That's how it is in the capital city.
It's quite possible that if a billboard were to fall, out of ten officials, six would be at the provincial or ministerial level or higher, three at the ministerial level or higher, and the remaining one... guess who...?
Not long after.
Su Zhengnan followed Zhu Jiangcai into the ward and saw the patient lying on the bed.
At this moment, in addition to the patient, there are two family members of the patient in the ward.
There was a man and a woman. The man didn't look very old, but his brows revealed a mature and steady temperament. The woman was older and had a kind face; she looked like the patient's mother.
As soon as Zhu Jiang entered, a smile appeared on his face as he introduced the patient to the two family members:
"Minister Chen, Professor Wang, this is Dr. Su Zhengnan. He is Professor Gu's prized student!"
"Master Gu's last disciple?"
Upon hearing this title, the man addressed as Minister Chen paused slightly, a look of surprise appearing on his face.
It's obvious that he knows something about Mr. Gu.
He quickly extended his hand and shook hands firmly with Su Zhengnan, introducing himself: "Hello Dr. Su, my name is Wu Guoren. I'm counting on you for my wife's illness."
"Minister Wu, you're too kind. Let me take your pulse first!"
Su Zhengnan smiled and nodded.
To be honest, Su Zhengnan was quite shocked by Minister Wu's family connections.
It's important to understand that not just anyone can become a ministerial-level official; it requires exceptional ability and connections.
Judging from the way the other party addresses them, this couple are actually ministerial-level officials, which is simply unbelievable!
This alone shows that their family background is absolutely extraordinary.
Otherwise, how could the couple both sit in such high positions at the same time?
Then, Su Zhengnan stepped forward and glanced at the woman lying on the hospital bed.
Although her complexion appeared normal, a closer look revealed an unnatural flush on her limbs, and her fingers were twitching slightly, as if pulled by an invisible force.
At the same time, her breathing became unusually rapid, and her chest heaved.
Seeing this, Su Zhengnan quickly reached out his right hand and gently placed it on the woman's wrist to take her pulse.
The moment Su Zhengnan felt the woman's pulse, his brows furrowed tightly.
The patient's pulse was quite peculiar; it was thin and deep, with a distinct wiry and rapid characteristic.
This is combined with the woman's current symptom of having cold limbs.
This must be because of an unexpected invasion of cold pathogens, which caused the body's originally vigorous yang energy to rapidly decline, making it unable to warm and nourish the limbs as usual, thus resulting in such a strange condition.
The patient's cold extremities are likely due to an unexpected invasion of cold pathogens, which weakens the body's Yang energy and prevents it from warming the extremities.
The Treatise on the Causes and Symptoms of Various Diseases states: "The meridians all originate from the hands and feet. When one is weak and fatigued, the blood and qi are depleted and cannot warm the four limbs, hence the four limbs become cold."
This is clearly caused by spleen and kidney yang deficiency combined with cold pathogens.
Thinking of this, Su Zhengnan turned to Zhu Jiangcai beside him and said:
"Please have someone prepare a bowl of ginger soup and bring over some moxa sticks, Director Zhu."
Ginger soup? Mugwort sticks?
Zhu Jiangcai looked at him with surprise and asked, "What do you need these things for? Can this treat Raynaud's syndrome?"
Su Zhengnan smiled and explained, "These things can't cure Raynaud's syndrome, but they can remove the cold from the patient's body as quickly as possible. Only by removing the cold from the patient's body can we proceed with the next step of treatment."
"Uh, okay, I got it."
Zhu Jiangcai nodded, somewhat puzzled, but still did as Su Zhengnan instructed.
Soon, everything was ready.
Su Zhengnan first had the patient drink ginger soup, and then lit the moxa stick and began to apply moxibustion directly to the patient.
Fortunately, the patient's husband and mother were both present, so there was nothing to avoid during moxibustion.
Otherwise, we'd have to call a female nurse over.
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More than twenty minutes later.
The patient began to sweat slightly, and his complexion gradually returned to normal.
Then, Su Zhengnan picked up a hard pen and wrote a prescription on the patient's medical record.
The patient's symptoms were caused by cold pathogens entering the body, although Western medicine calls it Raynaud's syndrome.
However, in the eyes of traditional Chinese medicine, it is just a difficult and complicated disease.
Of course, such difficult and complicated diseases also need to be diagnosed based on the patient's specific situation.
The patient in front of us needs to be treated primarily with warming the meridians and dispelling cold, and promoting blood circulation and unblocking the collaterals.
Therefore, the appropriate medications are raw astragalus, peach kernel, achyranthes, licorice, angelica, prepared rehmannia, white peony root, cinnamon twig, etc.
Swish! Swish! Swish!
Soon, Su Zhengnan finished writing the prescription and said to Zhu Jiangcai:
"Director Zhu, please have the pharmacy prepare the medicine according to this prescription. Two doses a day, taken before meals."
"How long does it take for this medicine to take effect?"
Zhu Jiang finally voiced his doubts, after all, he had made a promise to Minister Wu beforehand.
Su Zhengnan smiled slightly and said, "It will probably take about three days. During these days, we need to pay attention to keeping warm and prevent the patient from catching a cold again."
"Uh, okay, I got it."
Zhu Jiangcai looked at the prescription in his hand and nodded. Although he still had some doubts, he did not ask any further questions.
After all, even if you keep asking, he won't understand.
It's because he didn't study traditional Chinese medicine!
Su Zhengnan smiled, then turned to look at Wu Guoren and said:
"Minister Wu, if there are no other issues, I'll head back now. Your wife's condition should improve in three days."
"I'm really grateful to Dr. Su this time. I'll definitely visit her to express my gratitude next time I have the chance."
Wu Guoren smiled and shook hands with him, expressing his gratitude.
"Minister Wu, you're too kind. This is what I should do, and I don't deserve your thanks."
Su Zhengnan smiled modestly.
Wu Guoren immediately waved his hand and said, "Although treating patients is the duty of doctors, my wife's illness could not have been cured without your superb medical skills, Dr. Su. So I should thank you."
As a seasoned official, Wu Guoren had naturally heard of Master Gu's reputation and knew how skilled he was in medicine.
Su Zhengnan was Gu Lao's last disciple.
Wu Guoren felt it was necessary to cultivate a good relationship with the other party, as this would be equivalent to investing in the health of himself and his family.
Moreover, judging from the situation of Su Zhengnan treating his wife just now.
Su Zhengnan's medical skills were also quite good.
Therefore, Wu Guoren had already made plans to cultivate a good relationship with Su Zhengnan, at the very least to become friends with him.
Su Zhengnan, of course, was unaware of the other party's ulterior motives, and said with a smile, "Minister Wu, please don't be so polite with me. I'm just here to help with the consultation. If you want to thank someone, thank Director Zhu!"
"Alright, alright, I won't say any more. I'll treat you to a meal next time I have time."
Wu Guoren smiled and said something, knowing that there was no point in continuing, so he simply stopped arguing with Su Zhengnan.
Afterwards, Su Zhengnan and Zhu Jiangcai walked out of the ward together.
Zhu Jiangcai couldn't help but look at him curiously and asked, "Dr. Su, are you sure the prescription you just gave can cure Raynaud's syndrome? That's a big problem!"
Su Zhengnan smiled and said, "Director Zhu, I didn't say that the prescription I just wrote could cure all Raynaud's syndromes. I only said that it could cure this patient's condition."
"I know a little about Raynaud's syndrome, but in traditional Chinese medicine, this condition is collectively referred to as a difficult and complicated disease."
"For such difficult and complicated diseases, there is generally no universal treatment available. The prescription can only be adjusted according to each patient's specific situation."
"As the saying goes, a specialized prescription treats a specific disease, while a combined prescription can cure difficult cases."
"I just prescribed more than one formula; it was a combination of formulas..."
Upon hearing Su Zhengnan say this...
Zhu Jiangcai couldn't help but sigh and said, "It seems I was overthinking it. I thought Dr. Su's prescription would be effective for all cases of Raynaud's syndrome!"
"In fact, the essence of TCM treatment lies in syndrome differentiation and treatment. Each patient's condition is unique, so targeted medication is required."
Su Zhengnan smiled and added another explanation.
Zhu Jiangcai nodded thoughtfully and said, "Alright, although I don't know much about traditional Chinese medicine, I have heard some of what you said before. It seems I've been overthinking things."
"Hehe, actually, Director Zhu, there's nothing wrong with the direction you suggested."
Su Zhengnan couldn't help but smile and said, "The reason why difficult and complicated diseases are called difficult and complicated diseases is mainly because the condition is difficult to diagnose, but as long as the cause can be diagnosed, the treatment is still reliable."
"So I think this kind of disease is not impossible to study as a topic, it's just that the direction of our traditional Chinese medicine research is completely different from that of your Western medicine."
"Dr. Su is right. Traditional Chinese medicine and Western medicine have completely different research directions!"
Zhu Jiang thought for a moment, then smiled and said, "How about trying a combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine? That should be feasible for research on Raynaud's syndrome, right?"
Su Zhengnan pondered for a moment and said, "It's not impossible. I think we can give it a try."
The two chatted as they walked and soon took the elevator to the lobby on the first floor of the emergency department.
Zhu Jiangcai personally escorted Su Zhengnan to the door, and said with a smile, "Why don't you stay for lunch before you leave? I'll treat you to something outside, how about that?"
"Never mind, I won't trouble you, Director Zhu. We're all so familiar with each other, there's no need to be so polite."
Su Zhengnan smiled and waved his hand, still declining Zhu Jiangcai's offer.
Upon hearing this, Zhu Jiang waved his hand and said, "Alright, then I won't stop you. I'll treat you to a good meal next time I have time."
"Director Zhu, you really don't need to be so polite with me. I'll head back now. Goodbye!"
With that, Su Zhengnan turned and walked outside, then hailed a taxi and left.
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