Chapter 1536: Chapter 621: Treating Both, Tug on One Hair and the Whole Body Moves (Part 2)
She took the initiative to extend her right hand, wanting to shake hands with Zhou Can.
When they shook hands, Zhou Can noticed that she had six fingers on her right hand, and all eleven fingers were long and slender.
Polydactyly is relatively mon in clinical settings, classified as a congenital anomaly.
Zhou Can just glanced at it with slight surprise and didn’t ask further.
After all, this is someone else’s physical defect.
However, based on clinical experience, polydactyly es in many forms. If it’s just a purely extra malformed finger, or syndactyly occurs, these can all cause trouble to the patient.
Not only does it have no benefits, but it also can cause some obstacles to the motor functions of the patient’s hands or feet.
This female doctor in front of him, named Cheng Yaxin, her extra finger on her right hand is no different from normal fingers, and you can feel the bone is normal when shaking hands. Some extra fingers have no bones.
Just a malformed fleshy lump.
This kind of extra plete normal finger actually benefits the hand’s motor function.
We all understand the principle that more people create more strength.
The same goes for fingers.
Having an extra finger is advantageous for gripping objects.
I believe many have heard of the story of the Six-Fingered Demon Musician.
Zhou Can instinctively glanced at Wu Baihe.
To be qualified for selection by Wu Baihe as a training student, one must be extremely excellent in the field of neurosurgery.
This female doctor’s right hand having six fingers might be one of her advantages for being selected.
Neurosurgery, known as the pinnacle of surgical procedures, belongs to extremely delicate surgeries.
I’m indeed slightly anticipating what achievements this six-fingered female doctor will acplish in the field of neurosurgery?
After a brief exchange between the two, Cheng Yaxin sensibly retreated and sat back in her original position.
Her purpose was just to get acquainted with Zhou Can, and establish an initial recognition.
As for wanting to achieve significant progress on the first meeting, or even get Zhou Can’s phone number, that was purely wishful thinking.
Wu Baihe finished reviewing the information.
“Did that child’s pupils dilate?”
“No. Do you want to determine if the sympathetic nervous system is normal through the child’s pupils?”
While Zhou Can answered, he instantly understood Wu Baihe’s intent.
The sympathetic nerve is part of the autonomic nervous system, with significant distribution within the spinal cord.
“Correct.”
Wu Baihe looked at Zhou Can with a very appreciative look.
In terms of talent and strength, Zhou Can is an excellent choice. Unfortunately, there’s no possibility for neurosurgery to obtain this promising talent anymore.
Director Xie’s initial choice of Du Leng was indeed somewhat of a miscalculation.
The digital surgery project is innovative and has good prospects. However, achieving major technological breakthroughs and widespread application within one to two decades is difficult. Moreover, many neurosurgical procedures can only be performed manually.
The surgery relies on the doctor’s tactile sense, experience, and sharp judgment—skills that current artificial intelligence can hardly replace.
Ultimately, whether digital surgery or robotic surgery, although they provide precision, stability, and meticulousness, these are their strengths.
However, they lack flexibility, tactile judgment, and diagnostic pre-judgment—all inparable to digital surgery.
“Since the child is infected with tubercle bacillus, it’s certain to have an effect on the spinal cord. I believe treatment from two aspects should yield desirable results. One is anti-tuberculosis treatment, and the other is surgery.”
Wu Baihe analyzed it seriously.
“Do you also think that the child’s spinal nerve has suffered some trauma?”
Zhou Can sought advice from Wu Baihe because he was unsure about this aspect.
When infected with tubercle bacillus, surgery cannot be performed unless anti-tuberculosis treatment is done first.
Through prehensive judgment, Zhou Can couldn’t determine whether the child’s spinal nerve had traumatic injury.
“Based on the tests you conducted on the child, I can basically determine that his cervical nerve has suffered trauma. However, the trauma appears to be mild, so some nerve functions are still present. Let me put it this way: the child’s paraplegia is still caused by spinal nerve trauma, while the continuous decline of sensory nerves from the neck downward is due to tubercle bacillus infection. Clinically verifying this is simple, conduct anti-tuberculosis treatment first, and then test the sensory nerve function.”
Indeed, he’s a top expert in neurosurgery.
His judgment and diagnostic skills are first-class.
The diagnostic content that Zhou Can was uncertain about was concluded in a few words.
“After successful anti-tuberculosis treatment, does the child still need surgery? Or, wouldn’t it delay the surgical timing?”
Zhou Can asked again.
“Regardless of whether it delays the surgical timing, there are currently no conditions for surgery. Initiate anti-tuberculosis treatment first. The spinal nerve does not necessarily need to have a horizontal cut or be severed to cause nerve dysfunction. If it’s stretched to the limit or is subjected to a violent impact when damaged, it might cause conduction blockage. This child is likely facing such issues; you need to be mentally prepared.”
“I must remind you, even if surgery bees necessary, the difficulty will be at the hell level.”
After solemnly warning Zhou Can, Wu Baihe looked deeply at him.
“I know you’ve always wanted to help Old Xu get back on his feet. Your proactive approach to diagnosing and treating this kid is definitely an attempt to use this opportunity to enhance neurosurgery’s influence, increase notoriety, and accumulate successful experience in spinal surgery.”
It was unexpected that, while Wu Baihe usually seemed engrossed in medical research, he was acutely aware of many things.
Zhou Can never mentioned his intentions to clear Dr. Xu’s name to anyone.
Yet, Wu Baihe guessed it.
Those who bee doctors have extraordinary intelligence.
After all, when pursuing a medical major, the petition is incredibly fierce. Those without a decent IQ or self-discipline are mercilessly eliminated.
The currently recognized intellectual professions are none other than doctors, civil servants, and scientific research.
The teaching profession is also considered intellectual, but it has some patibility.
For instance, doctors, once grown to a certain level, have teaching responsibilities.
Zhou Can is soon to be promoted to an attending doctor but has already been pulled into the teaching team by Director Tan, forcing him to bee a teacher.
And he’s teaching graduate and doctoral students.
“I had deep ties with Old Xu as well, but I can’t help with major tasks. I cannot go pioneering into the forefront. Reaching my level means even the slightest movement affects everything, and I believe you can understand that. Providing side-line support, giving you a push from behind, and handling logistical support, those things are not a problem.”
For Wu Baihe to say this to Zhou Can in front of so many students,
indicates that he trusts these students very much and wants them to understand some of the challenges and dangers doctors face.
Each doctor, on the first day of entering the clinic, is taught to protect themselves by their responsible supervisors and teachers.
Wu Baihe probably wants to use this conversation to make these students aware of society’s harshness.
He is now the chief physician of the neurosurgery department, a flag bearer.
He represents Tuya Hospital’s position.
A veritable large establishment.
The patient whose incident ensnared Dr. Xu had an extremely special and distinguished identity.
If Wu Baihe treated this patient and succeeded, everyone would be happy. But, if he failed, the consequences would be disastrous.
By then, the neurosurgery department of Tuya Hospital would be severely damaged, perhaps even disbanded.
This is no joke.
Some powerful figures really treat ordinary people like ants.
Throughout history, the world has always been like this.
Though Wu Baihe holds a high position in Tuya Hospital and enjoys many privileges, he’s insignificant in front of those powerful figures.
Thus, though he wants to save Dr. Xu, he dares not take the risk personally.
The spinal cord is known as a nerve forbidden zone, and surgeries in this area are extremely perilous.
The failure rate is frighteningly high as well.
Now with Zhou Can taking on this task, it’s a different story altogether.
Even if it fails, it only costs Zhou Can personally, not an entire department of Tuya Hospital. Of course, for Tuya Hospital, this is still a significant loss.
A top talent like Zhou Can is irreplaceable and hard to e by again.
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