I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 130 I'm Really Only 23

After Rachel performed abdominal palpation, she found that the patient had pain in the middle and suspected abdominal hernia. This was a field of surgery that she was not very familiar with, so she referred Isobel to Zhou Qiao.

It was not transferred directly to Murphy. First, Zhou Qiao was the boss and needed his consent. Second, there was a patient on Murphy's side who was dealing with the injury.

"Doctor, come and help me!" Isobel said, holding her stomach.

Although Zhou Qiao is very young, she doesn't care so much anymore. She is willing to take a pain-relieving injection right away!She has no idea that Zhou Qiao is the boss here and the one with the most powerful medical skills!
"Pain in the middle of the abdomen? Accompanied by episodic vomiting?" Zhou Qiao pondered for a moment, then made a gesture, asking the other party to lie on the examination bed, and he needed to be carefully examined again.

Isobel lay down on it.

"Is the temperature normal?" Zhou Qiao asked while checking.

Isobel endured the pain and said, "It's normal, there is no fever. The nurse helped me measure it before."

Zhou Qiao pressed lightly on his upper abdomen, and Isobel suddenly cried out for pain, with obvious tenderness.

"Huh~"

When Zhou Qiao's hand came near her navel, she suddenly felt a lump, which pressed against the woman's belly. At this time, the woman also cried out in pain.

He observed carefully and found that the place was slightly raised, and the skin was partially erythematous.

Zhou Qiao tried to return it gently, but the tumor remained motionless.

In this case, it is naturally not easy to force it, only to go for CT for further examination and confirmation.

Then I checked it carefully again, and found no other abnormal signs, no muscle guard, and no rebound tenderness.McBurney's point pain, which is common in appendicitis, is absent.

"Well, I'll arrange the inspection for you first," Zhou Qiao said.

"Doctor, is my condition serious?" Isobel asked.

Zhou Qiao said while writing the order: "It may be a little serious, and there is a high probability that you will need surgery. Be mentally prepared. By the way, can you bear the pain? If you can't bear it, I can give you an injection first." Painkillers.”

Isobel gritted her teeth and said, "I can hold on, so let's get checked first."

After all, she also knows that medicines have side effects, and it is best not to take painkilling injections.

In the past, a doctor prescribed painkillers for her. She bought them anyway, but she didn’t take them until the critical moment. Many times, they were expired and thrown away!
Zhou Qiao nodded, then printed out the letter, handed it to the other party, and asked the other party to go to the cooperative commercial testing center. Because it was an emergency, Zhou Qiao also specially indicated the urgent mode.In any case, the related costs will be included in the patient's bill.

This is a poor woman, and there is no one to escort her when she sees a doctor.

In fact, Isobel is working alone in the United States, and her family is in Mexico.I haven't found a boyfriend here, and as for not getting married at the age of 33, no one will rush me anyway.

Isobel gritted his teeth and went for the examination alone.Originally, Zhou Qiao suggested that Ava should send her there.

But Isobel knows that this kind of escort is charged, and it is quite expensive. She is sick and needs leave, and she has to undergo surgery.
Zhou Qiao helped her arrange blood routine examination and biochemical examination. The results came out. The white blood cell count increased to 17×109/L (reference value is 4-11×109/L), and C-reactive protein was 214mg/L (reference value is 0 -5 mg/L), and the rest were normal.

The pregnancy test was negative.

CT scan showed an inflamed appendix in the paraumbilical hernia sac, and no free fluid or gas was found in the abdominal cavity.

Zhou Qiao looked at the film, zoomed in and took a closer look, and was stunned!
"What's wrong, doctor?" Isobel suddenly became nervous, thinking that it couldn't be a serious illness, right?What if it is an incurable disease?
Zhou Qiao reacted immediately and quickly comforted her: "Your illness is not too serious. It is an incarcerated hernia combined with appendicitis, which can be resolved with surgery. The reason why I am surprised is because this kind of situation is rare!"

"Rare?" Isobel was surprised.At the same time, a strange thought suddenly popped up in my heart, that is, I am a little different, even getting sick is rare.Can't help laughing.

Her mentality can be regarded as having fun in hardship and being positive.

Zhou Qiao said: "In general appendicitis, the typical tenderness is McBurney's point, that is, a certain point in the lower right abdomen. Your appendicitis is central abdominal pain. This is one of them. It is usually not easy to judge by palpation, and there are often Misleading."

"In addition, incarcerated hernia and appendicitis, individually, are common general surgical emergencies, but it is very rare for the appendix to be in the contents of the hernia sac of paraumbilical hernia or umbilical hernia!"

"Generally speaking, hernia contents range from the small intestine to the greater omentum. If appendicitis is in the hernia sac, it is usually femoral hernia and inguinal hernia, with an incidence rate of about 1%.

"As for your situation, among paraumbilical hernias or umbilical hernias, there are only 5 cases reported in the literature!"

Isobel vaguely understood, and couldn't help grinning in pain: "Then I'm quite honored!"

When she saw Zhou Qiao was young before, she thought Zhou Qiao might not be very good, but now after hearing Zhou Qiao's words, she suddenly felt like her eyes were brightening!I feel like this doctor is really professional and has a lot of experience!
Very good!
She wondered, was Zhou Qiao well-maintained?In fact, you are already very old?

Because, she has also seen those Asians in their 60s and 30s who still look like young people in their [-]s and [-]s!It's like a certain singer, when she saw him for the first time, she thought it was a young guy, but when she knew the other's age, she was shocked!

In fact, she misunderstood, Zhou Qiao was really only 23 years old!
"Dr. Zhou, I heard that blood transfusion can keep you young. Have you ever had a similar operation?" Isobel couldn't help but ask.

Zhou Qiao: "..." At a loss.

After Isobel explained and expressed her doubts, Zhou Qiao quickly waved her hands and said seriously: "I am really only 23 years old, and I am not an old monster who has undergone blood exchange surgery to keep youth forever. In addition, there are no To provide that wicked blood transfusion."

He has read the news that many rich men in the United States like to raise "blood children".

The requirements for "blood children" are young, healthy, non-drinking, non-smoking, non-drug-taking, and vegetarians are allowed.

The only job of these "blood boys" is to provide regular blood transfusions to provide young, healthy blood to the rich.

Some people even regard their sons as "blood children".

This kind of treatment has no scientific basis, and there are some potential risks. Some clinics will provide this kind of service for the rich, but Zhou Qiao will never do it.

Isobel didn't ask any more questions, she was ill after all.

Zhou Qiao arranged for her to be hospitalized and made necessary preoperative examinations and preparations. As for the surgery, after seeking the patient's consent, it was naturally arranged for Murphy.

This operation is not very difficult, and Murphy is fully capable of it.Whether it's appendicitis or hernia repair, Murphy has done it alone before.

Of course, there are some unique aspects that need to be paid attention to in this operation. Zhou Qiao called Murphy over and taught him the techniques carefully.

As for the 19-year-old Murphy serving as the chief surgeon, Isobel was no longer surprised after seeing Zhou Qiao's age.

In addition, Murphy's reputation as the youngest MD at UCLA is sometimes quite misleading.

At least, Isobel admired it quite a lot.

Isobel just graduated from an ordinary university in the United States. She knows very well that to be admitted to such a prestigious school, especially a doctor of medicine has a higher gold content than ordinary doctors. To get a doctor of medicine at the age of 19 is really not something ordinary people can do. Arrived!

After admission, some examinations can be performed at the bedside, or Elena may take samples and send them to the testing center for testing.

Zhou Qiao glanced at Mo Fei's beautiful face, and thought, this should be her sixth chief surgeon! The victory of the mission "Great Mentor" is in sight!

"Joe, I have two questions about this disease." After reading the report and film, and listening to Zhou Qiao's introduction, Murphy did not follow blindly. She is a pretty independent girl, so she asked softly. road.

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