novelraw Chapter 526 - 242: Diagnosing My Master—ALS (Part 3)
Chapter 526 - 242: Diagnosing My Master—ALS (Part 3)
"Don’t mention it. I was on a business trip when I heard she got injured, I was so heartbroken."
The boyfriend quickly added on the side.
You can tell, this boyfriend is indeed handsome, but he gives a sense of being good at superficial gestures, somewhat slick.
Nowadays, straightforward boys are at a disadvantage when chasing girls.
Those who can’t speak sweet words are likely to remain single.
On the contrary, men who are smooth talkers, even if they’re extremely untrustworthy, still have women flocking to them.
"Let me feel your bones! If we really can’t find the cause, you might need to visit the orthopedic department."
"Sure."
The female patient nodded in agreement.
Li Jingsheng started from her elbow joint and squeezed upwards.
His expression was serious.
He had to maintain a serious expression because the boyfriend was watching, and if a misunderstanding arose, it would be hard to explain.
Some men have gone as far as hitting male doctors who touch their girlfriends or wives.
"No wonder your hand is weak, it feels like there’s not much muscle on your arm!"
Li Jingsheng quickly noticed the problem with a touch.
The bones didn’t show obvious issues, but her arm lacked muscle, it seemed very thin.
"I shouldn’t be thin though! Over a hundred pounds."
The girl instinctively touched her face.
"It’s normal for girls not to have much muscle, right? If a woman had muscles as developed as a man’s, that would be terrifying." Her boyfriend chimed in.
"You’re right. Let me check your left hand now."
Li Jingsheng didn’t argue with them but internally felt the girl had less muscle on her right arm.
He examines patients’ bones all the time and wouldn’t make a mistake.
After probing her left arm, he noticed it was better but still had less muscle.
"Are you sure you used to be strong?"
"Of course! Why would anyone lie about that!"
She nodded seriously to confirm.
Li Jingsheng furrowed his brow, thinking for a while but couldn’t figure out the cause.
"Can I feel your right arm again? I just feel like the weakness in your right hand isn’t a joint issue, it might be related to the lack of muscle."
Thinking for a moment without any important spark, he had to consult the female patient again.
"Sure, no problem."
The female patient agreed generously.
The boyfriend said nothing but looked visibly unhappy.
Li Jingsheng checked her right arm muscle group again.
The muscles here are usually quite ample, even for girls, with some exercise, a clenched fist would show ’little mouse’ bumps.
"Your right hand, clench it tightly."
"Okay!"
Li Jingsheng directed the patient to clench her fist and exert force.
At this moment, he felt the patient’s right arm muscles trembling.
Like they were quivering.
"Alright, relax, relax, don’t exert force anymore."
Li Jingsheng told the patient.
After she relaxed her fist, the right arm muscles still tremored, albeit more slightly.
"Let me feel your left arm now."
Li Jingsheng squeezed her left arm directly and carefully felt if the muscles were trembling.
Seems there’s a bit as well.
Her boyfriend’s face looked worse but he didn’t speak, just turned to look elsewhere.
"Are you exerting force with your left hand?"
"Nope!"
The female patient shook her head denying it.
When she shook her head, Li Jingsheng noticed her neck wasn’t as flexible as normal people.
"Do you usually struggle turning your head?"
Li Jingsheng discovered a second vital clue and quickly prepared to examine further.
"It’s fine! Recently I’ve felt it’s somewhat tiring. Do you think it was caused by my fall last time?"
She probably had this issue but thought it wasn’t problematic, so hadn’t asked a doctor.
"Hard to say. Let me check your neck!"
"Sure! Thank you!"
The girl consented once again willingly.
The boyfriend’s face looked a bit green, but he still didn’t speak.
In his heart, he surely minded his girlfriend being repeatedly examined by Li Jingsheng.
"Doctor, you’re checking again and again, have you found any problems?"
The boyfriend couldn’t hold back as Li Jingsheng started feeling his girlfriend’s neck, he asked coldly.
"Please wait!"
Li Jingsheng knew the man might be somewhat angry.
But he wouldn’t bother with it.
In reality, it’s unnecessary to be angry; in the face of illness, doctors and nurses are fighters against diseases, with no other thoughts.
If the girl were to have an ECG, her boyfriend would probably explode.
"Strange, why does your neck show mild rigidity? Was your neck injured during the fall?"
"No! Only my right hand was injured. Back then, it was all bruised here, slowly healed later."
She pointed to the inside of her right elbow.
Weakness, reduced right-hand muscle, unexplained muscle tremors in both arms, neck rigidity... what disease could this be?
Li Jingsheng pondered hard and suddenly got startled.
He thought of a very rare disease.
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis.
The symptoms remarkably resembled this disease.
Li Jingsheng looked at Doctor Xu.
"Teacher, this condition doesn’t seem joint or bone-related; the muscles may have issues. Shouldn’t we have her checked in neurology?"
"Muscular issues?"
Doctor Xu was somewhat surprised after hearing.
He himself was only skilled in manual bone setting and experienced in orthopedic treatment. His expertise didn’t extend to other fields.
This apprentice has shown remarkable performance in multiple areas, and with his own clinic, deals with miscellaneous cases.