Director Jia shook his head helplessly.
The young people nowadays are very individualistic, their thinking vastly different from the older generation.
Eventually, after the patient completed the physical examination, Director Jia issued a request for her to undergo a barium enema.
She dragged her frail body to pay and went for the examination.
It was very worrisome to see; she was so severely ill and yet there were no parents or family members accompanying her.
It was unclear what her family situation was like.
Some young people, particularly sensible ones, fight alone outside without informing their parents to avoid worrying them or adding to their burdens, whether they are ill or facing major setbacks at work.
It was both pitiful and heart-wrenching to see.
Around 10:30 in the morning, Qiu Hong's phone rang.
"Doctor Tang, has the third-bed patient's test result come out?"
Qiu Hong asked proactively.
It turned out to be a call from the attending physician of the third-bed patient.
"Ah... It really is gallbladder cancer! Our department's new Dr. Zhou is truly amazing." Her stunning face was filled with shock, finding it incredibly unbelievable how Zhou Can could predict the patient's hidden illness.
[Pathology Diagnosis Experience Points +1.]
[You have successfully diagnosed a complex hidden disease, Pathology Diagnosis Experience Points +100.]
He suddenly gained 101 Pathology Diagnosis Experience Points, which delighted Zhou Can immensely.
His efforts had finally paid off.
He is currently at Level 4 in pathology diagnosis, managing at a lower level. To reach the level of an associate chief physician, he needs to earn ten thousand Experience Points. If he could only earn one point each time, it was uncertain how long it would take for him to advance his medical skills to the associate chief level.
After ending the call, her view of Zhou Can completely changed.
"Teacher, Doctor Tang just called and said..." Before she could finish, Director Jia waved his hand and said, "I heard. Zhou Can really has some skills."
After praising Zhou Can, he sighed slightly.
"Oh dear, gallbladder cancer is known as the king of cancers, with a very poor prognosis. This patient's situation is truly dire, she probably has lost the chance for surgery. After I finish my clinic session, I'll check the MRI results."
Director Jia felt regret for the patient.
It would have been better if the gallbladder cancer had been discovered earlier; now, it might have already metastasized.
Both pancreatic cancer and gallbladder cancer have especially poor prognoses.
These two cancers, known as the kings of cancers, are incredibly deadly.
They share a common characteristic - they easily invade the surrounding organs and tissues, and those are all critical body tissues.
If the detection is slightly delayed, it directly results in the patient losing the chance for surgery.
The self-replication of cancer cells allows them to spread rapidly throughout the body. It's better not to have surgery, but if the surgery does not completely remove them, they will grow wildly.
From diagnosis to death, the time span is usually very short.
Gallbladder cancer is a type of malignant epithelial tumor, highly malignant. Based on different pathological mechanisms, it can be classified into adenocarcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, adenosquamous carcinoma, mesenchymal tumors, and neuroendocrine tumors.
Regardless of the type, the chance of survival is slim.
The five-year survival rate for gallbladder cancer generally does not exceed 10%.
This patient is elderly, over seventy years old, and if there is wealth in the family, one might consider reevaluating the surgical plans and risks. Otherwise, any conscientious doctor would generally inform the family to prepare for significant financial and emotional costs if they choose treatment.
"Junior Brother Zhou, I'm really curious, how did you manage to discover that the third-bed patient had cancer?" Qiu Hong's beautiful eyes fixed intently on Zhou Can.
Her address to Zhou Can had shifted from the unfamiliar Dr. Zhou to Junior Brother Zhou.
At this moment, she finally accepted Zhou Can addressing her as Senior Sister.
"It was an observation! During the rounds, I noticed that the patient's complexion, eyes, hands, and facial skin color were all off. I suspected cancer right then. Later, I took leave from Director Jia and carefully reviewed the test reports, and by process of elimination, I finally pinpointed the gallbladder."
Zhou Can generously shared his diagnostic experience.
"Mainly, the patient's cancer symptoms were masked by his liver cirrhosis and duodenal ulcer. Otherwise, it would have been easy to detect."
Stealing the limelight from Director Jia naturally required giving him a way out.
Experts are human too and can also overlook or make errors.
"Qiu Hong, you might not know this! Zhou Can was equally famous during his rotations in other departments. The senior doctors there spoke very highly of him, each one of them wanted to keep him in their department."
Director Jia was well-informed indeed.
The achievements of Zhou Can in other departments were all known to him.
It is said that Zhou Can gradually made a name for himself starting from his general surgery rotation. At that time, Vice Director Ye already took great interest in him, hence the special attention during his rotation in the Intensive Care Medicine Department.
Now, with the help of Director Xue Yan, Zhou Can is rapidly making up for his lack of basic medical knowledge.
In the past couple of months, he has already begun to see results.
He has considerably caught up on his knowledge gaps in immunology and digestion.
This time, being able to pinpoint the gallbladder as the source of cancer in the third-bed patient shows he is beginning to reap the benefits.
Just then, two groups of patients entered the clinic.
The young woman walking in the back was the one preliminarily diagnosed with enteritis.