Level Up Doctor - Chapter 90
One Hundred and One Nights Part 2 (5)
“There is no need for you to do that.”
Choi Ki-seok said as he scanned the test paper.
“Mr. Vice President, the QRS complex has increased and T wave inversion has appeared. These are typical findings of left ventricular hypertrophy. Due to aortic valve dysfunction, blood flow is refluxing, which is putting a strain on the left ventricle.”
“Where should I look?”
Park Soon-jae looked at the test paper that Choi Ki-seok handed out.
Subtle ripples began to appear on his calm expression.
“Mr. Choi.”
“….”
“You know that saying you’ll lose is a joke, right?”
Park Soon-jae laughed and joked, and Choi Ki-seok also smiled at him.
“It’s amazing. I never thought I would see this much ECG in just one year.”
Park Soon-jae revealed his sincerity.
If you are currently in your first year of registration, the chores and 100 days of on-call alone are overwhelming.
But when did you acquire this level of reading ability?
“I thought about cardiothoracic surgery from an early age and have been studying since I was an intern. My advisor told me that ECG is the beginning and end of cardiac care.”
“You said you had an advisor when you were an intern?”
“Professor Song looked at me kindly and taught me.”
“Ah… Professor Song could do that.”
Park Soon-jae nodded slightly.
The teacher’s name was like magic.
Anyone who said they had been taught by him accepted his skills and moved on.
I was able to realize Song Myeong-jin’s fame once again.
“I heard a rumor that Professor Song went to Meijo. I can’t believe we missed out on such a talented person, so our country’s medical field also went to the hospital.”
Park Soon-jae’s bitter mutterings spread throughout the hospital room.
While there was a moment of silence, Park Soon-je began to cry.
“By the way, what is your relationship with Professor Yoon?”
“yes?”
Ki-Seok Choi’s body shook at the unexpected question.
“Why are you so surprised? What is the relationship?”
“…I think he is a talented professor.”
“Hmm… So does Professor Yoon have a crush?”
“What… what are you saying…”
“I heard everything while talking with Professor Jang Hyuk-pil earlier. Professor Yoon is still wandering around Uijin University Hospital.”
Park Soon-jae spoke slowly.
“But from what I see, it seems like Professor Yoon has opened his heart to Teacher Choi.”
“….”
“I’m talking about Professor Yoon. He doesn’t smile or joke unless he’s with someone he cares about. When I came during the day, I even saw Professor Yoon pinching Teacher Choi.”
“Ah yes.”
Park Sun-jae was like the easy-going grandfather next door, but he was quick-witted.
He is not the vice president of the Korean Thoracic Surgery Association for nothing.
Looking at political power through the eyes of Hippocrates, the figure is 6.5.
The figure is similar to Jang Hyuk-pil, slightly lower than Jo Ji-hwan.
“Please be nice to Professor Yoon. He looks strong on the outside, but he is extremely soft on the inside.”
Park Soon-jae sighed as he thought of Yoon Ji-hye.
“The only people Professor Yoon can rely on now are Professor Jang and Teacher Choi. Professor Jang is so ambitious that he won’t have the resources to take care of Professor Yoon, so the only person left is Professor Choi.”
“I have a question for the Vice President.”
Choi Ki-seok took a pause and then continued speaking.
“What is it?”
“I wonder what Professor Yoon was like during his time at Baekjin University Hospital.”
“It was the Baekjindae era…”
Park Soon-jae muttered and rubbed his chin.
“Until he was Chief, he was a bright friend. All the staff thought Professor Yoon was the flower of Baekjin University Thoracic Surgery.”
The explanation continued.
Then, when Jihye Yoon was entering her first year as a fellow, a serious accident occurred. The car accident occurred while he was on a date with his girlfriend, Cha Ji-yong, who was a year his senior in thoracic surgery.
In the accident, Cha Ji-yong died and only Yoon Ji-hye survived.
After that, Yoon Ji-hye’s personality changed 180 degrees. The smile disappeared and the amount of talk drastically decreased.
“And only Teacher Choi knows this.”
Park Soon-jae cleared his throat and continued speaking.
“Professor Yoon. He’s an orphan.”
“….”
“He was barely adopted in elementary school, but it looks like the adoptive parents bullied Mr. Yoon a lot. Should I say he was abandoned twice?”
‘Ah…’
Choi Ki-seok swallowed his sorrow inside.
When I heard Park Soon-jae’s words, memories of the company dinner came to mind.
At that time, Jihye Yoon left the drinking party alone and fed food to a stray dog.
[Being abandoned is a very difficult thing. Right?]
Now I can understand what she said back then.
“What kind of advice does an old man have…”
Park Soon-jae continued, smiling helplessly.
“Just forget what I said last time.”
“….”
“I just hope that Professor Choi can help Professor Yoon when he’s having a hard time. Okay?”
“Yes. I will keep that in mind.”
Choi Ki-seok finished the conversation with Park Soon-jae and left the VIP room.
After hearing about Yoon Ji-hye’s past, I felt a little closer to her.
Because he was also an orphan and had to endure the hardships of the world.
Jiiiing.
The call phone rang inside my gown.
I expected it to be a call from Jeong Seol-hwa, but it was an emergency room call.
[Kiseok-ah, come to the emergency room. It’s an emergency!]
My ears stung from Kim Geon-woo’s shout.
* * *
“I think I’m finally going to buy something.”
Kim Geon-woo stretched out coolly.
There weren’t many patients today, perhaps because the gods of medicine were helping. The patients who did receive treatment had mild symptoms, so they simply prescribed medication.
I took a sip of coffee and stood up.
“Relax.”
Kim Geon-woo patted the frozen intern Jin Yong-tae on the shoulder.
His appearance overlapped with his own appearance from a year ago.
His first job as an intern was in the emergency room.
However, as time passed, I chose emergency medicine as my major and began working as an intern.
“Ah yes.”
“There is no need to think that working in the emergency room is difficult. In fact, there is not much you can do.”
“….”
“Just listen to the patients and stop the traffic. Okay?”
“All right.”
“Let’s go out and have a cup of coffee.”
Kim Geon-woo took Jin Yong-tae to the vending machine outside the emergency room.
But just then an ambulance stopped in front of the emergency room.
I sighed automatically.
While hanging out with Choi Ki-seok, it seemed like his Fanta temperament was transferred.
“Doctor. This is an emergency patient. Please look at me first!”
The paramedic in the passenger seat hurriedly got out, opened the trunk, and lowered the patient lying on the stretcher car.
“….”
Kim Geon-woo frowned and looked down at the young female patient.
A familiar yet strong smell stung my nose. Not only that, there was vomit all over the patient’s clothes.
I instinctively knew that he was suffering from poisoning.
“Teacher. Please save our Jiae.”
The guardian got out of the ambulance and started complaining.
“let’s go.”
“yes!”
Kim Geon-woo entered the emergency room with Jin Yong-tae, pulling a stretcher car. Afterwards, the patient was moved to a hospital bed and a patient monitoring device was installed like lightning.
My vitals were at the bottom, but my breathing was the most critical.
It was like a lamp in the wind, ready to go out at any moment.
“Seo… senior. What should I do?”
Jin Yong-tae looked alternately at the patient and Kim Geon-woo. He looks like he doesn’t know what to do.
“First, intubate the trachea and put on a breathing machine. Then Hartmann.”
Kim Geon-woo quickly gave instructions.
Treatment of poisoned patients is not much different from treatment of general emergency patients. However, treatment related to intoxication must be performed after stabilizing the patient to enable spontaneous circulation.
“Teacher, please save our Ji-ae.”
After completing registration, the guardian approached the bed.
“Please remain calm and answer my questions. Do you know what your daughter drank that caused her collapse?”
“…Lax. Ha…I think I drank the whole bottle.”
The guardian’s words gave me a headache.
There are several types of poisoning.
Among them, bleach is alkaline, and alkaline substances stay in tissues longer than acidic substances, prolonging damage.
Kim Geon-woo asked the guardian additional questions and examined the patient’s condition.
With quick action, his vitals are gradually returning to normal.
“Teacher, please at least do a stomach lavage for my child.”
The guardian said while looking at the patient.
“No. Gastric lavage is contraindicated after ingesting alkaline poisons.”
“So you’re going to be doing nothing like this?”
“There is no other way now.”
Kim Geon-woo was organizing the patient’s clothes covered in vomit and bleach and considering additional treatment.
“Your vitals have come back to some extent, so let’s get tested now. Chest X-ray, blood test, urine test, and esophagus test.”
“yes!”
Jin Yong-tae moved quickly under Kim Geon-woo’s instructions.
How much time has passed?
The test results appeared one by one on the monitor.
After looking at the test results, Kim Geon-woo called Choi Ki-seok.
[Kiseok-ah, come to the emergency room. It’s an emergency!]
“I’ll be there right away.”
Choi Ki-seok hung up the call without saying anything, and Kim Geon-woo stood next to the patient again.
Park Ji-ae drank an entire bottle of bleach.
Suddenly, I wondered what had driven her to this point.
“What’s going on?”
Choi Ki-seok rushed over and took a deep breath.
“This patient drank almost the entire bottle of bleach. His vitals came back normal, but upon examination, he found that he had esophageal stricture.”
“Esophageal stricture?”
Choi Ki-seok frowned and looked down at the patient.
Upon examination with Hippocratic eyes, the patient not only suffered from esophageal stricture but also had perforation.
Emergency surgery is needed immediately.
‘What is it?’
Ki-Seok Choi frowned and looked down at the patient.
Pulmonary esophageal disease is the area of thoracic surgery and must be handled by him. The problem is that there is currently no one in the hospital who can provide treatment for lung esophagus.
I had no choice but to call Professor Yong-il Park.
“Yes, Professor. I have a patient I would like to notify.”
[Tell me.]
As he explained the patient’s condition, Park Yong-il let out a sigh.
[Prepare for surgery immediately. Since it is in the annex, we will arrive soon.]
“Yes.”
I hung up the phone and breathed a sigh of relief.
If Park Yong-il had not been able to perform the surgery, the patient would have had to be transferred and his condition would have worsened.
Choi Ki-seok then contacted Min-hyuk Min and Min-woo Han.
Unfortunately, neither of them answered the phone. Only Lee Young-ho answered the phone and came to the emergency room in a huff.
“Is it just you two?”
Park Yong-il wrinkled his face when he arrived at the emergency room.
“I contacted the third year and the Chief, but I haven’t heard anything.”
“…I have no choice. The three of us are going.”
“yes!”
Choi Ki-seok and Lee Young-ho responded bravely.
The three people went that way and found the operating room. After scrubbing, I entered the C rosette.
[Use the Must Save skill. All stats temporarily increase by one level.]
[The frozen heart cold effect is activated on allies. Colleagues’ emotional agitation is reduced and their abilities do not decrease due to unexpected situations.]
[Use the encouragement skill. The target’s immunity, resistance, regeneration and confidence are greatly increased. Lee Young-ho, who maintains a mentor relationship, is given the special effect Tenacity.]
[Perseverance: Even if the kill takes a long time, the amount of concentration and stamina loss is greatly reduced.]
When I used the ability, the notification rang non-stop.
Choi Ki-seok stood in the first assistant position and looked down at the patient.
Lee Ji-ae, who attempted poisoning at the young age of 20, does not know what pain she is experiencing.
But one thing is certain.
If she dies on the operating table, he will never be able to hear the pain again. He will also suffer from the pain of her death.
“As I said on the way up, the surgery to be performed is esophagectomy and esophageal reconstruction. It is a surgery with a mortality rate of over 20 percent, so be alert.”
“yes!”
“Especially Kiseok, keep in mind that you are the first assistant.”
“All right.”
After Park Yong-il’s instructions were over, the anesthesiologist attempted general anesthesia.
Choi Ki-seok laid the patient on his side, disinfected the affected area widely, and covered it with a cloth.
With this, all preparations for surgery are completed.
“Meth.”
Park Yong-il was handed a scalpel and opened the patient’s chest.