I run a clinic in the United States

Chapter 290 The condition is not that simple

Originally, Zhou Qiao thought that he could just drive there with Talia. He has strong hypnotic ability and has a certain ability to protect himself even if he encounters an unexpected situation.

But when Elena heard about it, she was worried, so she called Ariel from the laundry next door and asked Ariel to escort Zhou Qiao there.

It was not convenient for Zhou Qiao to reveal that he had this almost perverted ability, so he had no choice but to let them go.

"Ariel, thank you for your hard work." Zhou Qiao said.

"The responsibility lies." Ariel shrugged, then took the lead, started the car and drove ahead, while Zhou Qiao drove his own car, carrying Talia behind.

Before, Iris Clinic went to Lake Tahoe for team building and skiing, and also passed through Sacramento, but because it is a "small city" and the schedule is very tight, I did not go there.

This time it can be considered a familiar road.

Moreover, she met several gangsters last time, so Ariel also felt that it was necessary for her to come to escort. If she met criminals again, bullets don't have long eyes. Dr. Zhou is gentle and gentle, but his marksmanship is not good. Talia She is also a weak female star.

Ariel is different. She is an elite soldier under Loya. She has received special forces training. She is tall and round, flexible, and has accurate marksmanship. She always has a P90 in her car, and sometimes there is a grenade hidden in her car. She has powerful firepower.

Even a dozen gun-toting gangsters, attacking her together, couldn't defeat her.

In the past, Loya worked as an undercover agent and was ordered to stir up a fight among gangs and raid San Francisco. Ariel once had a record of killing more than thirty gangsters single-handedly in just one confrontation.

If you want to reward according to merit, Ariel can actually be a commander, or a middle-level manager in a large company owned by Loya, but Ariel feels that she is not that material, and she would be quite satisfied if she could own a laundry. .

Therefore, although this laundry is still owned by Luo Ya, it is almost the same as Ariel's private property. It can also be regarded as the settlement fee given to her by Luo Ya.

Fortunately, there were no interruptions this time, and the journey to Kaiser Medical Center in Sacramento was smooth and safe.

"Ariel, thank you. Why don't you go get a room in the hotel and have a night's rest before going back tomorrow." Zhou Qiao took out a credit card and handed it to Ariel.

The other party went to all the trouble to escort him here, so he couldn't ask him to pay for accommodation. As for remuneration, in the future half-year bonus, year-end bonus, etc., just give Ariel a little more.

Ariel asked: "How long do you plan to stay, Dr. Zhou?"

Zhou Qiao thought for a while and said, "It will take three to five days."

Ariel shrugged and said with a smile: "Then I'll go back first."

"It's so late, why rush back?"

"It's okay, it's just over an hour's drive. Bye, Dr. Zhou, bye, Talia."

"Bye, Ariel, thank you." Thalia also said with great gratitude.

"It's okay, call me if you need anything." Ariel waved her hand, got in the car, stepped on the accelerator, and drove out of the hospital into the night.

Zhou Qiao accompanied the worried Talia, leaving the parking lot and heading to Building 8.

Talia had already called her mother and said that she had arrived. Her mother told her the specific address, which was on the 8th floor of Building 7, outside the intensive care unit.

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Kaiser Medical Center is a very large medical group with a total employee count of nearly 20, including more than 8 nurses and about 38 doctors. There are a total of 600 hospitals and more than [-] clinics in [-] states across the United States.

This hospital in Sacramento is one of the 38 hospitals under the Kaiser Foundation, and it is also a relatively large hospital.

Although it was already past ten o'clock in the evening, there were still many people waiting anxiously in the rest area outside the intensive care unit.

One patient was declared dead and was pushed out wrapped in white cloth. His family members were immediately grieved and quickly followed him.

Thalia's family couldn't help but feel even more worried, fearing that they would be called next.

Especially Thalia's grandmother, she kept praying, whispering, and chanting words, hoping that the old guy could survive this life crisis.

Talia's mother kept wiping away tears, while Talia's father gently comforted her.

In addition, there are Talia's uncles, aunts, aunts, cousins, cousins, and others.

It is worth mentioning that Thalia’s eldest cousin Adriana is also one of the relatives here. Thalia's grandfather is actually Adriana's grandfather.

However, Adriana is in Kansas, which is a bit far away and needs to arrive later.

Accompanied by Zhou Qiao, Talia found her family.

"Mom, how is grandpa?" Thalia's eyes were also red.

"Your grandpa is in a very bad situation, Jason, tell me." Talia's mother choked up and was speechless.

Thalia then looked at her father, Jason Ryder.

Jason Ryder is tall and tall, in his forties, and looks like a handsome middle-aged man. Thalia actually looks more like her father.

Jason looked at Zhou Qiao curiously and began to tell.

There were also many relatives and friends present who looked at Zhou Qiao, but because Jason was explaining his illness, they did not ask about the relationship between Zhou Qiao and Talia.

After a while, someone recognized Zhou Qiao, and she couldn't help but wonder in her heart, Talia said earlier that a bodyguard would send her back, could this be Dr. Zhou?

This is not a bodyguard, this is clearly a flower protector! Could it be that our little princess is in love? Oops, if another man gets her, will it affect her acting career? After all, she has always been a relatively rare pure character in North America.

Although Dr. Zhou looks very good.

Talia's father narrated that just this morning, Talia's grandfather suddenly developed heart palpitations and discomfort at home, accompanied by symptoms such as body convulsions, chest tightness, chest pain, and dizziness.

The symptoms did not improve significantly after taking the medicine. Talia's uncle thought that his father's old coronary heart disease had relapsed, so he quickly called an ambulance and sent him to Kaiser Medical Center for treatment.

In fact, Talia's grandfather was hospitalized here as early as half a year ago. At that time, he had paroxysmal palpitations, and the electrocardiogram showed that he had premature atrial contractions. The doctor diagnosed him with coronary heart disease, and he was given symptomatic medication in the hospital for about half a month. Discharged after treatment.

Then after moving in this time, the doctor completed routine blood tests, seven blood lipids, and thyroid function tests based on the medical history. The results showed that there were indeed problems such as coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, hypothyroidism, hypertension, and hyperlipidemia. .

The team of doctors from the cardiothoracic surgery department at Kaiser Permanente Medical Center provided symptomatic treatment according to the condition.

Then, Grandpa Talia's condition did improve. Symptoms such as heart palpitations and chest tightness were alleviated. However, he still continued to twitch. By evening, his condition became critical again, and Grandpa Talia gradually developed symptoms of limb weakness.

"Your grandfather's condition is like this. Of course, if you want to know more clearly and in detail, we can go to the doctor later." Jason Ryder couldn't help but look at Zhou Qiao again and said.

Thalia asked: "Are there any doctors working at night?"

"Yes, but not many. The doctor is very busy, and I don't know if he has time to see you now." Jason Ryder looked at Zhou Qiao again, and then looked at his daughter with a questioning tone, thinking, little baby, Why don't you introduce this man to your parents?

Who is he? Could it be that you want to fuck my daughter?

Talia thought for a while and introduced Zhou Qiao to her parents: "Dad, Mom, this is the famous Dr. Zhou in San Francisco. He is very well-known in the field of heart disease. I invited him here just to ask him to help with the details. Grandpa’s condition.”

She and Zhou Qiao had just started, and Zhou Qiao seemed to be more than just her. She didn't know how to tell her parents.

Moreover, there are also cousins, cousins, and others present. If it leaks out and the agent hears that he is in love, he will start nagging again.

So I decided to keep it a secret for now.

"Oh~, thank you so much. Hello Dr. Zhou, I am Talia's father, Jason Ryder. Just call me Jason." Jason Ryder stretched out his hand. I was relieved to hear that he was just a doctor and not here to flatter his daughter. He had heard of Zhou Qiao's name.

Zhou Qiao shook his hand and said, "Nice to meet you."

Then he greeted Talia's mother: "Good evening, aunt. I'm very happy to see you."

"Thank you very much for coming with Talia so late at night." Talia's mother said while wiping away tears.

However, as a mother, she knew her daughter better than Jason, so she didn't believe Talia's words. She thought it was so late and she came all the way from San Francisco, how could the relationship be normal?

Maybe, this is Thalia's future husband.

Talia's mother looked at Zhou Qiao carefully, and couldn't help but like him more and more. She thought, well, apart from anything else, in terms of appearance alone, he is worthy of my daughter.

"Dad, do you have the contact information of the doctor in charge?" Thalia asked.

"Yes." Jason Ryder took out a business card and handed it to his daughter.

Talia took it in her hand, glanced at it, and was about to make a call. Zhou Qiao caught a glimpse from the side and felt that the name seemed familiar. She suddenly remembered that this doctor named Victoria Fevers was the doctor who used to work at the National Heart Disease Center. That female doctor you saw at the minimally invasive surgery competition?
  At that time, the other party was sitting with me and others, and was particularly gossipy and fond of chatting.

Although it was just a "one-time relationship," Zhou Qiao still had a particularly deep impression on the female doctor.

The other person has wavy hair, a plump figure, glasses, and his lips are very fleshy and thick.

So, Zhou Qiao's heart moved and he said, "How about I do the fighting?"

Talia was stunned and looked at Zhou Qiao.

Zhou Qiao shrugged and said, "I might know this doctor, if he didn't have the same name."

Talia's face beamed with joy, and the other family members around her also looked over in surprise, thinking that Dr. Zhou had quite a wide network of contacts. He opened a clinic in San Francisco, and could he meet doctors from Kaiser Medical Center in Sacramento?
  Sure enough, after Zhou Qiao got through, he revealed his identity and purpose. The doctor named Victoria Fewes was Zhou Qiao's "old acquaintance". She immediately shouted happily: "Dr. Zhou, where are you? I'll call you right away." come over."

"I'm on the 8th floor of Building 7, outside the intensive care unit." Zhou Qiao said.

"OK, wait for me for five minutes and I'll be there soon." Victoria Fevis said.

After she hung up the phone, she immediately jumped up with excitement and screamed: "I didn't expect him to come, but he came!"

Beside, a colleague asked in surprise: "Victoria, who is here? Look how excited you are!"

"My idol, Dr. Zhou Qiaozhou!"

"Is it the Dr. Zhou who won the National Surgery Competition last year?"

"Yes, yes, that's him. It turns out that the patient is the grandfather of the star Talia, and Dr. Zhou came with her."

"Dr. Zhou is always accompanied by stunning beauties." The colleague shook his head and said.

"That's right, little handsome guy!" Victoria Fevers took out a small mirror and quickly touched up her makeup.

"Don't put on makeup, no matter how beautiful you are, you can't outshine Thalia."

"I know. It's not that I'm interested in Dr. Zhou, I just don't want to be rude."

Then, Victoria Fevis walked quickly outside. The colleague didn't follow because he still had too many things to do. He just glanced at Victoria Fevis's back and couldn't help but sigh.

The doctor remembered that when he met Zhou Qiao at the competition site, he thought he was someone like them who was here to win the prize.

Because there were two beauties around Zhou Qiao, they had privately discussed whether Zhou Qiao was particularly large and talented. Otherwise, how could a white beauty like him?

But obviously, Dr. Zhou's talent in that area is unknown, but his talent in medical skills is really unmatched. Later, it shocked the medical community in the United States.

Victoria Fives hurried over, hugged Zhou Qiao warmly, exchanged greetings, and then pulled Zhou Qiao to introduce his condition in detail. Talia's family members were shocked.

Before that, one of Talia's aunts chased the doctor to ask about her condition, but the doctor kept saying he was busy, gave a few perfunctory words, and left in a hurry.

Unexpectedly, it was Zhou Qiao now, and it was late at night, after ten o'clock in the middle of the night, and he would come running over and still be so enthusiastic.

Victoria Fevis is quite professional, and Zhou Qiao learned more information from her.

However, Zhou Qiao couldn't help but frown as he listened.

"What's wrong, Doctor Zhou?" Victoria Fevis asked in surprise. I thought to myself, is there something wrong with my diagnosis? It shouldn't be, although, uh, I actually feel something is wrong. I am planning to invite an expert to come over for a multidisciplinary consultation.

However, it is night now, and many experts cannot find anyone, so they can only wait until daytime tomorrow.

Kaiser Medical Center is very busy, very busy, and works overtime every day, but overtime is limited to young doctors like them, top experts, who are not available at night. And it's not easy to get in touch.

Zhou Qiao said: "There are many diseases that cause convulsions in the human body, including coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, thyroid disease, and neurological diseases. I suggest that you immediately add additional examinations such as cranial magnetic resonance imaging, limb electromyography, and optic nerve evoked potentials." .”

"Okay. It's just..." Victoria Fevis hesitated to speak.

"Just what?" Zhou Qiao asked.

"It's nothing. I'll try my best to arrange it. It's just that it's not efficient at night and it may take a long time. Let's do it this way. I'll notify you as soon as there are results."

"Okay, thank you. Give me a call when the time comes."

Victoria Fives hurried away.

Zhou Qiao turned around to comfort Talia and said to Talia's family members: "Although the condition is serious, I estimate that his life will not be in danger for a while. Why don't everyone go back to rest first and wait for the test results to come out? I’ll think of another way.”

"If you don't go back, I will wait here." Thalia's mother said. At this time, how could I be in the mood to go back? Even if I go back, I won't be able to sleep.

Victoria Favez's ability and connections were quite strong. Even though the doctor in the imaging department was cursing, in the end, for Victoria Favez's sake, Talia's grandfather was given priority.

When the results came out, Zhou Qiao and Talia came to Dr. Victoria Fevers's office together and carefully looked at the MRI of the skull on the computer screen.

"How's it going, Joe?"

"Dr. Zhou, is there anything abnormal?"

Zhou Qiao watched for a long time, zooming in and out of the video, and finally pointed at one of the areas and said, "Look, the signal in this place actually has a very suspicious signal shadow."

Victoria Fewes took a closer look and couldn't help but gasped: "This is the dorsal side of the patient's brain stem and medulla oblongata? Is it an optic nerve disease?"

"Yes, it may be neuromyelitis optica. However, the abnormal signal point is too weak and requires further examination. Doctor Victoria, please collect the patient's cerebrospinal fluid and blood samples immediately, and complete the whole-spine MRI examination at the same time. Thank you." Zhou Qiao stood up and said.

"Okay, I'll make arrangements right away." Victoria Fevis turned and left. She had to use her connections to jump in line again.

Are American hospitals easy? No, there are still many people working overtime at night.

What Dr. Victoria Fewes and Zhou Qiao did not expect was that at Kaiser Medical Center, due to busy work, shortage of manpower, and relatively cheap salaries, a storm was already brewing.

For the sake of Grandpa Talia's condition, they kept jumping in line and working extra hours for the doctors at the examination center, which became the trigger of this incident.

　Thanks to the 588 reading points of "Face the Difficulties" for the reward. I have modified the previous article to say that driving is enough, because it is not particularly far, just over a hundred kilometers.

　　
  　
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