I Can Hear the Heart's Voice of Traditional Chinese Medicine-Chapter 336 - 148: If You Think You’re Better, Do It Yourself; If Not, Quit Complaining
The doctors of City First Hospital, even if they were just interns, Zhang Jiwei had probably seen them before. Even if he didn’t know their names, he could tell at a glance that they were from City First Hospital.
Moreover, during working hours, the dress code here was strictly enforced, requiring proper medical attire, so it was easy to recognize whether someone was medical staff from City First Hospital.
Additionally, with Lu Xuan being so young, Zhang Jiwei didn’t think much of it, assuming that he was just a student of Huang Beishan, brought here to gain experience. After all, it was rare to gather so many top doctors in one ward.
If Huang Beishan had such intentions, it was understandable.
But just as Zhang Jiwei finished speaking, he heard Zhou Qihua exclaim in surprise, "Is that Dr. Lu?"
Lu Xuan turned his head and saw Zhou Qihua looking at him with a smile. He had seen Zhou Qihua’s photos on social media and immediately recognized him, quickly saying, "Are you Director Zhou?"
"Yes, Zhou Qihua. We chatted before, so this could count as a meet-up from online. I remember Old Wang said you were very young. Seeing you in person is quite different, you’re much younger than I imagined," Zhou Qihua said, smiling as he approached and greeted Lu Xuan.
Zhang Jiwei was stunned.
"Old Zhou, is this the Dr. Lu you and Old Huang mentioned?"
"Yes."
Zhang Jiwei was taken aback. Such youth! He looked at Zhou Qihua and Huang Beishan with skepticism, as if to say, "You can’t be serious." But in front of Lu Xuan, he couldn’t express anything and just awkwardly smiled, greeting Lu Xuan, "Look at me, I thought you were Old Huang’s student, but it turns out you’re the Dr. Lu he talked about."
Lu Xuan hadn’t met Zhang Jiwei before and didn’t know how to address him at the moment.
Fortunately, Zhou Qihua reacted quickly, introducing, "Dr. Lu, this is Dean Zhang Jiwei of our City First Hospital."
"Hello, Dean Zhang." Lu Xuan was somewhat surprised. He thought the other party was just like Director Zhou, a chief physician, but didn’t expect him to be the dean of City First Hospital.
Zhang Jiwei also greeted Lu Xuan, without appearing dismissive because he was the dean and Lu Xuan was so young. He chose to trust that Huang Beishan and Zhou Qihua were not deceiving him or everyone else.
If Lu Xuan could fool both of them, that would be a skill in itself.
At this time, everyone’s eyes turned to Lu Xuan.
Without exception, they were all surprised, even shocked, by Lu Xuan’s age.
If it weren’t for Huang Beishan and Zhou Qihua being authorities in their respective fields, some people might have already stood up to drive him away.
Thinking of how the two had introduced Lu Xuan earlier, everyone was now a bit curious about what this young man could do to earn such admiration from both Huang Beishan and Zhou Qihua, especially since he was recommended by the acupuncture master Zhou Jiande.
Zhang Jiwei stepped forward and said, "Dr. Lu, I won’t say more. Now is not the time for introductions. The situation is urgent. Old Huang may have already told you this person’s identity, but don’t be nervous. Let’s first assess this person’s condition to see if your methods in traditional Chinese medicine can help us buy more time for rescue."
"Of course, if you have a way to help this person recover, that would be even better."
When Zhang Jiwei said this, he didn’t actually have much hope.
A twenty-something young person, no matter how capable, could he be more skilled than people like Huang Beishan?
Even when experts like Huang Beishan could do nothing but watch, he really doubted that this young man, Lu Xuan, could have a method to restore Ji Huan to normal.
Moreover, to put it unkindly, the doctors at City First Hospital had already tried everything except surgery, with no effect. Could a young person really cure her?
But despite what he thought, Zhang Jiwei’s expression did not show any doubt. Instead, he gave Lu Xuan enough face, as if saying "you can do it," leaving no room for outsiders to find fault.
"It doesn’t matter if it can’t be cured, as long as you can stabilize the condition with acupuncture methods, we’ll proceed with a coronary stent implantation."
Hearing this, Lu Xuan actually caught the meaning behind Dean Zhang’s words, clearly indicating doubt in his ability.
However, Lu Xuan didn’t say much, just nodded, "I’ll give it a try."
Lu Xuan took a deep breath.
The task was daunting. 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞
The most critical aspect was the person’s identity. If something went wrong, it would truly shake the earth.
Though cruel, this was reality.
Human life cannot be measured by value, and sometimes, different people held different levels of importance.
Lu Xuan approached Ji Huan’s bedside, taking her pulse and examining her tongue.
The pulse was extremely irregular, with petechiae at the edge and tip of the tongue, coated in a thick gray and greasy layer.
As for men in general, an overly large pulse indicated fatigue, extremely weak indicating exhaustion as well.
What does this mean?
A large pulse indicates excessive outward dispersement of Yang energy, essentially an empty and floating pulse. Extreme weakness indicates a deficiency of internal Yang, essentially an empty pulse. Both cases reflect damage to the Primordial Qi due to strain.
Weakness ailment seen through the pulse may be hidden and hard to detect, but through complexion, it becomes apparent and easy to see. Men with a colorless, sallow complexion indicate a lack of Qi and essence being distributed, resulting in thirst and significant blood loss.
Also, "extremely irregular" refers to a chaotic pulse, where Western medicine might label it as arrhythmia or psychological issues, possibly related to cardiovascular diseases, myocardial ischemia, or insufficient oxygen supply to the myocardium, all of which affect the pulse, or due to excessive stress or emotional agitation, causing disordered pulse patterns.
