Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

"Is it a child with swollen feet?"

He could only think of that little boy.

"Yes, this child has edema in the lower limbs, especially the right one seriously. The family said you just took a casual look and suggested their child might have a serious illness and advised them to go to a big hospital for a creatinine test. The family was initially very dissatisfied with you. Later, our nephrologist performed routine blood and urine tests on the child and found there were indeed severe abnormalities.

Further tests were conducted, and it was finally discovered to be an intestinal malignant tumor, so they were transferred to our Gastroenterology Department."

"I’m increasingly impressed with your diagnostic skills."

Lian Tao sent him several voice messages.

"It’s nothing! As long as a doctor has a little experience, they would tell the family to have the child’s kidney function checked."

Li Jingsheng replied modestly.

"Thinking about letting the patient check creatinine is not hard, but being able to determine the patient has a serious condition is something most doctors can’t do. I admit I can’t do it. One day I really want to learn from you; I’m so envious of this diagnostic ability."

"No need to learn, just come and work at my clinic. The clinic’s conditions are basic, and after receiving patients, you only think about two things: Can I treat this disease? This patient better not have any issues on my watch. In such a harsh and high-pressure environment, in less than a year, I guarantee your diagnostic sensitivity will dramatically improve."

Li Jingsheng was best at painting a rosy picture for people.

Keeping talented people around him.

Lian Tao was a dual-specialty chief physician at the People’s Hospital, excelling in both Pulmonary Medicine and Gastroenterology.

Especially Gastroenterology, his most specialized field.

This kind of top medical talent, Li Jingsheng dreamed of recruiting to Sunshine Clinic to work.

After sending the message, it took a long time to get a reply.

"How about coming to your clinic for a free consultation one day?"

Lian Tao seemed tempted.

"You’re always welcome! If you want to keep a low profile, I’ll simply add a consulting position for you, with no external promotion; I’ll instruct the nurses to divert some Pulmonary and Gastroenterology patients to you. If you want to make a high-profile appearance, I’ll hang a banner announcing the expert from People’s Hospital, Lian Tao, chief of both Gastroenterology and Pulmonary Medicine, for a free consultation activity at my clinic."

Li Jingsheng saw he was just a step away from success and pushed a little harder.

When Lian Tao came to his clinic to consult, he certainly wouldn’t let him work for free.

He would pay a salary or give a bonus.

Actually, at Lian Tao’s level, many small to medium hospitals wanted to invite him for consultations. But he wouldn’t easily agree.

Firstly, because he’s busy, and secondly, it involves the interests and reputation of the hospital.

"This low-profile approach you mentioned sounds good. Starting from scratch should be quite refreshing."

After listening to Li Jingsheng’s two suggestions, Lian Tao was even more tempted.

The feeling of working as an unknown little doctor at Sunshine Clinic felt like someone used to being a big official suddenly experiencing life as an ordinary citizen, offering an unprecedented sense of freshness.

"Alright, then I’ll add another consulting position at the clinic just for experts like you."

Li Jingsheng had long wanted to go the elite route, recruiting capable doctors like Doctor Xu and Director Lian Tao to practice at the clinic.

But doctors like these, except for unfortunate ones like Shao Bing, were doing very well.

They wouldn’t easily leave their original positions.

At this moment, chatting with Lian Tao turned out to be a serendipitous exploration of an alternative path.

"By the way, how’s that child now?"

Having received a large durian from the family, Li Jingsheng definitely wanted to show concern for their situation.

"The child’s situation doesn’t look good. It’s basically confirmed to be a malignant tumor, but the specific kind requires a biopsy to know. The child’s creatinine is too high, and after anesthesia assessment, the risk is too great to operate. We’re currently discussing with the gastrointestinal surgery team about possibly transferring the child. We plan to reassess surgery after the child’s creatinine levels drop."

Talking about the child’s condition, Lian Tao was filled with helplessness.

Such things often happen in clinical practice, where a patient might need to be transferred through several departments before a final diagnosis is reached.

In this process, there might also be back-and-forth between departments.

The system at People’s Hospital is quite good.

The medical staff is particularly responsible for the patients and do their best to provide treatment.

After chatting with Lian Tao, Li Jingsheng went to the Second Hospital’s Cardiothoracic Surgery Department to participate in a surgery, which goes without saying.

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Days passed unhurriedly like this.

Sunshine Clinic’s online pharmacy business developed excellently.

Although they encountered many problems along the way, everyone worked together to find solutions, gradually improving.

Li Jingsheng hired a warehouse manager and a packing and shipping personnel.

The offline sales business had always been a moneymaking haven for Tang Ping, Han Siying, and others.

However, as the clinic’s treatment services improved, their work focus gradually shifted to treatment services. Li Jingsheng hired another pharmacy sales assistant to assist Xiaogao.

A woman in her early thirties.

To be precise, a 32-year-old female salesperson with experience in pharmaceutical sales.

She had done direct sales and worked behind the counter in a pharmacy.

Her resume was quite impressive, with excellent speaking skills, emotional intelligence, adaptability, and a meticulous approach to work. Her major flaw was her love for money.

No adult doesn’t love money, but she displayed it somewhat excessively.