Great Medical System in a Veterinarian-Chapter 192 - 116: Spicy Food! Birthday Turns into Deathday! Deadly Acute Epiglottitis! Dr. Zhang’s Terrifying Skill!!
The person wants to go directly to the emergency department.
Generally speaking, only very urgent conditions require visiting the emergency department.
For something like a sore, swollen throat, most cases wouldn’t warrant an emergency visit.
"I suspect it’s acute epiglottitis, but whether it is or not requires hospital examination."
Zhang Lingchuan replied.
This issue isn’t something he can diagnose with X-rays and Super Sonic Ear; it’s best left to the hospital.
"Ah! Acute epiglottitis!!!"
In the moment, Liang Xiangxiang and He Xiaohong jumped up.
"Sis, what’s acute epiglottitis??"
Seeing her sister and colleague so agitated, Liang Jingjing, who has no medical knowledge, looked on with curiosity.
"How should I put this, it’s a life-threatening emergency."
Liang Xiangxiang began educating her sister.
The epiglottis is part of the throat.
It can be likened to a lid.
This lid has autonomic movements; it opens for breathing, and during eating it covers to prevent food and water from entering the trachea.
It serves a protective function.
If it gets infected and swells, it’ll cover the throat.
Once this lid closes, our breathing becomes extremely difficult, eventually leading to death.
"Simply put, the throat swells, blocks airways, and causes suffocation."
He Xiaohong explained too.
With epiglottis inflammation, various degrees of swelling occur, severely enough to form a spherical shape.
Thus, it obstructs the ’throat opening.’
The patient’s condition resembles being strangled, unable to breathe; if not treated promptly, complete airway blockage poses life-threatening risks.
Acute epiglottitis progresses rapidly, taking ten minutes to several hours from severe throat pain to suffocation.
If suffocation lasts over 6 minutes without resolving airway issues, usually there’s no chance of rescue.
If it’s truly acute epiglottitis, President Zhang’s advice is exceptionally professional.
Emergency care is essential; self-medication at home is absolutely forbidden.
"So that’s it..."
After hearing her sister and her sister’s colleague’s explanation, Liang Jingjing nodded with some understanding.
Though she didn’t get the technical aspects, she knew that acute epiglottitis would swell the throat into blocking airways, suffocating and killing a person.
"So when eating hot pot or these flaming dry frog dishes, don’t rush, and avoid eating cold and hot alternately."
Liang Xiangxiang advised her sister.
Eat some hot followed by some cold.
The brain feels good, but the stomach won’t and even the throat might protest.
"Sis! I suddenly find traditional Chinese medicine fascinating, sort of want to switch to studying Chinese medicine at medical school!"
Though she wasn’t so reckless with eating, at this moment, Liang Jingjing suddenly felt interested in traditional Chinese medicine.
"No need, traditional Chinese medicine isn’t easy to learn."
Zhang Lingchuan shook his head.
He was merely using traditional Chinese medicine as a cover; she shouldn’t genuinely dive into studying it.
"Indeed, traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes lineage transmission; not only must you have aptitude, but your teacher passing it on must be very capable too. By the way, President Zhang, I’ve always wanted to ask, did you really self-study traditional Chinese medicine?"
He Xiaohong’s eyes gleamed with a strong thirst for knowledge.
If someone self-studies traditional Chinese medicine, truly amazing!!
"Uh... sort of, let’s not discuss this topic."
Zhang Lingchuan thought discussing traditional Chinese medicine might reveal his flaws.
As for why not use his tutor as a cover anymore.
He could dodge Old Zhang, but what if someone in the medical field asked about tutor Shen Xuanqing; what should he say then?
"Sort of? Got it!!"
Upon hearing this, He Xiaohong nodded with a peculiar understanding.
Indeed, President Zhang has a teacher.
"Teacher Lingchuan, you can determine acute epiglottitis just by checking the throat? What if the judgment is wrong?"
This wasn’t a challenge from Liang Xiangxiang, more of wanting to understand the principle.
"Yeah, President Zhang, what’s the basis for your judgment?"
He Xiaohong was curious too.
Just checking the throat leads to such a conclusion, it’s really far-fetched!
But President Zhang has never erred.
"How to say... from the cough condition, swallowing difficulty, alternating cold and hot, it feels like acute epiglottitis, but ultimately, the hospital needs to assess."
Zhang Lingchuan responded.
He never gives absolute answers as a habit.
"This..."
He Xiaohong and Liang Xiangxiang exchanged glances.
Both had expressions wanting to say more but hesitated.
Meanwhile, at the hospital.
Wei Mengqi and the others had arrived.
"Hello, sore throat, visit ear, nose, throat emergency."
They registered for emergency.
Ear, nose, throat clinic.
Though it was noon, someone was on duty.
"What brings you to the emergency?"
A slightly bald, slim male doctor in his thirties inquired about the condition.
"Doctor, just now my friend got choked while eating spicy bullfrog, and a veterinarian looked and recommended visiting ear, nose, throat emergency, said to perform electronic ear, nose, throat inspection, claimed very dangerous, possibly fatal, shouldn’t self-medicate at home, please help check."
The lady in a red dress with large wavy curls mentioned what Zhang Lingchuan said at Heroic Frog restaurant.
"Veterinarian? Got choked on spicy bullfrog and you’re at emergency? Said life-threatening? Electronic ear, nose, throat inspection? This is nonsense!!"
The bald ear, nose, throat doctor frowned.
Getting choked on spicy food is normal; and they came for ear, nose, throat emergency just because a veterinarian advised it?
Claimed dangerous, life-threatening, needs electronic inspection?
Absurd!
People nowadays are becoming more and more abstract!!
With this thought, he proceeded with the check-up.
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