Level Up Doctor - Chapter 118

Team Saber, the second (2)

Department of Thoracic Surgery.

Jo Ji-hwan and Jang Hyuk-pil were sitting on a leather sofa, facing each other.

“I had a good time with the surgery today. In particular, the speed was a work of art, wasn’t it?”

Jo Ji-hwan took a sip of coffee and smiled.

“Not much to say. I was disappointed that I didn’t do better.”

“There is no need to be so humble. If I had been more humble, the deputy hospital director who was observing might have collapsed from a heart attack.”

Jang Hyuk-pil pretended to laugh at Jo Ji-hwan’s joke.

Jo Ji-hwan was the one who complained that the heart had not arrived even before the surgery and threatened to perform the surgery well since an outsider was present.

It would be laughable to change his attitude now.

“The vice-hospital director of Changjin University left very satisfied. He said he would soon discuss with the hospital director and establish a cooperative relationship with us.”

“That’s good. VIP patients from China can come to our hospital.”

“Maybe we’ll get a Saber or Norwood surgery case.”

Jo Ji-hwan took a pause and then continued.

“Anyway, it looks like I brought Professor Jang to the right place. Things have been going well since Professor Jang arrived.”

“I just followed what the manager told me to do.”

“Hehe. To be humble…”

After a moment of silence, Hyukpil Jang opened his mouth.

“Chief, I have something to tell you.”

“Tell me.”

“Actually, in addition to the heart box, there are a few more machines I would like to purchase. These are all items that can be useful in thoracic surgery. I would really appreciate it if the director would make an effort.”

“Hmm…”

Jo Ji-hwan rubbed his chin.

“First, write down the list and send it by email. Let’s check it and if it looks good, let’s buy it. But only after the cooperation hospital agreement with Changjin University Hospital is concluded.”

“All right.”

Hyukpil Jang nodded with an expressionless face.

The old fox doesn’t overlook anything. This is because any plan is decided based on one’s own profit and loss.

“It may be important after the heart clinic is remodeled, but…”

“….”

“Please know that I have more feelings for Professor Jang than for Professor Kwon.”

“I just want to say thank you.”

Jang Hyuk-pil left the manager’s office while talking with Jo Ji-hwan.

We had a fruitless conversation again today.

If you made a personal call, wouldn’t it be better to show a little bit of what’s inside or share useful information? However, Jo Ji-hwan gave soulless praise and talked about obvious progress.

Some people would consider it an honor to speak alone with the manager, but Jang Hyuk-pil was different.

Because I knew how to read the other person’s intentions.

Hyukpil Jang left the manager’s office and found the conference room.

Drurr.

When we went inside, the Saber team members were eating pizza.

Since the surgery took place over lunch, no one was able to eat.

“Professor. Are you here? You haven’t eaten, right?”

“Would you like a slice of pizza?”

Kim Tae-sik and Choi Ki-seok came out, but Jang Hyuk-pil waved his hand and sat down.

“Mr. Choi. A slice of pizza?”

Cardiopulmonary technician Yoo Byung-se’s expression became increasingly dark.

“Yes. Is there any problem?”

“One piece… one piece… each?”

“Knight Yu is particularly sensitive to the word ‘one piece.’ He said that the last time we had a company dinner. Did you know that in fact, we are all part of the Saber team?”

“Ah… everyone in one group!”

Yoo Byung-se held his head in pain. Then, he hurried out of the conference room.

“Isn’t it a little strange, Driver Yu?”

“No. It looks very strange.”

Kim Tae-sik responded to Choi Ki-seok’s question.

“Everyone is sensitive to things. Don’t be too harsh.”

Hyukpil Jang drank cola.

Yoo Byung-se may be a weirdo, but his skills in operating a heart-lung machine are monstrous. In the past, I worked at a medical device company and was able to repair most machines myself.

Would you say he is a heart-lung technician and a kind of engineer?

“Let’s pay attention for a moment.”

The staff’s attention was focused on Jang Hyuk-pil’s words.

Jang Hyuk-pil told the staff the story he heard from Jo Ji-hwan. The director praised the surgery and the fact that Changjin University Hospital and Uijin University Thoracic Surgery Department will cooperate thanks to the Saber team.

“Wow. That’s awesome.”

“We did what we did.”

Seeing his team members happy also made Jang Hyuk-pil feel better.

“Everyone worked hard during the surgery today. Let’s use this momentum to finish Saber’s surgery cleanly.”

“yes!”

The staff shouted loudly.

‘With this member, it’s possible.’

Hyukpil Jang muttered to himself.

Kim Tae-sik has no political sense, but his skills are top-notch.

Shin Ah-reum, a master of anesthesia, and Yu Byeong-se, an all-rounder who can even operate and repair heart-lung machines.

Kang Hana, the best disinfection nurse in thoracic surgery.

Lastly, Choi Ki-seok, who shows off his unimaginable physical strength in every crisis.

I feel proud of myself for bringing them all together.

“Everyone, take a rest and then disperse. I wake up first.”

Hyukpil Jang left the conference room first.

“Oh right.”

Taesik Kim clapped as if he remembered something.

“Why is the heart transfer so late?”

Choi Ki-seok delivered the heart later than the scheduled time and did not even answer the phone.

“At that time, several problems came together. My cell phone battery ran out and I encountered an emergency patient at the station.”

“Emergency patient?”

“There was an office worker who had been stabbed by a robber. It was a little late as we were providing first aid.”

Choi Ki-seok scratched the back of his head with a embarrassed expression.

Even now, I feel dizzy when I think about that time. This was because emergency transport and patient treatment overlapped.

Choi Ki-seok, who was worried at the time, stopped the bleeding with the help of people around him and ran to the hospital with the patient lying face down. In short, the patient and the heart were transported together.

Fortunately, there was nothing wrong with both.

After the break, the Saber team members dispersed.

Choi Ki-seok remained in the conference room and opened the status window.

Upon completion of the heart transport mission and first team surgery mission, many rewards were received.

First, I got 1000 P.P

and 20 reinforcement stones.

In addition, Shin Ah-reum and Yoo Byung-se formed a level 1 rapport and obtained the legendary item point stone.

‘This is…’

The first item point stone I got. Choi Ki-seok’s eyes widened as he confirmed this. By using point stones, you could increase your maximum stats.

Currently, all stats are fixed at 10.

However, I was able to turn this to 11 by using a point stone.

So Choi Ki-seok thought.

If I could increase my stats to the maximum with a point stone, wouldn’t I be able to transcend human limitations?

Haven’t all the doctors I’ve met so far had a stat of 10?

After thinking about it, Ki-Seok Choi used a point stone.

Hehehe.

A dazzling light enveloped the status window.

[Use the legendary item point stone. The level of surgical treatment exceeds the limit due to the item effect.]

[The maximum level of surgical treatment has increased to 11.]

* * *

That evening.

After finishing work, Choi Ki-seok visited the intensive care unit.

The first patient examined was Kim Se-chan. Se-chan Kim was lying in an isolation room with a patient monitoring device attached to him.

Upon inspection with the eyes of Hippocrates, the condition was poor.

The surgery went well, but in the case of a heart transplant, post-operative care is more important than the surgery.

For now, we can only hope that there are no immune rejection reactions or side effects from immunosuppressants.

After checking on the patients in the intensive care unit, I stopped by the pulmonology ward and checked on Choi Mi-soon. Thanks to the Painkiller skill, Choi Mi-soon was successfully overcoming chemotherapy.

According to my classmate and doctor whom I met in the hallway, the treatment process was going smoothly.

Choi Ki-seok returned to the thoracic surgery ward.

However, while walking down the hallway, I stopped in front of a hospital room.

Where his gaze rested, Kang Sang-joong was there. Kang Sang-joong is busy with nasogastric intubation.

Choi Ki-seok quietly watched Kang Sang-joong’s treatment.

I don’t plan on leaving it alone if the treatment is sloppy, like when I used the chest tube dressing.

“Patient. Let’s begin treatment.”

Kang Sang-joong made the patient sit on the bed and asked him to lower his head. Then, the patient’s body was covered with a large cloth and a curved plate was placed under the chin.

“Take a deep breath.”

Kang Sang-joong inserted a tube coated with gel into the patient’s nostril.

The rest of the treatment was then performed and a bubbling sound was confirmed in the core cavity using a stethoscope.

‘Have you come to your senses?’

A smile appeared on Choi Ki-seok’s lips. If you look at the process, there were no flaws.

“Huh? Sir… teacher?”

After finishing the treatment, Kang Sang-joong came out and found Choi Ki-seok. And his body shook as if he had seen a ghost.

“Bo… were you watching?”

“I’m borrowing it for a moment.”

Choi Ki-seok took Kang Sang-joong’s stethoscope, asked for the patient’s consent, and placed it on his chest.

No special noise was heard.

As expected, there were no problems with Kang Sang-jung’s treatment.

Choi Ki-seok called Kang Sang-joong into the break room and asked him several questions about nasogastric tube intubation.

Even though Kang Sang-joong stuttered, he gave the correct answer.

I liked the way he grew by listening to me, even if it was belated. There are people who study hard only when you praise them, and there are types who only learn to study hard when you give them fear. It seems that Sang-joong Kang was the latter.

“Good job. Let’s just keep doing the same for the remaining days.”

“Thank you.”

Kang Sang-joong bowed his head and left the lounge.

‘It’s much more useful than I thought.

Choi Ki-seok opened the status window and stared at the charisma stat.

After improving my charisma stat, I was able to speak with more confidence. In the past, he would not have been able to pursue and educate his juniors in this way.

Jiyiing.

The call phone I kept in my gown trembled.

After hearing the brief patient’s condition from Lee Young-ho, who made the long-awaited emergency room call, I went down to the emergency room.

“Is this the patient?”

“yes.”

Ki-seok Choi sat across from patient Jeong-hye Lee.

Lee Jeong-hye was 42 years old and was complaining of chest pain and difficulty breathing.

“Teacher. Why am I suddenly acting like this? I’m so nervous and anxious.”

Lee Jeong-hye’s legs trembled.

“Don’t worry too much, I will examine you now.”

Choi Ki-seok checked the results of the chest X-ray and blood test, and examined Lee Jeong-hye’s heart and breathing sounds with a stethoscope.

“Didn’t you get an electrocardiogram?”

“Ah… I’m sorry.”

“Take a picture now.”

Lee Young-ho took pictures of Lee Jeong-hye with a portable EKG, and Choi Ki-seok looked at the ECG results that came out soon.

‘That’s strange.’

Choi Ki-seok’s brow twitched. This is because there were no abnormalities in all tests. So, as a last resort, I used the Eye of Hippocrates.

Physical strength: 6/10

Main symptom: Anxiety / Nervousness

Painful area: None

Diagnosis: None

Current status: Non-emergency

Progress: Normal

History: Health

anxiety The moment I checked the history, I felt it.

Health concerns.

It refers to a state of fear due to excessive interpretation of one’s symptoms.

Choi Ki-seok even found out through the EMR that Lee Jeong-hye had been in and out of the emergency room frequently recently.

“teacher. Why aren’t you saying anything?”

Lee Jeong-hye bit her lip and continued.

“I’m not suffering from something like an aortic dissection or myocardial infarction, right?” “The

test results show no abnormalities.”

“No abnormalities? It’s difficult to breathe and your chest feels heavy.” ”

If you’re stressed or gain weight, the symptoms you mentioned may temporarily occur. However, there is no basis for determining that there is a serious disease as a result of the test.”

“Still, I’m still very anxious… Can we get a CT scan?”

“Patient.”

Choi Ki-seok paused and continued.

“The person . Being too blunt is not good for your body, but being too sensitive is also not good. “You came to the hospital without being able to sleep because you were still worried about being sick.”

“…Yes.”

“The test results showed no abnormalities and you are healthy. You can eat comfortably and go home. And I will prescribe medication that will help with your current situation, so be sure to take it. It will get better.”

Choi Ki-seok sent Lee Jeong-hye off successfully. He then went outside the emergency room with Lee Young-ho and drank coffee.

“Sir. What kind of patient is that?”

“Health anxiety.”

“Ah… I thought it was strange. The test results are all normal.”

Lee Young-ho scratched his head and stared at Choi Ki-seok.

“But is there a separate medicine to prescribe for patients with health concerns?” ”

There is.”

“Really? What is that?”

Choi Ki-seok chuckled. He answered,

“Vitamin.”