Chapter 87

The Capital Medical University Hospital has a fixed admission internship process. Feng Ran participated as a clinical medical intern. In theory, she should have rotated through four basic departments. However, there are many sub-departments under internal medicine and surgery. Normally, the internship period for each of these two departments is about three months. But Feng Ran's time is limited because the internship period given by Sheng Ya is only one month. Therefore, most people are just trying to get a stamp of approval by finding connections. She will be preparing for the college entrance examination in the second half of the year, and her studies are the priority. Therefore, the hospital allows her to choose two departments in internal medicine and two departments in surgery, and experience each for 2.5 weeks.

Because of Feng Ran's special status, Xi Sen and Dean Jin Jie had to personally receive her. Xi Sen glanced at the expression of interest she had filled out and then carefully confirmed with her:

"Are you sure you've made your choice? These departments are all very demanding."

Forget about hematology; all you'd do there is organize medical records. Gastroenterology is always incredibly busy, not to mention orthopedics and cardiovascular surgery are the hardest hit areas for emergency surgeries. After rotating through those two departments, you'll have to spend another two months in obstetrics and pediatrics, which will probably coincide with the start of the senior year of high school.

Feng Ran didn't see anything wrong with it: "I'm not here on vacation, this is fine."

Nishimori: "Um... do you want to work in this field in the future?"

Feng Ran: "Not at all. I prefer doing research to being a doctor like this."

Nishimura: "I really don't understand you."

He helped Feng Ran organize the temporary files, and then the two of them left the dean's office: "Let's go, let's go to the gastroenterology department first, I'll introduce you to the department head."

Feng Ran put on the white coat uniform she had just received, tied her hair up and let it hang down her back, and followed beside him, holding the file record board that every doctor has: "I remember Dr. Kalishu, you are a general surgeon, right?"

Nishimori: "Ah, I see. I used to be in neurology, but I switched departments because I was too busy with teaching. Also, our hospital's emergency resources are very strained. Basically, I'm often called in to help with emergency care while I'm in surgery."

Feng Ran: "Will the interns go too?"

Nishimura: "Yours doesn't count. At least a licensed resident physician is required to be dispatched. What, you want to go to the emergency room?"

Feng Ran: "No, I was just asking."

On normal working days, Dr. Liu, the head of the Department of Gastroenterology, is one of the top specialists in the department and is extremely busy with outpatient appointments, so other doctors in the same department have to temporarily take over to see Feng Ran.

As Feng Ran entered, she glanced at the information on the signboard. There were four attending physicians in the Department of Gastroenterology, who worked in shifts, rotating between outpatient and inpatient services and night shifts. The physician who temporarily received her, Dr. Fei Lie, was in charge of ward rounds today.

Dr. Ferrer: "We've all been notified. The workstation prepared for Ms. Fengran is over there. Originally, Dr. Lin was supposed to be in charge of training new staff this year, but she went home to rest before her due date. Dr. Liu might be a bit strict. Dr. Xier, who works the night shift, won't start work until 6 PM. You can ask me anything you don't understand. But it's really a great help that you've come to the gastroenterology department."

Xisen was still a little worried about Fengran, so he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Don't push yourself too hard. You can come to me if you need anything. But don't overdo it."

Feng Ran responded politely, but was actually somewhat absent-minded. She straightened the wrinkles on her sleeves, not yet fully accepting the fact that she had become a doctor, even though she was only an intern. It was amazing that she could accept all of this so naturally, when she had resisted it so much when she was little.

Feng Ran: "Doctor, why are you so worried about me? Your skills aren't necessarily that much better than mine."

Xisen sneered: "I'm worried that your medical ethics are too poor, and that you'll get complaints."

Feng Ran seemed slightly troubled by what he was talking about, but didn't seem to care much: "Well, after all, doctors are in the service industry too."

Xisen: That hurts.

Dr. Felix, who was also affected by the sharp remarks, tapped on her desk, looking miserable but good-natured: "Dr. Feng, I need to go to the ward for a check-up now. Do you want to come with me? Or would you like to observe Dr. Liu's outpatient clinic?"

Feng Ran: "I'll go with you. Could you send me the patient's medical records for the ward? I'd like to familiarize myself with them first."

Xisen watched from the side and thought she was quite capable, so he felt relieved and went back to his department: "Remember to contact Shen Shiqian, that guy is so long-winded."

Feng Ran: "Tsk."

In fact, Shen Shiqian had been troubled for a long time about going to Black Hole No. 5 to exterminate the alien species. Although it was a newly formed black hole, the battle line was stretched for more than a year when it was cleared in the previous life. This was because it was close to the planetary belt and absorbed a lot of planetary energy to generate negative matter, resulting in many chaotic wormholes at the edge of the black hole, and even the teleportation points connected to it were unknown, making it easy to get lost.

The timeline of Black Hole No. 5's activity in her previous life was several months different from this time, so Feng Ran didn't really pay much attention to it because that was the period when her mental state was at its worst. By the time she recovered and started to become active in preparing for Project 4601, Shen Shiqian had also ended his battle and turned to arresting her.

This time, the size and potential of a sub-stellar entity were detected, and it was unknown how long the battle would drag on. Shen Shiqian was already haggard at the thought of being separated from Feng Ran for a long time, even before setting off. Feng Ran had to spend a lot of time coaxing him, repeatedly emphasizing that she would wait for him to come back and would not abandon him, which made things quite troublesome, to the point that she didn't even want to go to see him off.

Hospital life was more fulfilling than Feng Ran had imagined. Apart from the fact that the food in the cafeteria was still not very good, she was very adaptable. After observing the outpatient clinic for two days and participating in several case discussion meetings, Dr. Liu agreed to let her conduct independent consultations. Internal medicine is generally based on medication, and nurses do most of the routine examinations and dressing changes, so as long as there is no misdiagnosis, the error rate is actually very low.

She achieved quite good scores in all subjects in the mid-term exams she took at the medical university, which surprised Dean Jin Jie. After all, academic performance and practical skills are two different things. Dr. Liu said that Feng Ran's performance in the case discussion meeting was outstanding. Later, the other medical students who entered the hospital for internship rotated among the four major departments. Only one girl was assigned to the gastroenterology department. Because she couldn't keep up with the medical assistant, Dr. Liu scolded her for being a "machine," so she reluctantly followed Dr. Fei Lie to observe and learn.

When Feng Ran was at work, her serious expression was not much better than Dr. Liu's, so she didn't dare to talk to her.

The appointment registration interface of the affiliated hospital shows the introduction of the doctor on duty that day. Feng Ran's image is too young and hard to be convincing, so the patients who choose to register with her are basically impatient people who don't want to wait in line. Even so, there are still very few people. She is quite free and studies the medical records that other doctors have lent her.

Dr. Xier is on duty with her today. His appointments are almost fully booked, and he has two follow-up appointments this afternoon. In contrast, Fengran only has one appointment available this afternoon.

The consultation rooms are all independent, equipped with a full range of examination equipment, and there are also assisting medical assistants. The affiliated hospital pays great attention to efficiency in this regard, which is very different from private hospitals where doctors have to do everything themselves.

During lunch, Feng Ran replied to the various miscellaneous messages that Afu had sent her. These two days happened to be the Saint Ya Cultural Festival, and the school was holding all sorts of lively activities. Feng Ran couldn't help but think of Basil, who was far away in Chengming Star. So, on a whim, she also sent a message to Fran to express her condolences.

[Fengran: How's your adjustment to the training camp going? How's Basil doing?]

[Fran: I've tried my best not to let anyone know I'm an imposter, but we're still missing one person for the team. What could possibly happen to the young master? He's perfectly fine.]

[Feng Ran: That's true. After all, others are worried about you being there, and they probably think you're just trying to slack off and don't want to bring you along.]

[Fran: Tsk, then send Carlo over too. Anyway, there's no restriction on the competition; only those in training camp can participate.]

[Feng Ran: That probably won't work. He's likely very busy lately. But I've calculated the number of people for the training camp, and the team should have a lot of members. Anyway, it's not registration time yet, so keep trying.]

[Fran: Oh.]

In the afternoon, Feng Ran had only been in the consultation room for a short time and hadn't even had time to check the patient's appointment file when the consultation room's reception bell rang. The hospital's service system was very inefficient; as long as the doctor was in the consultation room and there were no other patients in the room, it would automatically add the patient to the process.

Feng Ran put down the file board and pinned the name tag to the pocket of his white coat: "Okay, please come in."

The man who came in was slightly hunched over in pain, his face pale, but his expression was so firm that he was even a little impatient. He was just gritting his teeth and enduring it, otherwise he would have to call for emergency help. Feng Ran opened the file to check his medical history. The name at the top was bold and eye-catching: Orville Ceylanca.

Orville sat down in the chair next to her: "What a coincidence, Miss Fengran."

Feng Ran skillfully created a new medical record and replied to his greetings with a blank expression: "Did you not know how to read when you made the appointment? Also, please call me Dr. Feng Ran here."

The probability of running into someone you know at the hospital is low, but not zero, especially since Feng Ran is now considered a somewhat prominent figure in Kempin. However, she can hardly say she knows Orville; at most, they've met at various large banquets and recognize each other—the kind of stranger relationship. After all, even though Basil and his brother Joshua have been close since childhood, Feng Ran has absolutely no connection with their family.

She's such an unpredictable person. Even after being rebuked by her, Orwell wasn't angry. In the end, he didn't come to see Feng Ran on purpose. He was at work when he suddenly had excruciating abdominal pain. The nearest hospital to their administration building was the affiliated hospital, and the one with the most available appointments just happened to be Feng Ran. It was all a pure coincidence.

After filling out the medical record, Feng Ran tapped the table: "Where exactly is the discomfort?"

Orville clutched his stomach and gestured around his navel: "It's in my abdomen. I've been having very sharp, intermittent pains since this morning."

Feng Ran quickly jotted down the following: "How have your eating habits been lately? Have you eaten anything that made you sick?"

Orville: "Two days ago, when school was out for break, Joshua went fishing with his friends and came back. He was so enthusiastic about cooking that I couldn't refuse, so I ate a small grass carp."

Feng Ran: "Is it not cooked through?"

Orville recalled, his face pale: "No, it was just plain awful."

Feng Ran recalled some outside comments about Orville and realized that being a brother-obsessed person is not easy.

She picked up the thermometer and scanned the area: "You'd better ask him if he caught the fish at a legitimate aquaculture site. The pollution level of wild fish around Kempe is quite high. But your temperature is a bit high. The initial diagnosis is that it might be acute appendicitis. You'll need to do some other tests."

When it came to the need for a check-up, the medical assistant in the room became exceptionally enthusiastic, helping Orville to the small bed in the cubicle. The assistant could draw blood for Orville's blood routine test by itself, while Fengran used a CT scanner to perform an abdominal examination on him.

Feng Ran reached out and pressed it casually: "Does it hurt?"

Orville narrowed his eyes, cold sweat pouring down his back: "What do you think?"

Feng Ran: "Relax a little, are you very nervous?"

The medical assistant handed the test data to Feng Ran at the right time. She glanced at it briefly: "White blood cell count 21.3, that's quite serious." She extracted and saved the image from the scanner. "There's no perforation or obstruction, so it's definitely caused by a bacterial infection. However, you have a fever now, and judging from the enlarged appendix, it's possible that it's filled with pus. Hospitalization is unavoidable. Let's choose a treatment plan before it gets too serious."

After a while, Orville, whose pain had subsided, struggled to sit up and asked, "What is the treatment plan?"

Feng Ran: "Surgical and non-surgical options are both available, but both require hospitalization. Surgical removal involves direct excision, and recovery will be quick. Before your appendix becomes infected and perforated, you can choose laparoscopic minimally invasive surgery. Otherwise, if it gets more serious, you'll have to have open surgery. Non-surgical options require medication, fasting, and fluid replacement, and the process will be longer. Which one do you want to choose?"

Orville: "How long is the recovery period after surgery?"

Feng Ran: "Everyone's physical condition is different, and the specific time depends on the examination results. If you usually have a normal daily routine and a regular diet, with the normal immunity of an Alpha, you can be discharged from the hospital in less than a week after the operation."

But the Celandine family seems to be a family of hard-working people. Except for the youngest Joshua, who is rather carefree, the others are all very dedicated to their posts. Although their personal files contain very little medical history, their physical examination results are still very clear.

Orville: "Tsk."

Feng Ran quickly filled out the diagnosis and hospitalization notice, printed them out and gave them to him: "Fill them out and give them to the nurses' station in the corridor outside. They will take care of the specific hospitalization procedures for you. You just need to sign to agree. After you sign, they will take you to the ward."

Orville: "Can the surgery be arranged as soon as possible?"

Feng Ran nodded: "Of course, as long as the routine preoperative examinations are completed, the plan is confirmed and signed, we can arrange it for you tomorrow."

Orville developed a subtle trust in Fengran: "Will you be performing my surgery?"

Feng Ran blinked: "That depends on the option you choose, since I only know how to perform open abdominal surgery."

Orville: ...

Feng Ran: "However, I'll consider myself your attending physician for now, and I'll be watching over you the whole time."

For some reason, he suddenly felt his appendix hurt even more.