Chapter 1660 Many Advantages
Yu Zhiming came to the Zhizhen Building of Huashan Hospital and first performed a physical examination on the little boy from Chaozhou.
After a thorough examination, Yu Zhiming discovered that the boy's physical weakness was due to the aftereffects of his previous injury.
A sclerotic growth in the injured liver had compressed a major blood vessel, and three small nerves and two small blood vessels in the abdomen had been severed and not repaired.
Yu Zhiming mapped the problems he found during the examination and transferred the boy to a liver disease research center for further treatment.
The ward rounds, solving the difficult patients accumulated in Zhizhen Building, examining and confirming suspected patients with very early-stage cancer, and screening out ten funded patients with advanced cancer, all these tasks were busy all day long, making Yu Zhiming, who had been leisurely for half a month, feel a little uncomfortable.
Fortunately, even when Yu Zhiming was on vacation, he still exercised every day. Although he was very tired after a day's work, he still persisted.
After six o'clock in the evening, Yu Zhiming returned to Zhizhen Building from the oncology department, ready to rest for half an hour and take a break before treating lupus patients.
He unexpectedly found Duan Yi, Dr. Liu Yun and her student Shan Linlin waiting for him in the soundproof office.
Yu Zhiming noticed that the three of them all had happy expressions on their faces, especially Duan Yi, who looked as if he was trying hard to hold back his excitement.
"Is there good news?"
Duan Yi was the first to speak and shouted, "Teacher, we have discovered the reason why the Lu family's child is stupid."
The Lu family's child is mentally retarded?!
Yu Zhiming immediately remembered that it was the family of Lu Yunjin, the owner of the Pharmaceutical Glass Company who had invested heavily in his hometown.
His family would give birth to stupid children from time to time.
Yu Zhiming discovered the abnormality during a checkup in May when he found out that the number of pregnant women in his family had inexplicably changed from twins to a single baby.
Next, the follow-up investigation and research of the pregnant women in the Lu family were handed over to Dr. Liu Yun.
As for Yu Zhiming, Duan Yi represented him in this research project.
More than five months have passed, is there any result?
Yu Zhiming glared at Duan Yi and criticized her, "Why are you butting in in front of Dr. Liu? You have no manners at all!"
Liu Yun chuckled and said, "We say we've found the cause. We've only just discovered the exact problem that's causing fetal dementia, building on your discovery of the pregnancy abnormalities."
"Strictly speaking, it's not a big discovery."
Yu Zhiming said, "This has been a major problem that has plagued the Lu family for hundreds of years. We've sought treatment all over the world but to no avail. Now that it's finally been discovered, it's truly cause for celebration."
After a pause, he asked, "What is the cause? Can it be treated with existing medical methods?"
Liu Yun looked at Duan Yi, who was pouting hard, and said with a smile, "Doctor Duan, you should report first."
Duan Yi, who had received the authorization, smiled and said, "Thank you, Dr. Liu, for giving me this opportunity!"
She looked at Yu Zhiming again and said solemnly, "Teacher, these past few days, we have performed detailed autopsies on the two abnormal fetuses that you previously discovered, which were twins turned into singles."
"Just today, I finally made a discovery."
Duan Yi babble, "We found that the blood vessels in the frontal and temporal regions of these two fetuses were abnormally developed, with capillaries about one-third fewer than in other parts of the brain."
"It is precisely this loss of one-third of capillaries that prevents the forehead and temporal regions from receiving adequate oxygen and nutrient supply, leading to developmental delays and ultimately mental retardation."
Duan Yi sighed again, "This kind of congenital brain development problem is impossible to treat later in life."
"All we can do is detect the problem in time and terminate the pregnancy."
Yu Zhiming asked, "How can we discover it in time?"
Duan Yi glanced at Liu Yun beside her, and seeing that she had no intention of speaking, she continued, "The best method is naturally to discover the abnormality of a pregnant woman changing from twins to a single baby at the beginning of the pregnancy."
"Terminating the pregnancy at this time will naturally cause the least harm to the pregnant woman."
"It's just that this change occurs within two or three weeks of early pregnancy, and it's difficult to detect with existing technical testing methods."
After a pause, she continued, "We've come up with a method where we can puncture the fetal jugular vein and draw blood to measure oxygen levels in the second or third trimester."
"However, this method is difficult and risky, and the measured values are sometimes difficult to accurately judge, which may lead to misjudgment."
Yu Zhiming rolled his eyes and said, "So, even though you've discovered the problem, the most effective solution still depends on me. Does the Lu family's daughter-in-law have to come to me for checkups every day because she's pregnant?"
Duan Yi said sheepishly, "Teacher, your body detection ability is not yet possible with current technical testing methods."
"Only if you discovered the abnormality of Lu's wife's twin pregnancy turning into a single one at an early stage, would you be the best screening method."
Duan Yi whispered again, "Of course, we will continue our research and strive to find a more accurate inspection method so that you, Teacher, can get rid of this clerical work."
Yu Zhiming rolled his eyes again and said, "Duan Yi, you're always thinking about testing methods, but haven't you ever thought about solving this problem fundamentally?"
"Teacher, how do we solve this problem?" Duan Yi asked with wide eyes.
Yu Zhiming said with some dismay, "Why are you so clueless? The primary abnormal symptom of fetal dementia in the Lu family's wife is that twins become singletons."
"Because this change occurs in the very early stages of pregnancy, it cannot be detected by existing technology."
"Then let's just put an end to this process..."
Yu Zhiming looked at Duan Yi, who was still confused and as silly as his own niece, and raised his hand to tap her on the forehead.
"To do IVF."
"We culture the fertilized egg in vitro for a few more days to naturally screen out inferior embryos, and then select the best-developed fertilized egg for implantation."
"This method should be able to effectively prevent the occurrence of multiple births, and the abnormal change from multiple births to single births will not occur."
Upon hearing this, Duan Yi's eyes widened again, and she said excitedly, "Oh my! I didn't even think of such a simple solution to the root cause."
"The teacher is right, I just haven't gotten the hang of it, hehe."
Liu Yun also smiled and said, "It's not just Doctor Duan. I didn't think of this simple solution myself."
"Doctor Yu, your mind is truly vast. There is no problem you cannot solve."
Yu Zhiming chuckled and said, "It's mainly because your thinking has been fixed for a while. Even without my reminder today, you would have thought of this method."
Liu Yun said seriously, "Even if we can finally come up with an idea, compared to what you blurt out, Doctor Yu, there is still a real gap in our capabilities."
"Doctor Yu, you are who you are today, and it's definitely not just because of your super-sensitive hearing. Your intelligence and wisdom also make us feel ashamed and amazed."
Yu Zhiming really liked to hear this.
In fact, Yu Zhiming also wanted others to know that his ability to become who he is today, in addition to the possibility provided by his super-sensitive hearing, is also inseparable from his unremitting self-improvement, intelligence, hard work and self-discipline...
Suddenly, Yu Zhiming had a feeling that he had quite a lot of advantages.
Liu Yun continued, "Now we have found the exact cause of the Lu family's fetal dementia. We have found the problem."
"The next priority is to resolve the problem. Dr. Yu's proposed IVF still requires some experiments to verify its feasibility."
Liu Yun instructed, "Contact Boss Lu and ask him to send a few young couples over..."
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