My Dragon Baby and Billionaire Husband

Chapter 843: Finding a Breakthrough (Part 2)

Her uncle and aunt came to see her, and Ye Siyuan was in good spirits. She chatted with her aunt for half an hour until Mo Yinhe personally went upstairs to call them down for dinner, and Ye Siyuan finally stopped the conversation.

She also went downstairs for dinner, sipping on a light fish soup. Although the soup was delicious, she always preferred flavorful dishes, and the bland food made everything taste less appealing to her, especially since the entire table consisted of light dishes.

Feeling disgruntled, she said, "Why doesn’t the kitchen make some tasty dishes? It’s not right to make everyone eat bland food just because of me. I want to eat hotpot."

Si Lisao gently pressed her head twice with a tone that allowed no room for argument: "Light meals are good for health. If you want to eat hotpot, I’ll accompany you in half a month."

What he meant was, you shouldn’t even think about eating hotpot in the next two weeks, though he put it more tactfully.

Ye Siyuan sighed, thinking there was no need for her to observe a postpartum confinement. She hadn’t had a miscarriage nor given birth, just had a minor surgery that lasted a few minutes, so why should she have a confinement period?

Ye Siyuan’s aunt, Chang Danran, is an experienced Western doctor and the chief physician of the nephrology department.

Knowing she couldn’t win over her sister-in-law, Ye Siyuan sought help from her aunt: "Aunt, what do you think? Is a postpartum confinement necessary? Look how healthy I am, with such a rosy complexion?"

Chang Danran wasn’t swayed and said, "I’m not an obstetrician, so I’m not sure. Following the doctor’s advice is the safest way to avoid worrying everyone. Besides, with your sister-in-law here, you shouldn’t ask me for advice without involving her. If your parents found out I told you not to observe confinement, they’d definitely call to scold me."

Ye Siyuan cheekily blinked, "My parents wouldn’t dare call and scold my aunt. They aren’t so unwise."

Chang Danran ignored her, changing the subject: "Mingjing, I heard you’re good in medicine. I have a rather tricky patient and wanted to ask for your opinion tonight."

Si Mingjing wasn’t familiar with this aunt, responding politely and courteously, "Aunt, please go ahead."

Chang Danran had a nephrology patient who had been diabetic for 18 years, controlled with insulin. Three months ago, the patient was hospitalized for edema, treated, and discharged after the swelling subsided, only to be rehospitalized for fainting due to high creatinine levels.

Such patients weren’t uncommon for Chang Danran.

Many long-standing diabetics eventually face kidney issues, as diabetic nephropathy is one of the severe complications of diabetes that can affect the renal blood vessels, glomeruli, tubules, and interstitium...

Chang Danran said, "With traditional medicine gaining popularity this year, the patient privately sought treatment from a traditional medicine practitioner. Three months ago, the creatinine level was only 215, but after taking traditional medicine for a while, it jumped to 563 within three months, leading to severe renal insufficiency, which could quickly develop into uremia if uncontrolled."

Si Mingjing didn’t have a comprehensive understanding of Western medicine. She wasn’t familiar with the creatinine index, so she asked, "Aunt, what is the creatinine index?"

Her expertise was in traditional medicine, and she wasn’t surprised that she didn’t know much about Western medicine indicators.

She explained, "Creatinine is a toxin produced from muscle metabolism, mainly eliminated by the kidneys. It can also increase after intense exercise or consuming a lot of meat. The creatinine index includes serum and urine creatinine. Serum creatinine is an important indicator of renal function, normally 53-106μmol/L for men and 44-97μmol/L for women. Patients with existing kidney issues using nephrotoxic drugs might experience elevated serum creatinine, sometimes irreversibly. This patient has been hospitalized for ten days, and despite trying various methods to lower the serum creatinine, the results have been poor. I hoped you could look at this prescription."

Chang Danran had already brought over the prescription and handed it to Si Mingjing, including the patient’s medical records.

Si Mingjing first reviewed the prescription, then examined the medical records.

Her eyes lingered on the patient’s name as her expression slightly narrowed.

She had come across the same name in Professor Ye’s file.

She had an excellent memory and could remember things after seeing them once. She had spent all day pondering how to win over Professor Ye, analyzing every family member to see if there was a breakthrough point.

"Aunt, is this patient Professor Ye from the National Childcare Center’s sister-in-law?"

Chang Danran replied, "Exactly."

It was indeed a case of searching high and low only to find it effortlessly.

Si Mingjing felt elated and focused on that patient.

"Aunt, there’s indeed a problem with this prescription. It’s meant to treat diabetes, but two of its ingredients are extremely unfriendly to the kidneys. The prescribing doctor might lack skill, failing to consider not only the diabetes but also the kidney disease. I need to take the patient’s pulse to know how to treat them."

Being compassionate, as the attending physician, Chang Danran was willing to seek her niece-in-law’s advice, hoping for constructive feedback from the perspective of traditional medicine.

Hearing what Si Mingjing said made Chang Danran pleased and prompted her to invite, "If it’s convenient for you, would you be willing to come to our hospital tomorrow to see this patient?"

"Yes, I’m free tomorrow. I’ll be in A Country for the next two weeks."

Ye Siyuan continued sipping the fish soup, listening to her aunt and sister-in-law’s conversation. She interjected, "There are indeed many unreliable practitioners in traditional medicine. It’s these unskilled and unreliable ones who mess up prescriptions, causing everyone to think traditional medicine is all a scam."

Si Mingjing said, "Western medicine tends to have quantifiable standards, but traditional medicine doesn’t, which is its limitation."

Mo Yinhe placed some food on her plate, softly asking her, "Targeting this patient as a breakthrough point might not necessarily succeed, even if she’s Professor Ye’s sister-in-law. Professor Ye may not agree unless you threaten her. If she refuses, you might consider withholding help."

"I’ll give it a try." Even if it doesn’t work, compassionate physicians help when they encounter cases that can be treated.

She studied medicine to help people, not to use it as a means of coercion. So she retorted directly: "I’m not that kind of person and don’t stoop to such methods!"

Mo Yinhe reached over, gently touched her head, and with eyes filled with genuine admiration, echoed a smile: "I know you’re not, my Mingjing is a person of great wisdom and compassion."

Si Mingjing smiled, "Are you flattering me?"

"I’m sincerely praising you." Mo Yinhe’s handsome face was full of pride. He served her more food, saying, "Only Mingjing is worthy of my admiration." Si Mingjing lowered her head to eat, her face blushing. This man’s flattery truly gratified her, making her realize she was somewhat superficial because she enjoyed praise, especially from her own man.