was first found in two patients with small intestine absorption disorders; in 1925, another patient showed signs of ataxia and lower limb numbness." Director Wang, who had obviously done his homework, with two black circles under his eyes, explained to Wu Yuanzhang.

"In 1966, Cooke et al. reported 16 patients, of whom 9 underwent autopsy. Among them, 10 patients were found to have severe peripheral neuropathy. Since then, there have been many reports confirmed by biopsy linking celiac disease to nervous system damage."

"Um..." Wu Yuanzhang froze, really? There's a connection?

"Ataxia is the most common neurological symptom in celiac patients, often seen in those lacking gastrointestinal symptoms and malabsorption. The incidence of ataxia is approximately 12%-15%."

"But ataxia……"

"President Wu, ataxia is just the most common; other psychiatric symptoms also occur." Director Wang smiled, "In the 18 patients with both ataxia and celiac disease, Nuclear Magnetic Resonance imaging showed obvious cerebellar atrophy, ranging from isolated vermian atrophy to vermian and bilateral cerebellar hemisphere atrophy. Autopsy can reveal: cerebellar atrophy, glial proliferation, loss of Purkinje cells, and degeneration of the posterior spinal cord."

"So I believe Zheng Lao Ban's judgment is accurate; this time I came prepared to ask about the medical history in person, to see what changes in the patient have led to worsened psychiatric symptoms." Director Wang said.

This work is truly meticulous; Wu Yuanzhang felt envy.

But…… he immediately lowered his voice, even though they were alone in the office, he lowered his voice and asked: "Director Wang, have you never considered that Zheng Lao Ban might have misdiagnosed?"

"President Wu, to be honest with you, I didn't believe it at first." Director Wang smiled: "The experts in Di Du have big mouths; if patients want to listen, they listen—what's it to me. However, I contacted a Teacher at Di Du, inquired about the situation, and he felt the probability of Zheng Lao Ban's diagnosis being accurate is over 80%."

Wu Yuanzhang widened his eyes, unable to believe Director Wang's words were true.

"He said he once encountered a similar patient; he did the examination but didn't expect it to be this disease. Later, seeing a similar report in a foreign journal, that's how he came to know to record it."