Chapter 2316: Secret Words
The heart rate and blood pressure values for children at different ages vary, and there are specific formulas for calculation. An eight-year-old is considered a relatively older child. Older children differ significantly from younger ones, unlike very young infants or toddlers, whose values are relatively closer to those of adults. However, they are not adults, and cannot be treated like adults. Various aspects, just like the teenage girl earlier, require careful judgment by pediatricians.
This time, indeed, the child needs to listen to their heart with earplugs. Cao Zhao approached the child.
Zhu Xing glanced up at him and quickly lowered his head, knowing who he was, and remained silent.
The child might be feeling guilty inside, or perhaps sulking, holding in a breath, unwilling to speak to anyone, including those who might persuade him.
Mother Zhuxing was very worried and coaxed her son, saying: "Don’t you really like Dr. Cao? Three years ago, you made an appointment with Dr. Cao to come and see him every day whenever possible."
Listening to his mother’s words, Zhu Xing’s eyes turned red, and his tears seemed about to fall.
Long-term illness in children is no different from adults. Everyone has a tolerance level. Initially, they might be very happy to receive some hope from the doctor and gain confidence in themselves. But as the illness doesn’t truly heal and they need to visit the hospital regularly, they eventually find it hard to endure.
The moment to test the pediatrician arrives once more.
Xie Wanying thought: What will Immortal Brother do at this moment.
Moreover, the same comforting words used before are likely to be of little use now. Don’t underestimate children. Most children are smart. Immortal Brother’s charm can fool a child for a while, but trying to fool a child who has been sick for a long time is much more difficult.
Pediatricians do not simply treat the illness as outsiders might think. Some pediatricians accompany children for a long time, akin to parents watching their children grow up to adulthood. Some patients, even as adults, return to find these pediatricians because they know their childhood illnesses best.
With a hand placed on the child’s small shoulder, Cao Zhao turned his head.
In just a split second, Xie Wanying noticed that Teacher Cao was not looking at her.
Doctor Wu turned his head to see Student Wei Shangquan standing behind them, asking, "Why did you come?"
The teacher said not to follow, yet you followed?
Wei Shangquan hurriedly explained to the teacher: "I came to ask classmates what they want to eat. Yingying, tell me what you want to eat, and we’ll go to the cafeteria together to get you some food."
"Thank you, anything is fine," Xie Wanying appreciated her classmate’s concern.
"They say you like fried rice. We’ll see if we can find someone to make some fried rice for you, okay?"
Her mother said so too, and everyone remembered she only seemed to like fried rice.
Understanding her expression, Student Wei Shangquan smiled. Yes, if you eat fried rice every day, you might get tired of it, and what you like may turn into dislike.
"How about this—I’ll help you order—" Wei Shangquan broke off abruptly, his eyes seemed captivated by something, staring straight ahead.
Others turned back to see the direction he was looking at: it was the child and Second Brother Cao. As it turned out, Student Wei was standing behind them and definitely saw this sick child.
At this moment, the dejected Zhu Xing slowly lifted his head.
His attending physician, Dr. Cao Zhao, whispered something in his ear. After hearing the doctor’s words, the clouds on the child’s face lifted, as if a beam of sunlight broke through the clouds, illuminating his face.