Practicing Medical Skills in a Small Clinic

He couldn’t do anything about it.

With so many responsibilities, he could only prioritize work.

Maybe later, when he has time, he can post some short medical science videos online.

At least he has to wait until he gets through this busy period to have time for those.

Recently, the manual therapy clinic at the hospital needs him to preside over, and he also has to train apprentices, and participate in consultations for difficult orthopedic cases. Some surgeries even invite him to participate.

At his clinic, it’s also both online and offline operations, making him extremely busy.

Being famous brings many benefits, but the pressure and workload in all aspects also increase significantly.

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Time was quickly flying by day by day, and after some improvements, the online medication sales at his clinic had shown significant progress.

Sales increased from over two hundred orders a day to three or four hundred orders a day now.

Not very stable.

But overall, it’s still pretty good.

The sales on the Taobao platform were initially poor, but in recent days, as the customers who bought initially received their goods and gave positive reviews, the credibility is skyrocketing.

Consequently, there is a sharp increase in sales.

This came as a pleasant surprise for him.

Online medicine purchases have another characteristic: expensive health supplements sell less, while cheaper ones sell more.

Those that cost ten or twenty yuan per bottle or box are the most popular.

The purchase rate drops sharply for items priced over one hundred yuan.

Li Jingsheng carefully analyzed and concluded that it’s not because online customers can’t afford it, but because the online store’s credibility hasn’t been fully established yet. With time, when the store build-up its trust, those who have bought before, if they had a good buying experience, will feel much more comfortable coming back for a repeat purchase.

This takes time.

On this day, Li Jingsheng was at the clinic, working, when he received an unexpected call from Vice Dean Jin.

"Hello, Dean Jin! Is there anything you need?"

Li Jingsheng naturally respected these hospital-level leaders greatly.

It’s a must to respect them.

"Haha, Xiaoli, are you busy now?"

Dean Jin was quite friendly to him.

Those hospital-level leaders are all old hands. They maintain such an attitude towards promising talents in the hospital.

Because they understand clearly that these promising talents not only concern the future prosperity of the hospital but might also become the next generation of hospital-level leaders.

Having a good relationship now might make it easier to ask for help in retirement or when transferring to another position in the future.

Otherwise, it would be hard to speak up, no matter how thick-skinned.

And the other party wouldn’t be obliging.

In any society, any era, human relationships are crucial.

Whether it’s a greedy corrupt official or a vicious felon, they can’t refuse human relationships.

"I’m consulting at the clinic right now, but if there’s anything you need, just let me know. Even if I can’t manage it now, I will handle it after attending to the patients in my hands."

You can never go wrong with flattery.

Li Jingsheng’s words made Vice Dean Jin feel extremely pleased.

"Ah, thank you Dr. Li for being so sincere with me. The matter about getting you an assistant teaching position has been stuck, hasn’t it? Currently, there’s a good opportunity that can help achieve this smoothly."

Vice Dean Jin began to discuss the main issue.

He then narrated the whole incident.

It turned out that a professor from the Medical University, who teaches the structure of human bones, slipped and fell down the stairs due to rain and slippery roads.

His injury is quite serious.

Mainly, his right wrist joint is dislocated along with a fracture.

His hip joint also suffered a major displacement, with signs of fracture.

This old professor had been suffering from diabetes for many years and is affected by both types of diabetes.

In the medical field, this is also known as dual diabetes.

After the fall, Jiangli City Medical University immediately started treatment for him. The highest level orthopedic experts jointly consulted on his case.

But after the diagnosis, the experts fell silent.

After a comprehensive assessment, the patient’s condition was not suitable for surgery.

Because the risk of surgery is too high.

Even if surgery could realign, due to the complexity of the injury and the professor’s advanced age, coupled with dual diabetes, healing would be a major problem.

The risk of infection also increased by several times.

A range of complications would be more likely to appear.

So, the Medical University was at its wit’s end.

The old professor asked friends to inquire with both People’s Hospital and Qiaobang Hospital, all considered the surgical risk too high and the difficulty too great, suggesting conservative treatment.

According to assessments, if treated conservatively, the old professor’s prognosis would be very poor.

Not only would he spend the rest of his life bedridden, but his right hand would be completely disabled, losing even the basic function of gripping.

Eating, writing, dressing would all become problematic.

Basically, it equates to being unable to take care of oneself.

Hearing this outcome, the old professor felt so despairing he even contemplated death, leaving instructions for his family.

This terrified the family members.

Now, they are guarding him twenty-four hours a day, afraid he might do something foolish.

The family is currently actively contacting hospitals in Beijing, hoping to seek medical treatment there, but no good solutions have been found yet.

A vice chief physician of orthopedics at an Imperial Capital Hospital, because he was once a student of this professor, could not resist the family’s earnest plea and agreed to arrange a hospital bed for treatment if the professor were brought over.

But he candidly told them that the surgical risk was extremely high, and treatment should mainly remain conservative. At most, they might apply traction or consider minimally invasive surgery, but due to the severity and complexity of the injury, the treatment effect is unlikely to be very good.

There’s also another problem; the old professor’s condition is severe, and he has underlying diseases, making it highly unlikely for him to travel by air.

Most airlines would refuse to carry him.

They would have to drive him there.

From Jiangli City to Beijing is a long journey, and the patient’s condition would likely worsen during the transfer.

The body could also develop other issues, making the transfer extremely risky.

The vice chief physician advised them to seek local medical advice.

Because even if they managed to undergo surgery in Beijing, the outcome wouldn’t be very good.

After treatment, the best result would be upgrading from bedridden to using a wheelchair.

The family is now extremely anxious, and the old professor is in unbearable pain, along with the inability to accept the result of severe disability for the rest of his life, even quietly exploring the possibility of euthanasia in the country.

After the family found out about this, the old professor’s wife wept day and night.

She even fell ill with worry.

Because the old professor’s wife has coronary heart disease, previously treated.

In such a situation, the family is very concerned that the coronary disease might be stimulated to recur. If that happened, they would lose both elders in the family.

This high-academic family, due to an accident, suddenly fell into hardship and despair.

Dean Jin’s intention was to see if Li Jingsheng might consider the possibility of manual repositioning.