The Enhanced Doctor
Chapter 41 - 041 Got it right again

Chapter 41: 041 Got it right again

Liu Banxia wouldn’t say he was just forcing himself onward, but it was pretty close. Every time he interacted with Liang Xiaolin, he felt a bit intimidated. He always seemed to get the upper hand in their verbal spars, but now he was actually a little afraid of this girl.

Seeing him come over, Liang Xiaolin, who was initially somewhat happy, furrowed her eyebrows. "The diagnosis for the baby from yesterday is confirmed. I came over because of something else, but I thought I’d tell you."

Ding! Mission: The Cyanotic Baby – Complete.

Reward: 200 Experience Points, 380 Diagnostic Skill Proficiency Points.

Liu Banxia sighed internally. "Can they operate now?"

Tetralogy of Fallot is a congenital heart defect that can only be definitively treated with surgery. In cardiovascular surgery, this is considered a level four operation, the highest difficulty tier. The mortality rate for this disease is extremely high, reaching up to 90%.

Moreover, this disease is difficult to detect. Many babies only begin to show symptoms of cyanosis between three and six months old. If a newborn is cyanotic, it’s likely very serious.

Liang Xiaolin shook her head. "Chief Director Li said the baby’s condition is too poor; we need to stabilize him first. Currently, we can only implement palliative treatment. We can only perform corrective surgery when the baby is a bit older."

"Listening to you two talk, how come I don’t understand a thing? Where did you two conjure up another baby from?" Zhou Li said, grinning widely.

Xu Dan, standing beside her, was laughing so hard she could barely stay upright. Most people truly couldn’t handle Sister Li’s teasing. _{f\r(e)ewe.b no\vel.com}

Zhou Li’s words made Liang Xiaolin blush a little, but she didn’t blame Zhou Li. Instead, she glared at Liu Banxia.

"Shutian, you were incredible! It really was mercury poisoning."

At this moment, Wang Chao ran over and gave him a hearty pat on the back.

Ding! Mission: Post-operative High Fever Patient – Complete.

Reward: 100 Experience Points, 150 Diagnostic Skill Proficiency Points.

"Did you really guess right? Could his job involve exposure to mercury vapor?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

Wang Chao shook his head with a smile. "After the diagnosis was confirmed, the patient’s wife carefully recalled that their child had broken a mercury thermometer on the afternoon they came to the Emergency Department."

"No one knew at the time; it was only discovered in the evening. Soon after, the patient began to show symptoms. It also happened that he had stomach stones, and his initial tests at the time were all normal."

Liu Banxia nodded. He felt quite a sense of wonder; this indeed explained everything.

If the patient hadn’t had stomach stones, this might have been investigated as a puzzling and complicated case. The initial symptoms of mercury poisoning aren’t that obvious, especially with such a low exposure. The patient must have a particularly sensitive constitution.

Liang Xiaolin, who was listening, looked at Liu Banxia in surprise. She hadn’t misheard, had she? He guessed right again? How can he be so good at guessing? As she thought this, her gaze towards Liu Banxia became a bit strange.

Her intention was pure curiosity. He’d guessed correctly twice in a row. Were they really just guesses?

But to others, her gaze seemed somewhat special—definitely not a normal look.

"I just came over to tell you. I’ll be leaving now." After saying this, Wang Chao turned and bolted.

"How did you know it was mercury poisoning?" Liang Xiaolin asked.

"I’ve spent a lot of time in the Emergency Department. The common types of poisoning are usually one of a few: food poisoning, drug poisoning, or heavy metal poisoning. The patient didn’t show any other signs, so I just took a shot in the dark. It really was a guess," Liu Banxia said with a perfectly serious expression.

Liang Xiaolin glared at him. He’s lying, just trying to fool me. What was I thinking, rushing over to tell him? Why did I even bother? Even if I misunderstood him yesterday, it was because he was being deliberately misleading!

"By the way, if the baby really does have surgery in the future, will you be able to observe it?" Liu Banxia asked curiously.

"I don’t know. It depends on how Chief Director Li assigns personnel," Liang Xiaolin shook her head.

"Oh, right, I also saw the fathers of those two babies. They were both asking about you. I didn’t know if it would be convenient for you, so I didn’t tell them anything."

"Then don’t tell them. The atmosphere in their homes isn’t good right now. Even if they thank me, I can’t really help much," Liu Banxia said.

"Oh my, haven’t you all noticed? Our Shutian has already directly or indirectly saved three babies now," Zhou Li said with a grin.

"That’s true! If Doctor Liu and Doctor Liang hadn’t insisted on their diagnosis in Pediatrics yesterday, things could easily have been delayed," Xu Dan added.

"Uh... you know?" Liu Banxia asked in surprise.

"Haha, I heard it from my uncle," Xu Dan said, looking a bit sheepish.

"Um... I need to go back and write up the medical records." Liang Xiaolin dropped the sentence and turned as if to flee.

"Get back here," Liu Banxia called out.

Liang Xiaolin very cautiously turned her head to look at him, wondering what on earth this guy was up to now.

"Shouldn’t it be time to change your dressing? I can do it for you right here," Liu Banxia said.

"None of your business!" Liang Xiaolin glared at him, turned, and walked off.

"Tsk. Treating good intentions as ill will," Liu Banxia muttered.

"Stop staring. If you’re interested in her, then put in some effort. Your beloved Stone is over there, gazing at you with such deep affection," Zhou Li jabbed him at this moment.

Liu Banxia turned his head to look. Indeed, his revered boss was looking at him solemnly from the corridor.

"Boss, gracing the Emergency Department with your presence? Are you here to inspect my work?" Liu Banxia asked with a placating smile.

"You’re quite something, aren’t you? I really thought you’d come clean with me proactively. Now I’m famous for having such a capable resident under my wing," Shi Lei said.

"Boss, how could that be? You know about yesterday’s incident too?" Liu Banxia asked, his face falling.

"I’m not deaf. You caused such a huge commotion; everyone who should know, knows by now," Shi Lei said with a stern face.

"Boss, to be honest, I did go a bit too far yesterday. But what Chen Dongyang said was just too damn vile. He started cursing me the moment he saw me; I really couldn’t stand it," Liu Banxia said helplessly.

"So you had to make such a huge scene? Why didn’t you come to me? Why cause trouble on their territory? You can stir things up so much that even if you’re in the right, you end up in the wrong. It’s a good thing Director Cui isn’t a petty person. Otherwise, you’d really have a tough time ahead of you." Shi Lei glared at him.

Liu Banxia instantly felt a wave of relief. So, the boss was angry about him confronting Chen Hongyang head-on!

"That Chen Hongyang has some connection to Director Qin. Director Qin performed surgery on his father years ago, and that’s what inspired him to study medicine," Shi Lei continued.

"For now, you should keep a lower profile. Director Qin used to teach at Binhai Medical College, and many doctors in our Second Hospital are his former students. If you really go too far and make a mess of things, have you considered what your future will be like?"

"You feel wronged, but what choice did you have? Confronting them so bluntly like that—how do you think others will see you? You need to be calmer when you encounter problems in the future. Most of the time, we’re dealing with patients. If you don’t change this impulsive streak, your future accomplishments will be limited."

"Yes, Boss, don’t worry. Actually, I regretted it terribly yesterday. I promise it won’t happen again," Liu Banxia said, making a guarantee.

"Those words of yours... ask yourself if even you believe them. And don’t just hole up in the Emergency Department all the time. Pay some attention to the inpatient wards too; everyone’s very busy over there," Shi Lei said, sounding slightly exasperated.

Watching Shi Lei’s retreating figure, Liu Banxia scratched his head. It seems I really have gotten a bit conceited since getting the system.