My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points-Chapter 257 - 137: The Correct Interpretation of Being Learned and Courteous, Neurosurgery
Chapter 257 -137: The Correct Interpretation of Being Learned and Courteous, Neurosurgery
“Dr. Zhou, Dr. Zhang, pay attention to my reduction technique!”
Doctor Fu, after feeling the patient’s temporomandibular joint, his expression showed a trace of solemnity.
If the procedure wasn’t too difficult, he would certainly have let Zhou Can try his hand to gain experience.
Now, realizing the situation was a bit tricky, and with the patient not very cooperative,
He could only perform the procedure himself.
“Come, sit with your back against the wall and your head resting on it.”
Doctor Fu helped the patient to sit properly.
“That’s right! Maintain this position and don’t move.”
After the patient was seated, Doctor Fu asked a nurse to get two pieces of clean gauze. He then wrapped his thumbs in the gauze, inserting them into the patient’s mouth.
“Observe, during the reduction, secure the patient’s molar masseter muscle with the thumbs. This is the spot.”
Once Zhou Can and Doctor Zhang had seen it clearly, he placed his other four fingers under the edge of the lower jaw.
“Grasp here with the fingers, and then slowly exert force to press down the jaw. Remember, press downward and backward. Meanwhile, lift the patient’s chin as if you’re holding a bowl of soup.”
Quite a vivid analogy.
Zhou Can was learning intently.
Understanding the key points of the operation and the purpose of each action.
“Did you all see my procedure clearly?”
“We did!”
Zhou Can and Doctor Zhang nodded at the same time.
“Good! Relax, relax more! That’s it!”
Seeing the right moment, Doctor Fu gently pushed back. A slight cracking sound was heard.
Immediately after, Doctor Fu quickly withdrew his fingers from the patient’s mouth.
“It’s that simple! After repositioning the patient’s joint, make sure to withdraw your hand quickly to prevent being bitten.”
When the temporomandibular joint is dislocated, the patient can’t bite.
After repositioning, if the patient feels pain, they may instinctively bite down on the doctor’s hand.
Zhou Can took careful note.
The patient tried to open and close their mouth, and a smile of extreme joy spread across their face.
“Haha, it’s really better, all better! Haha… uh uh uh…”
No sooner had the patient started laughing when, to their dismay, the jaw dislocated again.
The scene left the doctors and nurses in shock.
“Dislocation can make the joint loose. After manual repositioning, you must not laugh or open your mouth wide. It just got fixed and it’s dislocated again, how do we handle this?”
Doctor Fu was speechless.
He had never seen such a problematic patient.
“Doctor, when we buy things like phones or TVs, there’s a warranty policy for issues. My brother just finished treatment and hasn’t even left the room; you guys should take responsibility!”
The patient’s brother, around forty years old, didn’t look for issues from his brother but directly brought up the electronics warranty policy.
Clearly, he was looking for another free treatment from the doctor.
Such cunning family members were not rare.
Whenever money’s involved, they would not be polite with doctors and would stick to their demands.
“In principle, we’ve already successfully repositioned it once. For another treatment, you should normally register and pay again. But I see you two brothers are having a hard time, so we won’t charge extra for the treatment, just the cost of materials. Is that alright?”
Doctor Fu offered the patient the utmost care within his capacity.
“That’s fine, thank you, Doctor.”
The patient’s brother was satisfied and smiled.
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Repeating his thanks.
To ask him to take another x-ray and pay again would certainly cause a commotion.
“Doctor Fu, can I perform the procedure this time?”
Zhou Can had observed the whole process and was confident he had understood the key points.
Seeing an excellent opportunity to apply what he’d learned, he wanted to strike while the iron was hot, combining learning with practice.
“Okay!”
Doctor Fu readily agreed.
The family member, however, was a bit reluctant, “Is this young doctor up to it? Don’t mess up my brother.”
“Don’t worry, he’s the most outstanding young doctor in our department, no problem at all.”
Doctor Fu complimented Zhou Can.
The family member didn’t say anything else.
Zhou Can meticulously imitated the procedure, instructing the patient to sit properly and then replicating Doctor Fu’s technique for repositioning.
Under the dubious eyes of the patient and the family member, he supported the patient’s jaw and gently pushed.
The sound of bone popping was heard again.
The temporomandibular joint was successfully repositioned.
“Very well done!”
Doctor Fu praised him. Zhou Can’s learning ability and practical skills were indeed some of the strongest he had seen.
After the patient was treated, they dared not laugh out loud again.
Taking the lesson to heart, they became cautious.
Doctor Fu fixed the patient’s jaw in place with gauze and gave some precautions, also prescribing medication. The patient was then sent on their way.
In the following days, although Doctor Fu didn’t say much, he clearly relied on Zhou Can more and more.
With various opportunities for bone-setting, Zhou Can received them until his hands were full.
His skills in this area also greatly improved.
Days of fulfillment always seem to pass especially quickly.
In the blink of an eye, Zhou Can’s orthopedics training was over. His bone-setting skills were now nearly at the level of a Resident Doctor.
The orthopedics department gave him an exceptional evaluation.
He was also the only one of eighteen trainees to receive such an assessment.
After work, Zhou Can went to a pharmacy and bought some ginseng.
The kind that cost tens or hundreds of thousands, he definitely couldn’t afford.
He chose one worth three thousand.
After purchasing it, he waited at the hospital staff parking exit.
Before long, Doctor Fu indeed drove out in a white Honda.
Zhou Can quickly waved to stop him.
“Dr. Zhou, are you hitching a ride with me?” Doctor Fu asked with a smile.
