Chapter 1181: A Hearty Decryption of Self-Proof

Chapter 1181: A Hearty Decryption of Self-Proof

Upon hearing the unfamiliar term "sputum plug", all the medical staff present showed a puzzled look on their faces.

"Dean, what does this phlegm plug mean? I've never heard of such a term before! Is it phlegm?"

"Yes, Dean, how do you know that Cui Yin has a phlegm plug? Is it the foreign object you just took out of her body?"

"But isn't phlegm a liquid? At least a thick mucus. Has it become a phlegm plug, a colloid substance that looks like cheese?"

Fang Yu, Shi Sijun, Guo Fang, and even Wang Defa did not quite understand the concept of phlegm plug. They were shocked by Li Xiangnan's superb vision and rich knowledge.

"Operate while talking!!"

After figuring out that Cui Yin had a sputum plug in her body, Li Xiangnan had the basis for prescribing the right medicine. He waved his hand and shouted, "Now that the location of Cui Yin's sputum plug has been determined, Nurse Guo, prepare saline to soften the sputum plug. I will clear it later! Finally, suction and wash the lungs! Defa, turn on the suction device!"

"Yes!" The two agreed and prepared themselves.

It will take some time for the sputum clot to soften. At this time, it was determined that the cause of Cui Yin's illness was the difficulty in breathing caused by the sputum clot, and almost everyone had deep doubts in their hearts.

Cui Yin's overall condition does not seem like that of a patient with bronchitis or pneumonia symptoms.

While waiting for the clearance, everyone cast vague glances at Li Xiangnan, but they all knew that this was an operation and any unnecessary chatter was unnecessary.

But Li Xiangnan knew the doubts in his companions' hearts, so he took advantage of the preparation period to explain to them his guesses.

"Are you all wondering, how come this child is fine, but has such a serious phlegm blockage?"

Everyone nodded.

Fang Yu worked with Guo Fang, who had prepared saline solution, to immerse Cui Yin. He turned his head and asked, "Dean, this child doesn't look like he has severe pneumonia!"

"Doctor Fang is right, because this child does not have pneumonia, let alone severe pneumonia!" Li Xiangnan nodded and smiled slightly, "This child is only seven or eight years old. If it was severe pneumonia with the current sputum embolism, it is very likely that her lungs would have been damaged by purulent or bloody pneumonia, causing suffocation! She should have died long ago! The pneumonia period lasted for more than two months, which is impossible for an eight-year-old child!"

Medical conditions today are not as advanced as they were in later generations, and the possibility of surviving severe pneumonia is even lower!

Everyone understands this truth.

Then the question arises!

What disease does this child have?

Everyone was puzzled.

“It’s asthma!”

However, as soon as Li Xiangnan said this, everyone suddenly understood.

"Oh, look at my memory! I thought about it over and over again, but I just didn't think in this direction. My thinking is completely solidified! I have been thinking about bronchial symptoms! Oh!" Shi Sijun stroked his forehead with a look of admiration.

"So it's asthma!" Wang Defa also showed a look of sudden enlightenment, "So, this child has been coughing for more than just the past two months. It is very likely that he has had asthma symptoms since he was a child and coughs occasionally, but his condition has worsened recently?"

“Good!” Li Xiangnan narrowed his eyes, remembered the bottle of medicine he had seen at Cui Yin’s bedside in the Malaysian Embassy, ​​and began brainstorming.

"It's the end of November now. Yanjing was in late September two months ago, which is when the climate changes suddenly in summer and autumn. If I guess correctly, Cui Yin had just arrived in Yanjing at that time. She came to the north from a tropical country alone, so she was naturally not used to the climate in Yanjing. She already had asthma, and her airways were irritated, and her asthma suddenly worsened!"

When everyone heard this, their eyes fixed, and they felt more and more that what Li Xiangnan said was the truth.

"So, the embassy doctor gave her a local cough suppressant from Malaysia! Fatty, do you remember the bottle of medicine I smelled on the bedside table in her room?"

Wang Defa's eyes lit up, "Remember... Shit, Dean, you didn't guess what Cui Yin would be suffering from from that bottle of medicine?"

"It was just a guess at that time, but now it is confirmed after seeing the sputum plug!" Li Xiangnan smiled slightly.

Shi Sijun stroked his chin and thought, then his eyes trembled and he said, "Oh my god, Dean, you're not saying... the culprit is actually the cough medicine she drank, right?"

"Yes, there is something wrong with that bottle of cough medicine!" Li Xiangnan said firmly.

"what?"

A loud exclamation was heard in the room. Everyone looked at each other, with confusion instantly creeping up on their faces. They all looked at Li Xiangnan.

"As we all know, coughing is the body's instinctive reaction to reject foreign matter! When the human body has phlegm, the normal physiological state is that the body produces a coughing reaction, and the cilia in the throat move in coordination to clear the phlegm out of the body!"

"But now, her cough suppressant contains snake bile, Fritillaria cirrhosa, and honey. These drugs suppress cough reflexes and weaken ciliary movement, which accumulate phlegm in the body and prevent it from being discharged!"

"As a result, a large amount of sputum forms in the bronchioles or alveoli, and then forms sputum plugs. If she doesn't drink water at this time, the evaporation of the sputum water will be aggravated. Then, a large amount of sputum plugs will be blocked in the lungs and bronchi over time, and it will be even more difficult to expel them!"

"Therefore, patients with coughs and phlegm should use expectorants instead of antitussives, and use physical expectoration methods such as back patting and chest percussion to actively expel the phlegm from the body, which can effectively help relieve cough symptoms!"

"In the final analysis, it was Cui Yin's father who received the wrong treatment! This also has a lot to do with the level of medical care in Malaysia!"

"Excellent, well-reasoned, I'm convinced!"

When Li Xiangnan finished his explanation in a fluent manner, thunderous applause broke out in the operating room. Everyone who listened to him felt as if they had solved a puzzle in an escape room, as if a confusing case had been solved by him!

Hearty!

"Okay, there is more important work waiting for us next, everyone take your positions!"

After finishing the class for everyone, Li Xiangnan saw Guo Fang nodded at him, then he waved and stood in front of Cui Yin.

"I'm ready!" Fang Yu raised his head, his eyes full of admiration and respect.

"let's start!"

"Yes!"

Everyone responded loudly, and the operating room fell into silence again.

And at this moment.

Outside the operating room.

Hong Kaixuan and the people from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs hurriedly ran into the corridor.

"Ambassador Cui, I'm so sorry. I rushed here as soon as I received the call. I'm deeply sorry for what happened to your daughter..."

He walked over quickly without stopping, and just as he shook hands with Cui Jindong, he looked aside in surprise after hearing Ambassador Cui's greetings, and asked in surprise, "Ambassador Yamamoto is here too?"