Yuezhou Fourth Hospital is very famous in the Yuezhou area, especially since everyone knows that the Fourth Hospital is about to move to the urban area, it is now even more popular.
Being a section chief in such a department-level unit is really awesome. You are an absolute diamond bachelor with a bright future.
People in the 1980s were particularly particular about official status. Factories, schools, hospitals, etc. all had a certain level, which was a very important thing.
For example, the Yuezhou Yellow Wine Factory where Lin Jianjiang and Xu Zixuan worked was only a deputy division-level unit, while the Second Textile Factory where Qiu Yuxing worked was only a regular section-level unit. Chen Xia's rank was on par with that of a textile factory director.
The reason why Qiu Yuxing dumped Xu Zixuan this time was because she wanted to date a small clerk in the propaganda department of the textile factory. But Xu Zixuan is not even a section-level cadre now, and is far inferior to Chen Xialai.
And this Chen Xia, her ex-ex-boyfriend, the country bumpkin whom she once despised in her heart, has suddenly become a man of high status. How could she not be extremely surprised?
Chen Xia quickly tried to smooth things over, "Hi, old classmate, long time no see. Hurry up and comfort Xu Zixuan, but you'll have to use a lot of force to wake him up. His current symptoms are not very optimistic."
Who would have thought that Qiu Yuxing didn't even look at Xu Zixuan. Instead, she opened her bright eyes, looked at Chen Xia very pure and innocently, and asked softly:
"Chen Xia, are you really the section chief?"
"Hey, yeah."
"Chen Xia, you are so amazing! There are so many students in our class, but no one can compare to you."
"Hehe, luck, luck."
"Chen Xia, are you okay now? You don't know how worried I was about you when you dropped out of school. I cried every day because of it and wanted to come to you many times."
"hehe."
"Chen Xia, why don't you say anything?"
"Ahem, hey, classmate Qiu Yuxing, would you like some green tea? I'll make you a cup."
"Hate it, you're still so considerate. I'm not thirsty, so you don't have to work so hard."
Chen Xia felt goosebumps all over her body. She really didn't know what Chen Xia had seen in her before? Just her beautiful appearance? How superficial, absolutely blind.
Chen Xia got so angry that he even cursed himself.
Fortunately, Xu's father and mother had already pushed their son to get checked out by then, otherwise they would have been furious seeing their son's "girlfriend" speaking to another man in such a bitchy manner.
Mo Yongfang appeared next to Qiu Yuxing like a ghost and said leisurely, "Our section chief is already married. She is the most beautiful girl in our Fourth Hospital and is definitely prettier than Zhang Yu."
As soon as these words were spoken, Qiu Yuxing's face turned red and blue, and a look of loss was clearly visible.
Lin Jianjiang and Cao Liping breathed a sigh of relief. They were really afraid that the two would get together again, and Xu Zixuan would probably not be able to bear the shock and jump into the Zhijiang River to commit suicide.
Just when everyone was embarrassed, Wu Shaochen ran in and said, "Mr. Chen, some test results are out."
Chen Xia quickly shrugged apologetically, jumped into the doctor's office, and slammed the door shut.
He had seen a lot of green tea bitches in his previous life, but they were all just friendly fire and said goodbye at dawn, and there was no burden on either side.
But a girl like Qiu Yuxing, who dared to change boyfriends frequently in such a conservative era as 1982, was simply a black belt in the green tea world. Anyone who touched her would die.
Amitabha, the Infinite Heavenly Venerable, it is best to keep a distance from him.
Chen Xia took the report and took a look:
Blood test: white blood cell count 10.21×109/L, neutrophil count 70.2%
Biochemical function: sodium 131mmol/L, chloride 99mmol/L, aspartame 15U/L
Coagulation function: APTT 22.5, D-Dimer 0.7, ESR 20
The results were surprisingly similar to those from the Second Hospital's examination, with no abnormalities. This actually confirmed Chen Xia's previous guess that this was not an infectious disease, nor was it a metabolic problem. The lesion must be in the brain.
"Wu Shaochen, ask the Third Department of Surgery to come for a consultation. They say there's a patient suspected of having a brain lesion."
Wu Shaochen immediately picked up the intercom and dialed, "Hello, Department of Surgery III? This is the Emergency Department. We have a patient with a high suspicion of brain lesions who needs a consultation. Yes, okay, thank you."
In less than 15 minutes, the door of the emergency department was pushed open, and the person who came in was Jiang Jianguo, the deputy director of the Department of Surgery 3. He and Chen Xia had a very unpleasant experience because of the tug-of-war in the election for the head of the General Affairs Section.
Jiang Jianguo also saw Chen Xia, was stunned for a moment, and had a blank expression on his face without even saying hello.
Chen Xia was too lazy to pay attention to him and continued to sit in the office drinking tea. Now that Qiu Yuxing and Jiang Jianguo were outside, the atmosphere was really awkward.
In less than 10 minutes, Wu Shaochen came in with an angry look on his face.
"Mr. Chen, Director Jiang said our diagnosis was wrong. It couldn't possibly be a brain disease. He believed it was simply chronic alcohol poisoning."
Chen Xia snorted lightly and said contemptuously:
"This person's level is still not enough. He only sees alcohol poisoning, but doesn't know that chronic alcohol poisoning can cause vitamin B1 deficiency, which can then cause brain disease."
Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Section Chief Chen, have you guessed what the problem is?"
"Of course I guessed it. Now, let me test you. What brain lesions are usually caused by vitamin B1 deficiency and decreased transketolase activity?"
"Hey, Mr. Chen, I can't answer this question. It's too deep, too deep."
"Then remember this: Vitamin B1 deficiency can lead to lesions in the midbrain and hypothalamus. In severe cases, it can cause organic encephalopathy due to aerobic metabolism disorders and nerve cell degeneration and necrosis.
Think about what I mentioned when I talked about the SHMITT principle: the triad of eye movement disorders, ataxia, and mental disorders. What is this disease?
Wu Shaochen held his chin with his hand and thought hard, "You mean Wernicke's encephalopathy?"
Suddenly, Wu Shaochen's eyes lit up. "That's right. The patient has been drinking since childhood, and after his breakup, he got drunk every day. Combined with the symptoms he exhibits, this completely explains Wernicke's encephalopathy."
"No, we don't have an MRI or CT scan right now. The cerebrospinal fluid report won't be available for a week, but the patient's condition doesn't allow for further delays. This disease has a high mortality rate, so we need to treat it as soon as possible."
Knowing that it is Wernicke's encephalopathy, treatment is much simpler. Just inject intravenous vitamin B1 injection and magnesium sulfate injection, and the earlier the treatment, the better the effect.
Chen Xia still didn't want to leave the office. "I know how to use the medicine, so why are you still waiting? Do you want me to go and give the doctor's orders myself? Go quickly."
Mo Yongfang scratched his head awkwardly: "But Director Jiang said our diagnosis was wrong. What if the family doesn't approve of our treatment?"
"Who the hell is Jiang Jianguo? It's not his place to run wild in our territory. You go treat him, and I'll explain to the family. Once he's cured, I'll go to the Third Surgery Department and discuss things with him personally."
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