I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 265 Racing is exciting
"Why did it come out so quickly?" The child's mother, Lynslet Smit, was shocked. Didn't she say before that it would be possible in eight, nine hours, or even more than ten hours?

"Doctor, did you come out to use the toilet? It must be, right?" The child's father also thought of this question and asked quickly.

The doctor was stunned and thought to himself, "Where can I go to the toilet? If I want to go to the toilet, I can do it inside!"

The doctor was confused by these people and forgot his words. Why did I come out?

He couldn't help but cough and straighten his thoughts.

Linslet, the mother of the child, her heart suddenly rose to her throat, and she weakly shouted: "If it is bad news, please don't tell it." Tears could not stop flowing again.

doctor:"……"

I patted my forehead, thought about it, and thought to myself, your sudden surprise brought me into the ditch, and said quickly: "No, no, I didn't come out to use the toilet, I wanted to share it with you. The good news is that the baby's operation went very smoothly. The first and most difficult hurdle has been passed! Of course, the operation is not over yet, but it can be said that the baby is probably out of danger. .”

He was afraid of causing misunderstanding again, so he finished speaking in one breath very fluently.

After he finished speaking, he himself breathed a sigh of relief, and the patient's family members also couldn't help but breath a sigh of relief.

However, Mr. Smit couldn't help shouting again: "Doctor, can you stop using words like probably and approximately? It's too worrying!"

The doctor shrugged: "The operation is not over yet, and there are still risks. I can't speak too fully."

No matter what, this is really great news and it boosts morale. The family members waiting outside the operating room and in the corridor finally feel a little more relaxed.

"Come on, honey, let's have a cup of coffee first, don't worry too much." Mr. Smit pushed his wife towards the rest area.

Before, they couldn't stay in the rest area and had to go to the door of the operating room and stand there.

In the operating room, the follow-up "bomb disposal" work was being carried out in an orderly manner. After Zhou Qiao performed three operations, he handed over the operation to Murphy and Stephanie, letting them take turns.

Even though the operation time for each "bomb disposal" is very short, this is an operation that other experts need for several hours. Zhou Qiao compressed it to more than thirty minutes per operation. You can imagine the high intensity involved.Even Zhou Qiao is a little overwhelmed. If he doesn't have an assistant, that's it. The worst he can do is to exchange energy potions and hold on, even making a dozen or twenty dozen.

However, isn’t there a ready-made right-hand man now?It doesn’t have to be in vain, it also gives them a chance to exercise.

As for the other doctors in the community hospital, they have no chance to get started. They can only observe.

About three hours later, all the "bombs" had been safely defused, and endless cheers once again erupted in the operating room.

This time, it was completely relaxing as the results of the surgery were immediate.

This little baby weighing only 2800 grams, his originally wrinkled, gray and purple face turned rosy, and his blood oxygen saturation level stabilized at around 97%.

Although he was still transferred to the cardiac intensive care center, the baby cried after the tracheal intubation was removed.

This cry is full of vitality and power, like a loud trumpet, making people happy and encouraging!
I am not afraid that the child will cry, but I am afraid that the cry will not come out or the voice will be weak.

At this time, Stephanie once again found the child's mother, Linslet Smit, and used superb psychological counseling skills to coax her into a happy face. She even took her personally to the outside of the intensive care unit. He opened the glass window to let her see the baby's recovery.

Let the nurse inside put the microphone to the baby's mouth, and let the mother outside the glass window feel the power of the newborn's cry!

Linslet's eyes narrowed into crescent moons, and her teeth were bright: "Wow~, she cried so loudly, does she want to drink milk? I'm not ready yet!"

She couldn't help but stretched out her hand and touched it, feeling very ashamed.

If the child comes out and wants to drink milk, where can she get it?Continue to feed milk powder?Then she is such a failure as a mother!
Having experienced life and death, she felt very sorry for her daughter and wanted to have a close interaction with her.The most intimate interaction between mother and daughter is breastfeeding.

Stephanie smiled slightly and said, "You've been too nervous these days, so I haven't. I'll introduce you to a lactation doctor who will ensure a sufficient amount."

"Thank you so much, Doctor Stephanie. How long will it take for Little Putao to be transferred to the general ward?" Linslet asked.

"At least a week. She is really too young. But even if she is transferred out, she will have to live in an incubator most of the time. But you can see her up close every day."

"Thank you, thank you. Thank you Dr. Zhou for me too." The gratitude in Linslet's heart was so high that she thought that she would have to discuss with her husband how to thank Dr. Zhou.

How about sending flowers to their clinic? It would be a nice gesture.

After every operation, professional postoperative care is indispensable and very important. Zhou Qiao and the others will also come for ward rounds every morning and evening to plan follow-up medication and nursing services based on the recovery situation.

It’s not that we should forget about it after the surgery, but compared to the process of surgery, because the quality of the surgery is good, the follow-up work is relatively less important.

At the experience sharing meeting, Zhou Qiao focused on explaining how to operate on babies, as well as some small operating techniques and strength control during the operation. Doctors in the community hospital benefited a lot.

The sun is shining, the spring flowers are blooming, and Zhou Qiao is finally ready to take the driver's license test.

It's not a problem that this old man doesn't have a driver's license, right?
It is actually easier to get a driver's license in the United States than in China.First of all, the written test part is much simpler, and there are fewer questions, only 25 multiple choice questions, and they are basically common sense.

Unless you haven’t read a book before or don’t understand any traffic rules, most of them can be completed in one go.

Since there are so few Americans, you don’t even need to make an appointment. You can go to the Locomotive and Motorcycle Management Bureau to take the test directly and get your score immediately.Get your license now and hit the road to practice driving.

With Zhou Qiao's IQ, he passed with perfect scores.

Then, they went on the road to practice driving.

The place I chose was the scenic California Highway [-], the Western Pacific Coast Highway.

Elena and Ava drove a car, Murphy drove a car, and Stephanie drove a car.

Zhou Qiao practiced on this car for a while, and practiced on that car for a while, never getting tired of it.

I have to say that Highway [-] is really great. It drives straight along the Pacific Coast and can drive directly from San Francisco to Los Angeles.The whole journey is more than a thousand kilometers, and there are California towns with different styles along the way.

Zhou Qiao used to drive on this road while playing a speeding game, but now that he is driving in reality, the scenery is even more beautiful than the one on the computer!

When we went there, Zhou Qiao drove slowly because he wanted to practice driving. When the sun set and the group returned, it was very fast.

Bathed in the orange sunshine of California and admiring the beautiful coastal scenery, the three female drivers, Ava, Murphy, and Stephanie, were almost ready to compete, each driving harder than the other.

It feels a bit like "Mad Max" road chases and desert racing!It was a blast!

"Woooooo~~~" Just the sound of stepping on the accelerator is very exciting.

In the beginning, Stephanie surpassed Murphy, with a hint of provocation. How could Murphy be convinced?Just surpassed Stephanie.

The two girls competed.Seeing this, Ava also joined the fighting group, chasing after each other, constantly overtaking and counter-overtaking.

Zhou Qiao was in Ava's car, grabbing the handle and trembling.

"Ava, slow down, slow down!" Zhou Qiao kept shouting.

Ava: "You can't be slower. If you are slower, they will overtake you!"

Then, they were really overtaken by Murphy and Stephanie.

"Whoosh~" "Whoosh~"

Ava was not convinced and glared at Zhou Qiao: "It's all your fault!"

Then he ignored Zhou Qiao, stepped on the accelerator, and the Range Rover flew away again.

I went, and the feeling of pushing on my back was so strong that Zhou Qiao was too frightened to move.

Elena giggled, screamed and whistled the whole way.

Zhou Qiao felt that the bodies of these four girls should not be added. How could they dare to play like this before adding some?After adding a little bit, everyone has a bit of "superwoman" potential.

The level of toughness is even better than the beauties in "Mad Max 4".

However, the driving skills of these girls are really strong, which is not comparable to that of Zhou Qiao, a newbie. They returned to San Francisco smoothly without any danger.When they arrived in the city, there were more cars, so they calmed down a little.

As for traffic violations?It's okay, as long as you don't injure or kill anyone, ordinary violations are not worth mentioning.

In San Francisco, Zhou Qiao also got several police union cards, and several girls each had one.Zhou Qiao is a top-notch doctor in California, a visiting professor at two well-known universities, and a good friend of Governor Hulk. Moreover, Luo Ya already has a deep foundation here. The police union will send it to him without him asking for it. Got this kind of card.And it's the highest level.

Of course, Zhou Qiao is not that ignorant and donated a large sum of money to the police union as a return gift.

Reciprocity is a courtesy.Only communication can last.

Police union courtesy cards were first popular in New York, but how could such a "so convenient" card be limited to one place?California is beginning to follow suit.

This kind of courtesy card also has internal levels. Zhou Qiao got a long-term golden VIP card, which is nicknamed the "get out of jail free card".

Zhou Qiao not only received this golden VIP card, but also received several "gold badges" that can be pasted on the windshield, so that he does not have to show his "get out of jail free card" every time he is stopped by the police. The seed card is for big "violations" and this "gold badge" is for smaller ones.

For example, if you don’t want to wear a seat belt in an urban area and have a gold badge on your windshield, the police won’t stop you.No need to show the card.

Zhou Qiao passed the road test quickly. The test items were nothing more than left turns, intersections, right turns, parking on slopes, speed control, roadside parking, etc.For Zhou Qiao, don’t be too simple.

During the exam, some detailed actions should be done in an exaggerated way. This is common to both China and the United States. Sometimes if you don't show it clearly, the examiner will think that you didn't do it.

Therefore, exaggerate your movements, wear your seat belt when getting in the car, look around when starting the car, look left and right, front and back, look in the rearview mirror, turn on the turn signal when turning, brake when you see a pedestrian in the distance... Each action must be obvious. Get it right.

Of course, you don't have to do this when driving normally, you just pay attention out of the corner of your eye, or just turn your head slightly, but isn't this an exam?Just make it for others to see!
I passed the exam and the examiner gave me a high score.

Get your driver's license on the same day and take back your driving learner's permit at the same time.

Because Zhou Qiao got his driver's license, he bought two more cars for the clinic, one for himself and one for Ava. The original Range Rover was given to Elena to drive.

Murphy and Stephanie also have cars.

He plans to buy a car in his hometown next time he returns to China, and he can just leave it or put it as a display in the yard. It doesn’t cost much anyway.

However, I have been busy with various things, and I don’t know when I will have a chance next time.

After Murphy and Stephanie heard about it, they said they would go with them next time.

If Zhou Qiao's mother saw that her son had brought back two beautiful foreign girls from different countries, she would probably be so excited that she wouldn't be able to sleep in the middle of the night.

Of course, as active as cunning rabbits and as quiet as virgins, although Murphy, Stephanie, Elena and Ava like to race cars, they usually have a slow mentality when working, especially when performing operations.

Even when they were racing, they were not in a hurry. Otherwise, they would have had an accident long ago while racing at high speed.

Whether your driving skills are good or not, a good attitude is very important. Don't panic when encountering problems and respond calmly, even when driving at high speed.

Many times, when doctors diagnose a disease, the condition is very critical and requires "high-speed racing". Various rescue measures must be fast and good. However, the mentality must not be chaotic. You need to face the condition calmly, peel off the cocoons, and analyze from various clues. and reasoning to ultimately make the correct diagnosis.

If you panic, you will only make more mistakes, making one mistake after another.

The doctors at the neurosurgery department of the community hospital once again encountered a special case, and had no choice but to invite Zhou Qiao and the others.

Although there have been six surgeries, the cooperation and exchange project can be concluded.However, the contract at that time stipulated that there should be no less than six units and no more than ten units.

Aren’t we going to have long-term cooperation in the future? It doesn’t matter if we communicate with two or three more channels.Anyway, the patient is transferred from the community hospital and the money is earned by himself.

The reason why community hospitals decide this is because they are afraid that they will not be able to perform ten extremely difficult surgeries within a month.In fact, this is indeed the case. Including the neurosurgery case, there are barely seven cases, and the time has exceeded a month.

Here in the United States, the number of surgeries is still too low.

Even so, this community hospital's "business" and the number of surgeries are actually among the best in San Francisco and even the entire United States.

If we had to rank, this community hospital would be among the top five in San Francisco.

San Francisco ranks sixth among cities in the United States.The sixth city in the United States is naturally a typical international metropolis.

Alice Valentine is a 29-year-old young woman who owns a supermarket in San Francisco. She has a three-year-old son and a happy family.

However, a month ago, the supermarket was "zero dollar shopping".

Although the security in San Francisco is much better than before, there are still occasional "zero dollar purchases".After all, there are too many homeless people.

California law stipulates that zero-dollar purchases are exempt as long as the items you grab are less than $950 per day.You say it’s free, but they have a $950 limit. You say it’s not free. If you really give it your all, you can buy it for zero dollars every day.

But this kind of thing is also risky, because if you encounter a tough shopkeeper, you may get blood splattered on the spot for the 950 US dollars.

Generally, people with a little bit of ambition and shame would not do such a thing.

Alice was bought for zero dollars in the store. She did not resist and allowed the other person to snatch the things away. However, when the other person left, he hit her on the head with something. Although the police were called, the homeless man was not caught after all.

Maybe, they have wandered to other cities?

The family accompanied Alice to the clinic to treat her injuries and bandage them. To be on the safe side, the clinic recommended that she undergo a head CT and MRI.

As a result, this inspection revealed the problem.

Although there were regular physical examinations before, head CT and MRI were not included in the physical examination package.When young people undergo regular physical examinations, who would check these two items unless they pay extra and require additional requirements.

The examination revealed that Alice had a round lesion hidden in her brain.

The doctor said that a craniotomy may be required and asked them to go to a large hospital for examination.

Alice's family was shocked!

Then, their family had an acquaintance in the neurosurgery department of this community hospital, so they came over for further diagnosis.If this community hospital were placed in China, it would be a top-three hospital in a major city.After all, it is one of the top five hospitals in San Francisco.

Olmahi Favalli, the attending physician at the neurosurgery department of the community hospital, inquired about the medical history in detail and reviewed the MRI films that Alice brought over.

"Almasy, how are you?" Alice's husband asked.This doctor is his aunt's husband's brother's wife's uncle. We often meet and interact with each other at gatherings, and we get along very well with him.

After all, if you don’t count the Bay Area in San Francisco, the old city is not very big, only about ten kilometers in length and breadth. If you live here for a long time, your family relationships are indeed intertwined, and it is easy to run into acquaintances.

Although this kind of relatives are not particularly close, they usually meet at some gatherings, weddings, funerals, etc.

Dr. Olmasy Favalli thought carefully for seven or eight seconds before speaking: "From the film, it seems that there is indeed a round lesion lurking in Alice's brain. This disease, considering brain abscess, is like A bag of pus is wrapped in a person’s brain, it’s very dangerous!”

"Ah?" Alice and her husband were both shocked, thinking that it was really true, so what should we do?
Olmasy said: "This disease is usually an intracranial purulent infection focus, caused by bacteria, mycobacteria, protozoa, worms, fungi, etc. The patient's symptoms and signs vary depending on the number, location and size of the abscesses. Different. Every year, 10 to 0.3 people per 0.9 people develop brain abscesses. For high-risk groups such as AIDS patients, the incidence of brain abscesses is quite high."

Alice shrugged and said, "I don't have AIDS."

"Of course you don't, so this situation is relatively rare. Unfortunately, you 'won'." Dr. Olmahi said with some sympathy and regret.

Alice's husband was open-minded and said immediately: "Fortunately, it was discovered early and it should be helpful to the condition. Speaking of which, I have to thank that damn bastard."

Even Alice couldn't help but smile.

Indeed, if the bastard who bought it for zero yuan hadn't hit her, she probably wouldn't have known it now, and it would have been even more troublesome when the delay got serious.

Then, Alice was admitted to the hospital because she needed a craniotomy.

However, Olmasy has always been puzzled as to what was the cause of Alice's brain abscess. He has never figured it out. He invited several senior doctors from the same department for consultation, but he still failed to find the "culprit". .

Moreover, they discovered a very strange thing, that is, the blood oxygen saturation of normal people is usually 95%-100%, but when Alice was breathing oxygen, her blood oxygen saturation was only 85%.

This indicator is naturally abnormal.For most people, a blood oxygen saturation of 85% means that they are about to get sick.Even if it doesn't happen, it will still be like lying in bed unable to move. In severe cases, it may even cause coma and require emergency rescue.

But Alice is fine.

Apart from the paroxysmal headaches caused by the brain abscess, she had no other discomfort.I usually open a shop and work as usual, fry steaks, take a shower, and clean up myself.

Can eat, drink, run and jump.

What does this mean?
This complicated situation shows that Alice's condition is not simple!
"Does she have other hidden diseases? This requires multidisciplinary consultation."

(End of this chapter)