In the next few days, Tao Le followed Cao Ying almost every step of the way, learning to treat patients with her.
Doctor Cao was extremely satisfied with her. This little girl is studious and smart, and knows everything about everything.
Sometimes she deliberately let go and let Tao Le come for consultation and judgment. Every time she did it meticulously without making a single mistake, which was very reassuring.
It's a pity that these are other people's children. Dr. Cao sighed in his heart. If his unsatisfactory son could catch up to one-tenth of Dr. Tao's performance, he would not be like the bear he is now.
While she was thinking about it, she received a call from the emergency department asking her to go for a consultation.
"I'll leave the clinic to you first." She told Tao Le and left in a hurry.
She has nothing to worry about when it comes to Xiao Tao.
Tao Le logged into his system, changed the visiting doctor to himself, and then continued to call.
The patient was an eight or nine-year-old girl, sitting there honestly, looking a little depressed.
Her father stated the condition. The child's tonsils became inflamed just after school started.
Because I didn’t have a fever, I didn’t go to the hospital and drank Qingkailing at home for a few days.
Unexpectedly, the child's illness lasted for more than ten days and was intermittently bad. He had a fever since the day before yesterday, which reached nearly 39 degrees. He had a headache, dizziness, and even vomited several times.
Hearing this, Tao Le frowned: "I started to have a fever the day before yesterday. Why did I come to the hospital today?"
The family members answered very matter-of-factly: "Wouldn't going to the hospital delay school? And it's normal for children to have a fever."
"After all, this kid is too squeamish."
Tao Le glared at him angrily: "In the pre-examination at the outpatient clinic just now, the child's temperature was 39 degrees 5. He must be very uncomfortable, and he cannot be said to be delicate."
She asked the child to open her mouth and took a good look at her tonsils. Severe redness and swelling with white spots - this is purulent tonsillitis.
I just don't know if it's bacterial or viral.
What her family members said just now also made her a little worried: "He had a headache and was accompanied by vomiting. When did he vomit and how many times did he vomit?"
"I vomited once last week, the day before yesterday and the day before yesterday."
"Is the vomit in the shape of a spray?" Tao Le was a little anxious.
"I don't know, who can keep an eye on it?" The family members were also a little impatient:
"Doctor, what's wrong with her? Please prescribe some antibiotics. Today we asked for leave and missed half a day of class. We have to go back to school quickly in the afternoon."
Tao Le opened the golden finger and took a look. It was indeed the same as she had judged.
She quickly ordered an EEG and blood test sheet, and then said: "Don't even think about going back to school. Get checked quickly. If nothing goes wrong, the child will be hospitalized immediately."
"Hospitalized?" The father's voice suddenly became louder: "This can't be done! She takes piano exams on weekends and has to practice piano in the evenings these days!"
Tao Le's voice became even colder: "It's not up to you. The child's problem is very serious. Go get a checkup quickly." She looked at the time and saw that it was half past ten.
"No matter when the results come out, you have to come back immediately. I won't eat at noon, so I will wait for you here."
"Doctor, don't scare me. Is it that serious? What kind of disease is it?"
"It's most likely meningitis."
Tao Le really didn't eat at noon. He sat in the consulting room until one o'clock in the afternoon. Doctor Cao came back and didn't see the father and daughter again.
"Xiao Tao, what's wrong with you? Are you worried?" Doctor Cao could tell at a glance that she was worried.
Tao Le told me about the patient's situation that morning, and then said: "Although there may be many people doing electroencephalogram examinations, the results are obtained on the spot, so it's not like they haven't come back yet, right?"
Doctor Cao also became worried when he heard this.
"Could this family member just take the child and leave without any examination at all?"
"Ah? This can't be possible. I told him that it might be meningitis and he would have to be hospitalized?" Tao Le really didn't expect this possibility.
She immediately entered the system to check.
Dr. Cao guessed correctly. The father didn’t even pay for the examination and left directly!
"This is terrible!" Tao Le stood up immediately.
No one knew better than her that the child really had viral meningitis!
Her meningitis was mostly induced by purulent tonsillitis. If not treated in time, it will cause neurological dysfunction, damage to limbs, speech and other functions, and may also cause hydrocephalus and brain herniation, which is life-threatening.
"Don't worry. If you stay in the clinic for a long time, you will know what kind of parents there are." Dr. Cao sighed:
"Children study all day long and are almost useless, but they don't know that once the child's health is gone, everything else will be in vain."
"Doctor Cao, what should we do in this situation?" Tao Le asked humbly.
"What can we do? Just wait. The child's condition will deteriorate soon, and he will have to come back for medical treatment." Doctor Cao shook his head: "But it will not be so easy to treat him at that time."
Indeed, if the child comes back with problems such as neurological damage, it would be good to be able to save his life, but it is inevitable to leave sequelae.
Tao Le thought of the little girl just now, with her obedient and downcast look, and couldn't help but feel sad for her.
This kind of parent seems to be very responsible and motivated, but at this time, it may ruin her life.
If only just now, I could speak more seriously, act more forcefully, and even accompany them for an examination, would I be able to save something?
Her feeling of self-blame was immediately discovered by Cao Ying.
"Xiao Tao, you don't have to blame yourself. This is not your fault." She comforted: "We doctors only have the right to make suggestions, and parents are the guardians."
"I know, but I just can't get over the hurdle in my heart."
Cao Ying looked at Tao Le like this and couldn't help but think of herself back then. After so many years of diagnosis and treatment, she gradually became accustomed to all kinds of patients and their families, and learned to do her best and not to force things.
Just as he was about to comfort her a few more words, he saw Tao Le jump up suddenly.
"This child was registered with the medical insurance card." She said quickly: "I'll check it out. There should be contact information on it!"
Seeing Tao Le running out like a gust of wind, Cao Ying laughed from the bottom of her heart.
This girl is serious and responsible. She will not blame herself when encountering problems, but can find ways to find a solution.
In time, she will definitely become a good doctor! No, it should be said that she is already the one now!
With this thought in mind, she called the medical insurance department. She is very happy to help Xiao Tao make things easier!
(End of chapter)
