The patient, a middle-aged woman, was somewhat surprised!
"Doctor… can you really tell the gender from this?"
Chen Cang was also stunned!
Could Cheng Xin actually deduce the gender from an X-ray?
That was an advanced skill indeed!
Shi Na, Old Chen, and the others at the side were also staring at Cheng Xin with a bright yet puzzled look; they had no idea how to determine that.
Only Cheng Xin's teaching supervisor, Wang Yong, couldn't help but blush.
Hearing the middle-aged woman's words, Cheng Xin matter-of-factly said, "Yes... you can see it!"
Chen Cang asked curiously, "How did you see it?"
"You see, here, these are the hooks of the underwear... this row!" Cheng Xin explained, pointing to a series of fastenings on the back angle of the X-ray.
"These are obviously a woman's underwear... so it's a woman's chest X-ray."
As soon as Cheng Xin spoke, the room fell silent.
It seemed... that was indeed the logic!
Chen Cang was dumbfounded!
He couldn't help but look at the patient: "How were you dressed when you took the X-ray? Didn't the doctor ask you to take off your underwear?"
The auntie smiled awkwardly, "I... I was too embarrassed, and since my bra is made of cotton and doesn't contain metal, I let them take the X-ray with it on..."
Chen Cang looked at the neat row of metal hooks behind her and couldn't help shaking his head.
"Next time you take an X-ray, make sure not to wear anything with metal. It can create artifacts and affect the results."
Upon hearing this, the auntie nodded repeatedly.
Everyone is willing to listen to the advice of experts.
The same words, when spoken by an expert, are perceived as authoritative and convincing.
If it were a less experienced doctor speaking, people might not believe it at all!
That's just how people are...
At that moment, Cheng Xin's face was full of pride.
Chen Cang couldn't help shaking his head and looked at Cheng Xin: "Look at these two lungs, what is the difference between the left and right, take a good look."
Cheng Xin was silent.
In fact, asking questions was just a means; teaching was the goal.
Chen Cang could only remind her, "Do you see, isn't the right side darker?"
Chen Cang continued, "You see, the right side is all dark, you can't see the patterns, the lung tissues, and blood vessels, the lung parenchyma, right?"
Cheng Xin kept nodding.
Chen Cang said helplessly, "So what does that indicate?"
Cheng Xin shook her head!
Chen Cang was speechless, aside from nodding and shaking her head, what else could you do?
Cheng Xin had an expression: I'm in gynecology, I'm righteous and confident...
Wang Yong saw Chen Cang's veins popping and pulled out a pen to write "pneumothorax" on a piece of paper!
Cheng Xin suddenly realized, "Oh! Pneumothorax."
"Right! Pneumothorax, the black is air, and I can't see the lung patterns because they're compressed by the air..."
The space between the lung and pleura is vacuum-like.
With inhalation and exhalation, the lungs will naturally expand and contract.
But if this vacuum cavity is filled with a lot of air, the originally vacuum environment now has pressure. At that point, the air presses against the lung, and the lung can't perform normal respiratory movements; naturally, breathing becomes difficult. That's pneumothorax.
Chen Cang continued to ask, "How do you manage it?"
Now that Cheng Xin knew, she said, "Insert a chest drain to evacuate the air!"
Chen Cang was resigned; these were all the people he taught practical skills to, and they'd already forgotten!
After that, Chen Cang asked the patient, "How are you feeling today?"
The auntie smiled, "Much better."
Chen Cang turned to look at everyone and couldn't help saying, "Pneumothorax is actually a medical emergency, and severe cases can be life-threatening."
"In the emergency department, I don't need you to learn much complex stuff, but you must understand those critical, severe conditions. When it comes down to it, you shouldn't be all thumbs."
"Last year, I had a patient. I was dining out when suddenly a man suffered from respiratory distress and collapsed on the ground, gasping for air. I noticed his chest was swelling, the ribs were hardly visible, so I immediately took the pen I had and punctured his chest cavity, and the patient started to recover."
"The situation was dire. If I hadn't punctured the chest cavity, the patient would have probably been dead by the time we got to the hospital!"
Chen Cang looked at the group of students around him who then involuntarily glanced at the pens in their chest pockets.
He was taken aback, Can you guys not focus on the main point?!
"Of course, I'm not saying that you should stab with a pen whenever you see someone having trouble breathing. I'm telling you to learn first aid for when it's crucial."
After rounding, Chen Cang looked at Cheng Xin and couldn't help but laugh, "No cheating with little cheat sheets next time!"
Cheng Xin's face turned red: "I'm an OB-GYN!"
Chen Cang couldn't help but reply, "So what? I'm an emergency physician, and I know how to deliver babies too!"
Cheng Xin pouted, "Psh, boastful talk!"
Chen Cang just smiled and didn't explain.
Meanwhile, Old Chen said with a puzzled face, "Little Chen, was it you who used the pen last time? Somehow I recall it was me."
Chen Cang awkwardly smiled, "Ah, boss, that's not important. What's important is that it worked!"
After a busy morning in the emergency department, Chen Cang figured Qin Yue might have woken up by noon.
He made a phone call to get her up for lunch.
When Qin Yue came downstairs, she was beaming with happiness.
"I've got great news to share!"
Chen Cang was stunned, "What great news?"
Qin Yue shook her head, "Go buy me a milk tea, and I'll tell you!"
Chen Cang smiled, took Qin Yue's hand, and walked towards Clear Sky Street.
It was crowded at noon. Chen Cang and Qin Yue, hand in hand, naturally drew a lot of attention.
Staff from the hospital saw Chen Cang and Qin Yue and couldn't resist greeting them with a playful look.
But these days, Chen Cang and Qin Yue were quite open about it.
They were almost engaged, so what was there to be shy about?
In the midst of talking, Chen Cang handed Qin Yue a steaming cup of milk tea, "So, out with it. What's the good news?"
Qin Yue's eyes crinkled with joy, "We're going to save on rent!"
Chen Cang was bewildered, "What do you mean? Your parents agreed to us living together?"
Qin Yue nodded happily, "Not just that!"
Chen Cang was now quite curious, "What else is there?"
Qin Yue tiptoed and whispered into Chen Cang's ear, "My parents are going to buy us a house in the capital, all cash!"
At these words, Chen Cang was instantly stupefied!
Qin Yue happily kicked the snow on the ground, "Of course it's for real!"
"I stayed up late last night, and I overheard them whispering in the living room. Listening carefully, they were talking about money… I heard my dad saying that they're planning to buy a fully paid house for us two in the capital!"
Chen Cang felt momentarily lost.
Wasn't I supposed to be the 'gamer loser fighting back and slapping my father-in-law in the face' type?
How did I accidentally become a kept man type?
But, this feeling is quite thrilling!
It's just a bit embarrassing!
Really, it's embarrassing!
ps: Thanks for the 10000 reward from 'Hit by a Dark Cloud's Clear Sky'.