novelraw Chapter 365 - 247: All Treasures, But Can’t Find the Cause?
Chapter 365 - 247: All Treasures, But Can’t Find the Cause?
Used almost every part except the worn-out areas, not wasting a single bit.
You know, even a grain-sized loss means thousands!
Even if you have money, you can’t squander it like this?
As for that emerald, Chen Yuanfang got a full-colored bracelet and accessory, and Liu Zheng also got a large untouched piece.
What remains is the waiting; processing these two pieces will take at least 3-6 months.
Yun Ruochu specifically called top jade carving masters in Beijing to handle them personally, ensuring precision from dismantling to the final product.
To be honest, she was also looking forward to the appearance of these two jade pieces, even though they belonged to others.
...
After everything was settled,
Qin Feng brought Yun Ruochu back to the hospital amidst her chatter and then went straight home.
After preparing dinner for Yan’Er, he looked at the time—it was almost time for work.
This week of night shifts left him and Yan’Er with little time to meet.
Ring Ring Ring~
Suddenly, just after he called Yan’Er, another call came in.
"Hahaha~ Qin Feng, it’s Liu Yuan."
"Dean Liu? Hello."
Hearing the familiar voice on the phone, his eyes lit up, and he quickly responded with a smile.
The caller was Liu Yuan, the Deputy Director of Jiangcheng City First Hospital.
"Calling you now, I hope it’s not a bad time?"
"No, no, I’m on night shift this week, just about to head to work."
"That’s good, that’s good."
On the phone, Liu Yuan seemed relieved, afraid of disturbing him,
"Here’s the thing, I’m calling because we have an unusual patient and wanted to know if you’re interested."
"A patient?"
Hearing this, Qin Feng was momentarily stunned, immediately becoming curious.
Logically, if Jiangcheng City First Hospital couldn’t handle the patient, they would usually refer them to a higher-level or specialized hospital.
Why directly call him?
"You see, the patient specifically came to our hospital looking for you. Upon learning you’d left, they asked us to contact you."
Liu Yuan detected his confusion and promptly explained.
"Specifically looking for me?"
"Yes."
Upon hearing this, Qin Feng’s curiosity intensified,
"What is the patient’s illness?"
"Unknown."
...
Liu Yuan’s answer left him dumbfounded.
"Here’s the situation: when the patient arrived, we did a CT scan and found a serious issue, but we couldn’t identify the cause."
On the phone, Liu Yuan briefly explained the situation, after which Qin Feng frowned deeply,
"The patient is ready to head to Beijing. This situation is quite special, so I wanted to ask if you’d like to take it on.
If you’re unsure, I’ll suggest they try another hospital."
"Alright, Dean Liu, let them come directly, and please send me all of our hospital’s examination results."
Qin Feng thought for a moment and agreed.
"Okay, I’ll have them come over. They’ve been to Peking Union Medical College Hospital several times, so they should get here in a few hours."
Listening to this, Liu Yuan responded cheerfully.
After hanging up, all the data quickly came through.
Qin Feng grabbed his car keys, left the villa, and headed to the hospital for his night shift handover.
Around 10 p.m., after making his rounds, he received a call from the emergency department.
"Intensive care."
"Dr. Qin, someone is here for you, said they came from Jiangcheng City First Hospital."
"Alright, send them over."
Moments later, a nurse led in a family of three, a man and woman pushing a girl about seventeen or eighteen.
"Dr. Qin."
"You’re Dr. Qin Feng, we’ve finally found you."
Upon seeing Qin Feng, the man smiled, rushed forward, and shook hands, appearing somewhat excited.
"Hello, Dean Liu briefly explained the situation to me. Let’s head to the consultation room and talk."
Qin Feng nodded with a smile, but his attention was on the young girl.
Even in such hot weather, she was tightly wrapped in long pants and sleeves, with only her eyes visible above a mask.
About 1.7 meters tall, she was extremely thin, looking almost skeletal.
Seems quite serious!
Afterward,
Qin Feng took a thick stack of examination materials from the parents, dating back to 2017, over three years!
He arranged the CT scans chronologically, and his expression grew increasingly grave.
In 2017, a shadow about the size of a fingernail appeared in the girl’s chest cavity, on the left lung lobe.
In the latest CT from Jiangcheng, the cavity in the entire lung was larger!
The left lung lobe was nearly gone, and shockingly, so were some bones!
This immediately reminded him of a CT image Liang Donglai sent him a few days ago, which was for a patient with Vibrio vulnificus. The appearance shared similar characteristics.
Qin Feng’s thoughts instinctively leaned towards bacteria.
"Dr. Qin, we’ve been to Peking Union Medical College Hospital three or four times in the past two years, but they couldn’t find the cause either."
As he spoke, the man’s face displayed helplessness and sadness, and his words were tinged with disappointment.
His visit to Qin Feng was partly because of Qin Feng’s reputation in Jiang Province and partly as an attempt.
The man is a businessman with some hospital contacts, and it was a friend from Jinling who recommended Qin Feng.
Over the past three years, they traversed across the country with their child, even tried going abroad, all to no avail.
For ordinary people, foreign medical services are daunting!
Top-tier global hospitals are unaffordable for them.
Too expensive!
Just one comprehensive examination would cost hundreds of thousands in RMB, but still, no solution.
This extinguished their hopes for overseas treatment; they could only continue searching domestically.
"Tell me the history since you first noticed anything."
Qin Feng turned to the child’s father.
"It started three years ago when Xiaoru suddenly had a fever. We thought it was nothing serious and gave her medication and fluids.
After three days, the fever not only persisted but worsened—she became sleepless, lethargic, vomiting, so we took her to the local hospital. They suspected tuberculosis and recommended hospitalization and medication."
"However, after a few days in the hospital, no medications worked, the lungs developed cavities, and it continued to worsen."
"We then transferred her to the provincial major hospital for examination and treatment, yet the cause remained elusive.
We were almost out of options, having visited nearly every major hospital nationwide, from Guangchuan First Affiliated, Fudan Zhongshan, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chaoyang Hospital, consulting dozens of experts and professors.
Two months ago, while in Guangchuan, the hospital convened a grand consultation with doctors from all departments attending..."
Hearing this, even Qin Feng was surprised.
They really have been tormented by this disease for a long time, visiting all top pulmonary specialist hospitals across Jiuzhou.
He could even name some experts they saw and list various medications tried.
This really was a case of long illness making a skilled doctor...
Yet, even those top pulmonary experts failed to identify the cause.
The test sheets included samples of Xiaoru’s lung tissue, skin, lymph tissue, blood, and even bone.
But the final conclusions remained vague, and treatments skewed towards anti-tuberculosis therapy.
Symptom relief lasted less than two months before the illness resurfaced more severely.
Now, Xiaoru weighs only 70 pounds, down from the 110 pounds she weighed three years ago.
She looks so worn out that she almost has no hair left...
"Xiaotong, arrange a bed, get the imaging department to prepare an MRI, and have her blood sent for testing."
After hearing all this, Qin Feng didn’t say much. First, he arranged for the girl to be admitted for assessments.
Most department heads and professors aren’t around during night shifts, so he needs a complete reevaluation to assess the girl’s current state.
Detailed analysis awaits the results.
The more serious the condition, the more prudent one must be!