Chapter 519: 511 Unable to Retaliate When Scolded (Alliance Leader Drunk in Red Dust Bonus Chapter 1)

"Hello, I'm the attending physician of the Emergency Department, my name is Zheng Ren." Zheng Ren smiled, first introduced himself, then said: "Have you been feeling uncomfortable lately?"

The man kept looking at Zheng Ren and Su Yun; seeing that both were young, he was reluctant deep down to interact with them.

"My spouse feels awful all over; I've come many times but they can't find what's wrong—each time it's just tests, tests." The man complained softly.

He spoke softly not because he feared offending Zheng Ren, but because of a deep-seated disdain.

Zheng Renye also didn't mind his complaint, carefully observing the female patient.

She dressed very plainly, wearing no rings, no necklaces, and no metallic ornaments could be seen.

Could it be, like Cui Heming's mother, that she has a dental problem?

That's possible!

Zheng Ren smiled slightly and said: "Your spouse is so uncomfortable—how long has this been going on?"

"Three years!" the man said, his tone unpleasant, stiff, full of resentment.

"Were you fine before this? Any history of dental work?" Zheng Ren asked again.

"Yeah, yeah, you've asked this so many times! Little doctor, we're already preparing to go to Di Du—stop bothering me, okay. Talking about dental work, you know nothing." The man was especially irritable.

Zheng Renye now had no recourse; the patient's family had very poor compliance… Actually, it's not really their fault, after all they've seen so many doctors without finding the cause.

Who wouldn't be unhappy in their place?

But is this the doctor's fault? Metal allergy is originally a very rare… no, an especially rare disease. Ordinary metal allergy presents as local ulceration and similar symptoms.

If it were that simple, it would have been diagnosed long ago.

And the patient's condition manifests as periodic discomfort; without rich clinical experience or a Big Pig Trotter, it truly cannot be resolved. (Note 1)

Su Yun saw the patient's family speaking rudely and let out a cold snort.

Although Zheng Ren knew this guy rarely lashes out at patients, he still worried that poor sleep would leave him waking up on the wrong side of the bed, leading to an argument with the patient's family.

He lightly bumped Su Yun with his shoulder, then smiled and said: "So, what tests has your spouse undergone? Could you show me?"

Don't strike a smiling person.

Zheng Ren's attitude was excellent; one could say he neither retaliates when struck nor talks back when insulted.

Although the patient's family was full of displeasure, they hesitated a moment, then picked up a film bag and handed it to Zheng Ren.

Zheng Renxian first took out the various lab reports inside, examined them once. Sheet by sheet, he looked very carefully.

The lab tests were comprehensive, covering almost all common blood tests in clinical practice, and all results were normal.

From the lab results, the patient could be considered healthy.

Other examinations… Zheng Ren glanced, found a sunny spot, took out the films and began reading them.

CT, X-rays—all kinds of films were present.

"These films are from a few months ago when my spouse said their leg hurt, taken at your hospital." The patient's family pointed to an X-ray of the knee joint that Zheng Ren was looking at and began to complain: "We've done countless tests, each saying there's nothing wrong."

"What symptoms then required a knee X-ray?" Zheng Ren asked casually.

"Just muscle and joint pain." The patient's family answered Zheng Ren's question without realizing it.

"Was a knee MRI done?"

"Can't do it—I said, why are you so annoying? Do you even know how to treat illness? Asking east and west!"

No, Zheng Ren detected a hint of abnormality from the patient's family's words. He pretended not to hear the unpleasant remarks, filtered out the irrelevant information, and what remained was exactly what he needed.

Normally this kind of pain wouldn't rule out tendon or meniscus damage; an MRI should be done, not just an X-ray.

And the patient's family said it couldn't be done?

Could they have undergone surgery with internal metal implants?

Zheng Ren's eyes suddenly opened wide!

"Has your spouse undergone a fracture-fixation surgery like this?" Zheng Ren continued asking, "Or a surgery that leaves internal metal fixtures?"

"No, you're the one who just fractured!" The patient's family grew increasingly impatient.

Strange—just moments ago the enlightenment appeared, then vanished, leaving only darkness.

The Big Pig Trotter is really annoying; Zheng Ren cursed inwardly, it only says metal allergy but doesn't specify exactly where the allergy lies!

Zheng Ren placed the double knee X-rays inside; just then Su Yun finally couldn't hold back, saying: "What's so strange about not being able to do an MRI? Isn't it just because they're using an IUD?"

Those words flashed through Zheng Ren's mind like lightning, tearing apart the darkness!

Zheng Ren immediately began searching inside the film bag.

"How dare you speak like that!" the patient's family shouted, their voice rising.

Meanwhile Su Yun wore a look of disdain, blew a breath, and her black hair in front fluttered.

Zheng Ren ignored their argument, hurried to find the film he needed—a chest-abdominal fluoroscopy.

Sure enough, just as Su Yun said, an IUD could be seen in the patient's pelvic cavity.

Moreover, on the chest-abdominal fluoroscopy film, no metallic shadows were found. Combined with Zheng Ren's observations, he was now highly certain of the source of the patient's illness.

"Quiet." Zheng Ren said in a low voice, "I know where the problem lies."

Su Yun blinked, "He knows? No way—could he be about to directly suggest the patient see a psychiatrist for anxiety or…"

Looking around, Su Yun tried to spot Fan Tian Shui's figure.

This is shaping up to be a fight.

Although Su Yun is agile, in a fight, numbers beating the few is necessary.

Not using someone like Fan Tian Shui would be stupid.

Seeing the patient's spouse full of anger, Zheng Ren didn't beat around the bush and immediately said: "Your spouse has a very rare metal allergy stemming from this metal IUD. Just go to obstetrics and have the IUD removed, and there will be no problem."

Having said it all at once, the patient's family was stunned. But then they spat and cursed: "What a bullshit diagnosis! So many people wear IUDs—why haven't we seen them suffer?"

"There are plenty of fine people on the road—why don't we see them coming to the hospital?" Su Yun retorted.

That remark… actually makes sense.

The patient's family member froze for a moment.

"That's right." Zheng Ren quickly stood between the two, making his tone as gentle as possible, and said: "Just take the ring off; it's not a big deal. If you don't believe me, that's fine—I don't have much to say. But giving it a try is never wrong."

The patient's family member began to hesitate.

"Trying it out is never wrong. If you go to the capital, whether it's Xiehe, 301, or Peking University Fu Yuan and the like, an expert appointment costs three to five thousand. Not to mention the expense—the key is that your loved one's health is poor; if they end up developing another illness from all the trouble, that would be bad."

These words were both reasonable and sensible, and the patient's family member began to think.

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Note 1: Similar cases, no matter how you check, turn up nothing; later the patient went to Xiehe and was diagnosed. Indeed, very rich clinical experience and knowledge reserves are needed! I can't go to Xiehe in this lifetime, so I can only admire Xiehe's cases more……