Chapter 289: The Relationship Between Fall Injury and Pulmonary Infiltrate Shadows, Once Again Meritorious
As the leading expert and the head of this expert group, she couldn't possibly accompany the patient to get examined.
But she was also uneasy about sending someone else.
Only by sending Zhou Can to accompany the pregnant woman for the examination could she feel somewhat at ease.
With Zhou Can's outstanding resuscitation ability, if the pregnant woman really encountered danger, he could provide immediate rescue.
"Can I follow you guys?"
The female reporter Mu Qin seemed to have caught wind of something and followed along.
"Non-medical staff had better not go, as it may interfere with normal rescue operations. Interviews can be conducted afterward."
Director Tang spoke politely, but in fact, he was clearly telling the female reporter no.
The pregnant woman's condition looked frightening, and if she died, there was no telling how the media reporters would report it.
As the head of the Propaganda and United Front Work Section, he definitely had to prevent potential publicity risks.
"Alright then."
Though Mu Qin was reluctant, she had no choice but to give up.
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The pregnant woman's examination was prioritized and fast-tracked.
In her current state, no one dared make her wait in line for the examination like a regular patient.
After the X-ray, the pregnant woman kept complaining that she couldn't breathe and felt extremely uncomfortable.
Fortunately, the chest x-ray and femoral head x-ray had been completed.
But the result of the x-ray examination would still take a moment to be printed out from the self-service printer.
"Start with nasal oxygen for her! Concentration 28%, oxygen flow rate 1.6L/min!" Zhou Can saw that the pregnant woman's blood oxygen was continuously low; even if the adult could endure it, the fetus inside would definitely be affected.
First, give the pregnant woman nasal oxygen to maintain it, and after the X-ray results come out, consult with Director Zhang Bihua for a diagnosis.
While waiting for the results, he examined the patient's chest x-ray.
The patient's lungs had diffuse infiltrative shadows, but no significant lesions were found elsewhere.
Usually, when diffuse infiltrative shadows are found in the lungs, the first consideration is infection.
For instance, bacterial or fungal infections.
The pregnant woman experienced difficulty breathing the day after the injury; there's a possibility of infection, but it's relatively small.
Tumors can also cause diffuse infiltrative shadows in the lungs, such as in late-stage lung cancer patients.
Zhou Can's experience was limited, and after looking at the x-ray, he couldn't provide an accurate answer.
Because there are simply too many causes for diffuse infiltrative shadows in both lungs.
Viral, fungal, bacterial pulmonary infections, lung tumors, cancerous lymphangitis, diffuse lung injury... While identifying the specific cause is challenging, not just for Zhou Can but even for the experienced Director Zhang Bihua, it might not be possible to diagnose.
Now, it had only been confirmed that there was a problem in the lungs, but the specific cause of the lung disease needed further examination.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the results of the x-ray examination were finally printed.
The fracture of the right femoral head was obvious.
This was consistent with Director Zhang's preliminary judgment. No wonder the patient couldn't stand or walk; with the femoral head fractured, how could she stand and walk?
It's truly admirable that after the injury, the pregnant woman managed to endure the whole night at home.
"Go get this patient's blood test results, and just send them directly to Director Zhang Bihua."
Zhou Can said to a nurse who was accompanying them.
"Okay!"
The nurse brought over by Tu Ya Hospital, being one of 'our own.'
Zhou Can ensured his orders were well executed.
"Dr. Zhou, what's the plan for the next step?"
Director Tang asked.
"I plan to push her directly to the outpatient hall and have Director Zhang diagnose the cause."
For such a high-risk pregnant woman, Zhou Can would not dare to diagnose her on his own.
He didn't have the capacity, nor could he take on that responsibility.
"I'm just a bit concerned that pushing her over there could disrupt the normal order of the outpatient hall."
Director Tang clearly wasn't keen on moving the pregnant woman to the outpatient hall.
Zhou Can understood his concerns.
"If you think it's better to go directly to the emergency room, I have no objections. However, I believe that by pushing her directly to Director Zhang's, we can combine the experience of many experts from Tu Ya Hospital for a swift diagnosis. That's the most time-efficient method."
Zhou Can was concerned with the patient's safety, while Director Tang considered preventing the hospital from negative impacts.
He was afraid the patient would have an incident in the outpatient hall.
He was more worried that, if the disease couldn't be identified, the many experts of Tu Ya Hospital would look inept in front of the media.
The best method was to send the patient to the emergency room.
But now, with the cause of the disease unknown, sending her to the emergency room would mean the pregnant woman would have to wait a long time for diagnosis. Because as frightening as she appeared, her vital signs were still relatively stable.
The group of experts on the scene had agreed yesterday that in a crisis situation, the crisis team would handle it.
Under no circumstances would the experts stop their current patient appointments to go to the emergency room to diagnose this pregnant woman.
"The doctors in the emergency room are actually able to diagnose," Director Tang was still insisting.
Zhou Can didn't want to refute him directly, so he glanced at the patient's husband and father-in-law and subtly gave a signal.
The pregnant woman's husband might be a country bumpkin, but he was not stupid. He had a certain cunning and resourcefulness unique to farmers. Like during the anti-Japanese war, the farmer brothers had given the Japanese army a tough time.
On the surface acting like good citizens, while stealthily drugging and stabbing the Japanese troops stationed in the town, there were many such brave farmers.
"Can an ordinary doctor match an expert? My wife has an appointment with an expert, so of course, an expert needs to treat her!"
Saying so, the pregnant woman's husband pushed the cart towards the outpatient hall.