Chapter 493: [493] It’s surprising that the top leader trusts her. Chapter 493: [493] It’s surprising that the top leader trusts her. Clinically, there are all sorts of patients. Some women fear male doctors’ examinations, and some men fear female doctors’ examinations.
Having heard the patient’s medical history, Xie Wanying focused on examining the patient’s abdomen and instructed the patient, “Bend your legs.”
At this moment, the doctor’s words were a command. Old Kim obediently bent his legs, listening to the young female doctor’s voice clear yet very calm, slowly settling the panic in his heart.
Her fingers touched the patient’s right anterior superior iliac spine, measured the line connecting to the navel, and at one-third distance on the right side, gently pressed down.
The patient’s facial expression showed pain, which was a positive McBurney’s point, indicating acute appendicitis.
“It hurts.” After the doctor’s examination, Old Kim confided to Qi Yunfeng, expressing his pain.
Qi Yunfeng reassured the patient as before to not worry and to rest well, then followed Xie Wanying out of the ward.
Reaching the illuminated corridor outside, Xie Wanying finally got a clear look at what this man looked like.
His face was fair, somewhat resembling the painted face of a male role in traditional opera, with thin, reddish lips, delicate and fine eyebrows, a refined appearance as if the words “scholar” from the pages of a book had come to life and jumped into reality.
Just now, the patient had called this man a boss, and even though she wasn’t sure about his specific position, he must be a company executive.
Logically speaking, senior company executives should be quite wealthy, but the man in front of her was dressed very simply in a white shirt and black trousers, with no hints of fashion. On closer inspection, there was a noticeable dust smear on the shoulder of his white shirt, as if he had come from a construction site. The tips of his black leather shoes were also covered in dust.
There was no trace of the domineering boss charisma described in novels on this man.
Of course, doctors are not concerned with what someone wears or looks like; their only responsibility is to treat patients. Casting a quick glance at him, Xie Wanying queried, “May I ask what your relationship with the patient is?”
Since a doctor cannot casually disclose a patient’s medical condition or privacy, it’s essential to determine the relationship between this person and the patient first.
“Old Kim has been a veteran in our company’s engineering department. I am his superior, and you could say I am like family to him. His relatives are back in his hometown. My secretary is currently trying to contact them to come over. Because he became ill today while working at our office, he was brought to your hospital’s emergency room. The doctor said he must be hospitalized for treatment, so we arranged for his admission,” said Qi Yunfeng.
“If he needs to undergo emergency surgery, can you help him sign the consent form?” Xie Wanying asked for clarification.
“I should be able to,” Qi Yunfeng answered confidently, then inquired, “How is Old Kim’s condition now?”
“I am just an intern, so I need to report on his condition to the senior doctors. Soon, Teacher Sun will examine him again, and if necessary, will write medical orders for the nurses to carry out.”
“In your opinion, do you think he needs to have emergency surgery tonight?”
She had said she was an intern, yet this person actually wanted to know her opinion? Xie Wanying couldn’t help but pause, thinking that as an executive he must have read many books and surely understood what the word “intern” implied.
As she glanced over, the man nodded at her, affirming she hadn’t misheard.
“My recommendation is to first have a CT scan and a blood test to check for any urgent indicators. He hasn’t had a CT done yet, has he?” Xie Wanying pondered, “Temporarily, based on the physical examination results, he doesn’t have rebound tenderness, only a tender point, and no signs of diffuse peritonitis with a board-like abdomen. We can consider postponing the emergency surgery and perform it more securely during the day.”