Level Up Doctor - Chapter 26

Emergency Men and Women (2)

Treating pediatric patients is quite difficult.

This is because due to the nature of the patient, it is not possible to conduct a medical examination.

To understand the child’s condition, you must listen to the guardian, but guardians often exaggerate symptoms out of concern for their child.

Choi Ki-seok organized his gown and prepared to meet his guardian.

While Kim Chan-ho was registering at the administrative department, Son Ji-yoon sat across from Choi Ki-seok.

“The child has a severe fever. I measured the temperature with a thermometer at home and the fever was 38.8 degrees.”

Son Ji-yoon continued speaking rapidly.

“But, teacher, I have something to tell you…”

“Please speak.”

“Can’t a teacher other than you take care of the treatment?”

Choi Ki-seok blinked at Son Ji-yoon’s words.

“What do you mean?”

“Teacher. You’re an intern, right?”

“Yes. By the way.”

“It’s been a while since you came to the hospital, right?”

“you’re right.”

“I’m sorry, but if possible, I would like to receive treatment from a competent teacher…”

Son Ji-yoon trailed off.

[Avoid emergency room treatment in March and April, so interns catch people.]

I think I heard that somewhere.

Otherwise, it couldn’t come out like this.

“There’s a guardian over there.”

Choi Ki-seok took a pause and then continued.

“You don’t have to worry too much. I will take care of the treatment, but the pediatrician on duty will prescribe prescriptions. If the child’s condition is serious, the doctor on duty will come directly.”

“······All right.”

Son Ji-yoon nodded slightly at Choi Ki-seok’s explanation.

“I’m going to check your vitals.”

The full-scale medical treatment began when Mira Yang placed the child on the bed.

“How old is your child?”

“It’s been five months now.”

“When did you start having a fever?”

“From an hour or two ago.”

Choi Ki-seok continued the interview.

I asked even the most trivial details and entered the information into a chart.

“The temperature is 38.5 degrees. Other vitals are no problem at all.”

“Let me check on the child for a moment.”

After hearing Mira Yang’s words, she approached the child and raised her index finger. Then he moved his index finger back and forth in front of the child’s eyes. Then the child responded by moving his eyes and body.

“Are you kidding me right now?”

Son Ji-yoon made an expression of displeasure.

“We are checking the child’s responsiveness. Infants with infectious diseases do not respond properly to external stimuli.”

Choi Ki-seok’s words made Son Ji-yoon dumbfounded.

Choi Ki-seok then looked at the child’s breathing and skin color.

Stamina: 4/10

Main symptom: Fever

Affected area: Whole body

Diagnosis: Unspecified fever

Current status: Non-emergency

Progress: Normal

Lastly, the child was checked with the eyes of Hippocrates.

The condition wasn’t particularly bad.

However, since he was 5 months old, he needed to be handled a little more carefully.

Choi Ki-seok immediately called the pediatrician.

When Choi Ki-seok reported the details of the interview, an order for routine testing was placed.

X-RAY and blood test.

“First, we will do a simple test. I will tell you more details after seeing the test results.”

“Teacher. I will draw your blood.”

“That’s Okay.”

Choi Ki-seok prevented Yang Mi-ra from coming forward. Then Mira Yang came closer and whispered.

“He’s a very sensitive guardian. If you put it wrong even once, he’ll make a fuss.”

“That’s why I do it.”

Choi Ki-seok smiled and returned the whisper to Yang Mira.

Eventually, Mira Yang laid the child down and lightly held his body so that he could not move.

Perhaps because it was late at night and the child was sleepy, there was not much resistance.

The nurses peeking at the child and

the guardians with their eyes wide open.

In it, Choi Ki-seok acted calmly. They tied the child’s arms with tourniquets and traced the blood vessels with their fingers.

‘It’s a big deal.’

Yang Mi-ra’s stomach boiled.

Until now, she has taken care of all patients in the emergency room who had difficulty collecting blood. However, even in Yang Mira, no clear blood vessels were visible.

I was so anxious that I clenched my teeth and watched Choi Ki-seok.

If Choi Ki-seok fails, there is no need for her to step forward.

Fuuuuuk.

The needle pierced the child’s skin. At the same time, blood pooled near the needle of the syringe.

A blood vessel was pierced at once.

“He’s kind. Our Dong-geon.”

Choi Ki-seok smiled and pulled the syringe.

The blood draw was completed successfully.

After a while, the X-ray and blood test results came out.

When I informed the pediatric resident, he said there was nothing wrong and prescribed medication.

“Fortunately, the results of the test showed no abnormalities. Give him syrup and powdered medicine and watch his progress. If you notice any abnormal symptoms in the meantime, please come and visit us.”

“thank you.”

Son Ji-yoon bowed her head.

“And I’m sorry earlier. I ignored you as an intern teacher for no reason.”

“You said that because you were too worried about the child.”

“thank you.”

A couple left the emergency room with their child.

“Mr. Choi, you’re amazing. I didn’t know you could draw that child’s blood all at once.”

“me too.”

“I think I’m a thousand times better than Teacher Eom.”

The nurses, including Mira Yang, praised Choi Ki-seok quietly so that Eom Jae-moon could not hear.

But even for a moment.

A familiar notification struck my ear. Without even a moment to rest, 119 went to the emergency room.

slap!

Choi Ki-seok patted his cheek and steeled himself.

After a while, the paramedics came inside, helping the patient.

‘It’s not that easy this time either.’

Choi Ki-seok looked at the patient and smiled bitterly.

The patient appeared to be in his early 50s.

The pupils were half-open and both cheeks were stained red. There was vomit on his jacket, and it smelled like alcohol and vomit at the same time.

He is an alcoholic patient who is one of the emergency room’s regular customers.

“Uncle. We’re here. It’s the hospital.”

“Rice······ Rice root garden?”

The patient asked back with his tongue curled.

In a situation where it was meaningless to answer anyway, the paramedics laid the patient down on the bed.

“That guy’s here again.”

Yang Mi-ra clicked her tongue and went to the department of medical affairs. And I registered for Kang Yong-tae’s treatment on my own.

This is because Kang Yong-tae was a regular alcoholic.

“Patient. How are you feeling?”

Choi Ki-seok approached Kang Yong-tae and asked.

“My stomach hurts a lot. I keep feeling nauseous.”

“It’s natural because I drank a lot.”

Yang Mira spoke as if scolding and dragged Choi Ki-Seok’s arm.

“Teacher, you don’t need to worry about this person. I contacted the guardian, so he will be picked up on his own.”

“This is not a patient to be taken lightly.”

Choi Ki-seok shook his head and called the internal medicine department.

Mira Yang and Yunji Jo gaped at that sight.

This is because it is rare for regular alcohol patients to be notified to the on-call doctor.

“Teacher, hang up the phone. If you tell this patient, you will be 100% criticized.”

“Doctor, this is the emergency room.”

The call was connected despite Yang Mira’s advice.

[yes. Number.]

The internal medicine doctor on duty said in a weak voice.

When Choi Ki-seok called out the patient number and announced it, there was silence for a moment.

Soon, the on-call doctor at the internal medicine department clicked his tongue as if it was absurd.

[He’s a regular alcoholic.]

“But today he’s in a much worse condition than usual. He’s complaining of a lot of abdominal pain and the feeling of vomiting is worse than other times.”

[I guess Mr. Choi has never drank alcohol since he was born?]

“······.”

[The symptoms I just mentioned are symptoms that even normal people will experience when drinking alcohol. Who told you to take notice of a patient like this?]

The on-call doctor at the internal medicine department was full of irritation in his words.

I could faintly hear the words, ‘Haa…some idiot came to the emergency room.’

“I understand what you said, teacher. But I don’t think we should just send him away today.”

Choi Ki-seok’s tone was still firm.

[So, do you want me to come down and take a look now?]

“Can you just give me a routine test? Including this test.”

[······First, place an inspection order. Instead, if there is nothing wrong with the patient, I will not accept Dr. Choi’s notification today.]

Tak!

The on-call physician growled and hung up the call.

“Teacher. Why did you do that?”

Yang Mira continued speaking with a worried expression.

“Like now, if you notify a patient who is not required to report, you will be caught.”

“Don’t worry. Everything happens for a reason.”

Choi Ki-seok reassured Yang Mira.

Soon, Kang Yong-tae’s routine examination began.

Alcohol patients are usually noisy and uncooperative with medical staff. However, even though Kang Yong-tae was very drunk, he obediently followed the prosecutor.

As a result, Choi Ki-seok realized it too late.

Why the night shift workers at the emergency room call him the Prince of Alcohol.

While waiting for test results, a middle-aged woman came into the emergency room.

This is Ko Jin-hee, Kang Yong-tae’s wife.

“I’m sorry. This guy drank alcohol again…”

Ko Jin-hee bowed her head towards the staff and approached Kang Yong-tae.

Kang Yong-tae was lying on the bed with his body curled up like a shrimp.

“Oh my. Did you hit the eaves again? Again!”

phut! phut! phut!

Goh Koon-hee slapped Kang Yong-tae on the back. At this, Kang Yong-tae screamed and jumped up.

“Has this guy’s wife turned around?”

“That’s right. I went crazy. Because of you, I went completely crazy! I have to drink for a day or two. Or just drink it in moderation. What am I doing on this crazy day!”

“Would you drink if you felt better? Huh?”

“You stuffy guy. You need to stop drinking to feel better. You’re saying things that don’t even sound like words…”

Kang Yong-tae’s face crumpled in response to Ko Go-hee’s rapid-fire attack.

“Fuck. The world is such a mess and my wife is such a mess that I can’t live there.”

Kang Yong-tae began to walk unsteadily.

“Where are you going?”

“I’m going to have another drink.”

“Are you really trying to watch me die?”

“I don’t know. Just figure it out.”

Kang Yong-tae waved his hand and waved Ko Koh-hee away. However, they could not move forward because Choi Ki-seok blocked their path.

“Doctor. Get out of the way.”

“I can’t get out of the way. The patient needs to be treated at the hospital.”

“Treatment? I’m healthy. I’m so healthy that I’m about to die.”

Kang Yong-tae pounded his chest.

“Hey, doctor. I’ll take my husband home safely. I can’t do any more damage…”

“No. You both need to be in the emergency room.”

“yes?”

“My husband’s condition is not good right now. We will only know when the test results come out, but he will probably need to be treated at the hospital today.”

“Ah. Fuck!”

Kang Yong-tae shouted. Then he rolled his eyes and approached Choi Ki-seok closely.

At that moment, it felt like the atmosphere in the emergency room had exploded.

This is the first time that Kang Yong-tae clashed with emergency room staff.

Everyone was at a loss.

“Why are you saying that I’m going to leave the hospital on my own? Huh?”

“Think carefully. The patient’s body is not just his or her own.”

“What do you mean?”

“You have a family. You probably have a wife by your side and children at home. Isn’t that right?”

“······.”

“When the patient is sick, not only the patient but also the family is sick.”

Kang Yong-tae fell silent as if dumbfounded at Choi Ki-seok’s words.

But that only lasted for a moment.

“I speak as if I were the one with the disease. . okay. Let’s take a look. If the test doesn’t show anything,

I won’t leave it alone.” “If anything goes wrong, please follow what I say.”

In response to Choi Ki-seok’s answer, Kang Yong-tae snorted and sat down on the bed.

Now, everything depends on the test results that will come out soon. If the test results show up, If all goes well, Choi Ki-seok will get a blow not only from Kang Yong-tae but also from the internal medicine doctor on duty.

The situation is imminent.

Choi Ki-seok calmly sat down in his seat and stared at the monitor.

“Doctor. Are the test results out?”

Yang Mira bit her nails and approached Choi Ki-seok.

She seemed more nervous than Choi Ki-seok, who was at the center of the incident.

“Yes. They came out.”

Choi Ki-seok calmly pointed at the monitor.

“Can you see this?”