Inside the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine.
Several attending physicians sat together discussing a patient's condition, and they all looked somewhat tense.
"Ladies and gentlemen, judging from Mr. Zhu's chest CT scan, he clearly has symptoms of pericardial effusion. However, we are currently unable to find the cause of the pericardial effusion, which prevents us from fundamentally resolving Mr. Zhu's condition."
Yes, that's right!
"Mr. Zhu's pericardial effusion recurs repeatedly. Even with puncture and drainage, new pericardial effusion quickly forms in his chest cavity, significantly worsening his breathing difficulties..."
"But we've ruled out all possibilities and still can't find the cause of the pericardial effusion. This..."
"Yes, I've already asked someone to call Director Su from the Traditional Chinese Medicine department for a consultation. Hopefully, the TCM side will have a solution!"
"Now we can only rely on traditional Chinese medicine, since we've already tried all the Western medical tests and they can't detect it."
Liang Dongchang, the director of the Department of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western Medicine, clapped his hands and addressed the people in the conference room.
Bang bang bang!!!
It was at this moment.
The head nurse knocked on the conference room door and said, "Director, Director Su from the Traditional Chinese Medicine Department has arrived."
"Okay, I understand."
Liang Dongchang nodded in response, then stood up and saw Su Zhengnan following behind the head nurse. He smiled and walked over to shake hands with him, saying:
"Director Su, I'm really sorry to trouble you again this time."
"Director Liang, you're too kind. It's what I should do."
Su Zhengnan smiled and nodded, then asked, "Could you tell me about the patient's condition?"
"Ouch!"
Liang Dongchang couldn't help but sigh and said, "Speaking of which, this patient is actually one of our seniors. He is almost ninety years old this year and is a national master of traditional Chinese medicine who pioneered the dynamic and static perspective and established treatment plans for diseases such as infertility."
"Um?"
Su Zhengnan was taken aback, feeling that listening to the other party speak like this was taking too long, so he directly asked:
"Could you please show me the patient's medical records?"
"Okay!"
Liang Dongchang nodded and quickly handed him the patient's medical record.
Su Zhengnan took the medical record from the other party and looked at the patient's name. His expression faltered slightly, and he instantly understood what Director Liang had meant.
It turns out that the patient the other party was talking about was actually Mr. Zhu Lansun!
The reason for addressing the other party as "Mr." was entirely out of respect for Mr. Zhu, and not because of his gender.
It is important to know that Zhu Lansun was not only the third National Master of Traditional Chinese Medicine, but also a pioneer in the theory of dynamic and static medicine, and a leading figure in establishing treatment plans for diseases such as infertility.
Mr. Zhu has long been engaged in clinical gynecology, summarized the physiological characteristics of women, and proposed appropriate medicinal diet conditioning methods.
His works, such as "Selected Experiences in Gynecology of the Zhu Family", "Selected Experiences in Ointment Formulas of the Zhu Family", "The Essence of Drug Pairs and Drug Groups in Gynecology of the Zhu Family", and "Zhu Family Gynecology of Shanghai School of Traditional Chinese Medicine", have become textbooks in major TCM colleges in China.
But why is Mr. Zhu hospitalized here?
Shouldn't she be in Shanghai?
Strictly speaking, his teacher Gu Fangzhou and Zhu Lansun knew each other and could be considered as half-fellow disciples.
Su Zhengnan was quite surprised, but he didn't ask any questions. Instead, he finished looking at the medical record in his hand and said:
"I need to see the patient in person."
"Of course, Director Su, this way please. Mr. Zhu is in the VIP ward upstairs. Let me take you there!"
With that, Liang Dongchang led Su Zhengnan to the VIP ward upstairs.
Upon entering, Su Zhengnan noticed that Mr. Zhu, lying on the hospital bed, had a furrowed brow and looked as if he was in great pain. Clearly, Mr. Zhu's condition was not optimistic.
Seeing this, Su Zhengnan quickly stepped forward, grabbed the other woman's wrist, and carefully took her pulse.
Lying on the hospital bed, Zhu Lansun, her hair completely white, endured the pain and slightly opened her eyes to look at Su Zhengnan before her, asking:
"Who are you....."
At this point, Zhu Lansun could no longer tell who the person in front of him was.
Given her advanced age and the torment she's been suffering from these past few days, the fact that she's been able to endure the pain without crying out is truly a testament to her incredible willpower.
"I am Teacher Gu's apprentice, my name is Su Zhengnan!"
Su Zhengnan replied with a smile, but he could already feel that Mr. Zhu's pulse was quite peculiar.
When Mr. Zhu inhaled, the other person's pulse weakened significantly or even disappeared.
If Su Zhengnan's pulse diagnosis skills hadn't reached the level of a national master of traditional Chinese medicine, he probably wouldn't have been able to detect the other person's pulse at all.
And when Mr. Zhu exhaled, his pulse reappeared.
This should be the pulse of paradox for pericardial effusion!
Su Zhengnan raised an eyebrow slightly, and at the same time noticed that Mr. Zhu was showing signs of kidney deficiency, weakness, and premature death.
Clearly, if Mr. Zhu doesn't get through this wave, he'll likely die here.
Upon hearing that Su Zhengnan was Gu Fangzhou's apprentice, Zhu Lansun, lying in his hospital bed, chuckled in a daze:
"You're Senior Brother Gu's disciple? Good. It's not bad to have Senior Brother Gu's disciple treat me. I originally thought I was going to be killed by these half-baked doctors!"
As he said this, Zhu Lansun pointed tremblingly to Liang Dongchang and the others beside him, clearly not believing in their medical skills.
Liang Dongchang, standing awkwardly to the side with a group of doctors, couldn't help but ask Su Zhengnan:
"How is it, Director Su? Mr. Zhu's illness..."
"I think it's caused by latent heart disease. Let's give Mr. Zhu some anticoagulant injections first!"
Su Zhengnan turned to look at Liang Dongchang and said calmly, "I'll give Mr. Zhu some acupuncture later and then prescribe a recuperation formula. There shouldn't be any major problems."
The term "silent heart disease" refers to occult coronary heart disease.
Western medicine names it as asymptomatic myocardial ischemia, a type of coronary heart disease, which means that there are no clinical symptoms and it is generally undetectable by examination.
However, once the disease develops, it will manifest many symptoms.
"Alright, alright, I'll have someone give Mr. Zhu some anticoagulant medication to try."
Liang Dongchang nodded and immediately instructed the nurse to administer anticoagulant medication to Mr. Zhu.
Following the injection of anticoagulant medication.
Next, the pericardial effusion in Zhu Lansun's body was drained by puncture.
Sure enough, this time after the puncture and drainage...
There was no more fluid buildup in Zhu Lansun's body, and he no longer had difficulty breathing, which clearly showed that Su Zhengnan's treatment approach was correct.
For a moment, Liang Dongchang and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, and couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
It's clear that pure traditional Chinese medicine is far superior to their half-baked skills!
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