The Surgeon’s Studio

Chapter 86: A Misunderstanding

Zheng Ren calmed down and pondered the situation.

Something did not sound right. Female doctors were generally assigned to night shifts in the ECG room to prevent this sort of bullsh*t from happening.

A woman harassing another woman? It sounded unlikely.

There must be something wrong.

“Please come to my office.” Zheng Ren tried to get the situation under control after noticing the gathering crowd of onlookers.

“You want to make things worse?” Frustrated, the girl raised her eyebrows and said coldly, “What kind of attitude is this?! I’m telling you, this ain’t over yet!”

“…” Zheng Ren felt helpless.

Scumbags existed everywhere, be they doctors, teachers or… it had nothing to do with professions, and was related only to personal character.

Perhaps he should throw this issue to the medical administration division.

However, he had to understand what had actually happened before doing so.

“Please calm down.” Zheng Ren tried to pacify the grumpy girl with a polite smile, but he had inadequate skill points in this category. It would probably be better if Su Yun was the one handling this.

The growing crowd fuelled the girl’s courage. Wrapping her arm around the sobbing girl and frantically waving another hand in the air, she said, “We came to the emergency department because my sister has chest tightness. I asked for the result after she had undergone an ECG, but the doctor told me that my sister has a flat chest! Is the consultation and breast size related in any way?! People with small breasts can’t visit the doctor? I’m warning you, if you don’t give me a proper explanation, I’ll definitely unleash hell on you!”

“…” Zheng Ren was left speechless.

“Haha, the doctors in Sea City General Hospital are interesting men. Are they treating the diseases or judging breast sizes?”

“Well, that lady is indeed flat-chested.”

“F*ck, why did you even comment on that? She came here to consult a doctor, they can’t deny her just because of her small breasts.”

This was indeed ridiculous, but there was nothing Zheng Ren could do about onlookers’ comments.

Honestly, it sounded unreasonable no matter how he looked at it. Would the female doctor in the ECG room comment on the patient’s breast size? The probability was shockingly low, so what the hell actually happened?

A lightbulb suddenly went off in Zheng Ren’s head as he realized the potential reason for all this trouble. He quickly asked, “Can I look at your ECG report?”

“What do you want with it?” The girl stared vigilantly at Zheng Ren and held the ECG report firmly in her hands, as if it was concrete evidence that he sought to destroy.

“…” Zheng Ren was inexperienced at putting his thoughts into words. He really missed Chang Yue, who was still having a drinking contest with Su Yun right now.

Even though Chang Yue was not friendly toward him, she was at least able to waltz through this sort of situation with her strong communication skills.

What a pity… That brat Su Yun was so annoying!

Grudge +100.

“I think this is just a misunderstanding, but I can’t confirm my speculations if you don’t show me your ECG report,” Zheng Ren tried to persuade the girls.

With Zheng Ren’s earnest expression, the girl hesitated for a minute before doubtfully giving him the report.

The ECG report findings included a flat T wave in V4 1, with sinus rhythm noted.

Sighing heavily, Zheng Ren dispelled the grievances in his heart and forced his emotions to stabilize before speaking more gently, “Lady, look, it says flat T wave in V4. Normally, patients with hypokalemia or myocardial infarctions will be presented with this ECG finding. The doctor in the ECG room probably meant this instead of… a flat chest.”

Everyone on the scene burst into laughter.

This careless girl had only heard the terms “flat” and “chest” and automatically perceived it as having a flat chest.

However, it was not surprising as laypeople generally did not understand medical terminology.

This was just a simple misunderstanding and not a malicious medical dispute.

The tetchy girl froze for a moment and recalled that the doctor in the ECG room seemed to have spoken at length about something that sounded similar to the explanation provided by the chief resident before her.

However, who could understand the details of the matter? That was precisely why she mistakenly assumed that the doctor had been commenting about her breast size.

The girls’ faces turned red instantly.

That was stupid. They had been the only ones who were aware of their flat chests, but now everyone on the scene knew about it as well.

Fortunately, they were reasonable. Medical disputes were not exactly common, and most arguments directed against doctors and the hospitals arose due to a lack of free time for detailed explanations and the patients’ lack of medical knowledge.

Since a clear explanation had been provided, the girls began to calm down.

The initially crabby girl apologized with a red face.

Zheng Ren quickly waved his hands and said, “It’s okay, but I suspect that your sister’s condition is caused by fatigue instead of hypokalemia or myocardial infarction.”

“Fatigue?”

“For example, staying up late or a stressful working environment will lead to this condition,” Zheng Ren patiently explained without expressing any resentment, “Make sure you get adequate rest and don’t stay up late in the future. Also, don’t use your phone in bed for too long. If there isn’t any improvement, you can come to the hospital for a lung CT and a 256-slice CT coronary angiography, but I don’t think they’re necessary for now. After all, you’re still young and are less at risk of any health issues.”

The girls politely thanked him and fled the scene in a hurry.

The bigger the mess, the greater the perpetrators’ embarrassment once the truth was revealed.

Zheng Ren smiled and watched them slowly vanish into the distance.

“So that’s what happened. My sense of justice is in vain.”

“F*ck your sense of justice. I think you were just enjoying yourself.”

“That doctor is good. He is patient and explains things very thoroughly.”

The crowd gradually dissipated. Zheng Ren then explained the dispute management to the doctor on duty in the internal medicine division and did a simple ward round in the observation units before returning to the emergency ward.

It was already past nine o’clock when he expressed his gratitude to the deputy senior consultant of the second general surgery department before seeing him out.

He took out his phone and asked Chu Yanzhi about the drinking contest via WeChat.

She quickly replied with a short video.

In the video, Su Yun was sweating profusely, sticking his black bangs to his forehead. On the other hand, Chang Yue appeared normal, but Zheng Ren could notice a gleam in her eyes; he was unsure if it was simply his imagination. Both of them shared one thing in common, however—they were still sober.

“Watch them. If either of them drinks excessively, call 120 and send them to the hospital immediately,” Zheng Ren advised.

Those who did not require gastric lavage after consuming seven to eight boxes of beers were considered heroes.

“Got it, old man,” replied Chu Yanzhi.

Old… Old man…

Shaking his head in response, Zheng Ren prepared to wash up and go to sleep.

Before that, he quickly went for a round in the emergency wards. Lin Yuanshan’s father was having slight abdominal pain, but his condition remained stable thus far, so he gave some medical advice and prescribed analgesia for the patient.

Upon returning to the on-call room, Zheng Ren stared at the darkness outside the window. Instead of dramatically going down memory lane, he drew the curtain and lay down on his bed.

Heaven only knew when an emergency case would arrive. If he did not seize what free time he had to get some rest, he would deeply regret it when unforeseen circumstances came.

Sure enough, Zheng Ren was woken by a phone call at a quarter past five in the morning.

A dreamless sleep was truly satisfying. Then, he glanced at the phone and saw the caller ID—Chang Yue.

Footnotes:

<h5>Ch 86 Footnote 1</h5>

V4 = chest lead IV (胸4导联), which was why the girl wrongly perceived it as having a flat chest.