Chapter 1444: A Rather Harsh Opening Statement

Chapter 1444: Chapter 1444: A Rather Harsh Opening Statement

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Systemic lupus erythematosus is indeed a very aggressive disease. Even after it’s diagnosed, its progression still makes people nervous.

Last night, the patient experienced a drop in blood oxygen saturation. A recheck of the blood routine showed further declines in both white blood cell count and platelet count, and even a decrease in hemoglobin index.

Following this, the patient exhibited signs of oliguria, indicating that the disease had progressed to affecting the kidneys.

Considering these factors, the patient’s current symptoms indicate severe systemic lupus erythematosus, also known as a crisis.

There’s no other option; the only rescue condition is to be sent to the ICU for continuous observation and adjustments. The treatment method used is hormone shock therapy.

milligrams of methylprednisolone is needed for three consecutive days.

Although this drug usage presents significant risks to the patient’s body, it can save the patient’s life. Even with some side effects, it has to be continued.

The next day, the patient’s face swelled up completely, to the extent that calling it "swelling like a pig’s head" would not be an exaggeration.

This situation is inevitable due to the application of high doses of hormones and because of her kidney condition, resulting in water and sodium retention.

In fact, the current treatment hasn’t pulled the patient out of danger; the symptoms continue to progress.

The ICU has issued a critical illness notice to the patient’s family, whether it will be effective or not still needs to be observed.

No matter how good your medical skills are, it’s useless for this patient because surgery intervention cannot solve the problem, so all that’s left is ongoing observation.

We need to see if the shock treatment works; if the 500 milligrams of shock treatment are ineffective, we’ll have to try with a thousand milligrams next.

Today is the day Liu Banxia and Chen Xuehai come to the medical school to convince people.

This is quite different from the previous internship mobilization meeting; the theme this time is very clear, it’s a discussion about pediatric surgery.

Even though many participants might come over, the truly interested ones may be few. Many students are here just to watch the commotion.

"Welcome, honestly, I really hope that you pioneers working on the front lines can spare more time to give lectures at the academy," Director Xia said with a smile.

"This will help these children have a clearer understanding of the profession they’re entering and allow them to plan better for the future."

"Director Xia, as long as you don’t mind us being bothersome. But speaking of time, we are really a bit pressed. This time, we actually postponed nearly a month; we were planning to come over much earlier," Liu Banxia said.

"I know you’re busy, that’s why I said such opportunities are precious," Director Xia replied.

"Our medical school’s students have relatively narrow employment channels compared to other majors, where students can cross disciplines."

"This makes their choices upon graduation extremely valuable. A wrong choice could render all the hardships of these years in vain."

"Last year’s employment situation was very good, and after our survey feedback, a high percentage of graduates pursue jobs related to the medical field."

"Actually, this situation exists in schools everywhere, not just our medical school," Chen Xuehai said with a smile.

"But compared to abroad, we are still quite different. Most of us start studying medicine at a young age, while some abroad only begin studying medicine in middle age."

"The medical environment and the employment environment are vastly different, plus some current conditions of the medical system pose significant obstacles for many people."

"Ah, this is a very real issue. But it has always been this way; medicine is somewhat different from other disciplines, requiring an accumulation of experience," Director Xia sighed.

Chen Xuehai, having been influenced quite a bit by foreign ideas, spoke quite directly.

The issue he just mentioned is actually a situation that is criticized quite a bit in the current medical community. But there’s no way; you can’t knock everyone down with one stroke.

"Studying medicine is indeed quite difficult. The learning in medical school is only the starting point; it’s the learning at work that truly begins," Liu Banxia commented.

"This process consumes a lot of time, and for many, it is quite arduous. Not everyone’s family is wealthy; other peers might have started earning big money while we are still striving hard."

"Sometimes, you don’t even want to go to high school reunions, the gap in the early stages is too big. The later effort is even more grueling, quite distressing."

"So during your lecture today, maybe you could help instill more confidence in the children," Director Xia suggested.

"We can only try our best, whether it will have any effect, this thing is really uncertain. Studying medicine is truly tough," Liu Banxia said.

This also hits the heart of everyone, the hardship hidden behind the glamour.

Seeing that the time was about right, the three headed straight for the venue.

For Liu Banxia, having been here a few times, it was familiar territory. There’s even more to say for Chen Xuehai, as this is his alma mater.

Taking a glance from backstage to the front, there were indeed a lot of students participating. Whether they were genuinely interested in learning about pediatric surgery, at least the scene was set.

"Old Chen, do you want to start?" Liu Banxia asked.

"No, you start. Compared to me, the students are more familiar with you," Chen Xuehai replied.

"Alright, then I’m not going to be polite. Today, I wanted to slack off, and I must do it right," Liu Banxia said.

Director Xia laughed; Liu Banxia is the first person to blatantly talk about slacking off like this.

With a microphone in hand, Liu Banxia walked onto the podium. Before he could speak, there was already a warm applause from below.

"Thank you, thank you everyone. I’m very happy; after fooling the previous batch, there are so many waiting to be deceived in this next batch," Liu Banxia joked.

"But I did observe a bit, and many are just freshmen. What are you joining the fun for? You won’t consider these issues until many years later."

"But since you’re here, let’s go on. Today’s focus isn’t much. It’s just that I and Old Chen were bored, so we came for a stroll."

"Enough nonsense, let’s get to the point. Just while chatting with Director Xia, we touched on an old topic again, which is that studying medicine is really hard."

"I’ve mentioned this in my previous visits; it’s really tear-inducing. Getting up at dawn, staying up midnight, and still may not have a good outcome."

"Those thick books, just looking at them gives you a headache. Also, we have longer academic years, while others have started earning to support a family, we are still calling parents about transferring this month’s living expenses."

"I see some people laughing, don’t laugh. This is a very serious topic, and simultaneously a very severe issue."

"Because while living in this world, we can talk about ideals, talk about ambitions, but before these, we need to solve survival issues first."

"If you can’t even eat, it doesn’t matter how high your ideals or ambitions are; it’s practically useless. The only option then is to switch careers early."

"Is it cruel? But this is a problem we may all face in the future. We can’t look only at money, but currently, we can’t do without it."

"Life is often very cruel. You have not truly entered society yet, so you are only in the stage of hearing about some matters."

"Let me share an example from the day before yesterday, happening at our emergency center: A female patient diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus."

"She turned into severe systemic lupus erythematosus overnight, directly sent into the ICU. The girl is very young, and this disease tends to affect young women, often referred to as ’beauty disease.’"

"It’s not to praise Xu Yino from our emergency center for diagnosing this, but to talk about the treatment problems for this patient."

"When notifying her parents about the need for ICU treatment, her parents signed with difficulty but said one thing: She needs to survive, but it’s best not to waste money; the family isn’t very wealthy."

"This is human nature. With such instructions, our ICU needs to carefully weigh medication during treatment. Then a new problem arises, for this patient, the family can sustain only shock therapy."

"Gamma globulin, plasma exchange, these more effective but pricier treatments, they couldn’t afford. Think about it, is this cruelty from the patient’s parents, or lack of care?"

At this point, Liu Banxia paused a bit, giving the students below time to reflect.

Standing backstage, Director Xia grinned, surprised by such a harsh opening from Liu Banxia.

Need to help the children build confidence, how about such a beginning, would the children’s values change?

"Director Xia, rest assured, he just likes going around in circles like this," Chen Xuehai said with a smile.

"Ah, I’ve experienced it, but every time it’s nerve-wracking. Is he talking about a real case?" Director Xia asked.

Chen Xuehai nodded, "Indeed it’s real, also sparked a big discussion at our emergency center. This is currently a widespread situation; even with medical insurance coverage, some disease treatment costs are too high."

Director Xia nodded, now it’s only to see how Liu Banxia rounds off the rest.

The topic raised really moved the students below greatly.

Especially the many senior students, they certainly understand the possible consequences of shock therapy.