150: Chapter 150 What's the use of being handsome if you don't understand?
[Lu Chen: Director Li, thank you.]
[Li Sen: Go thank President Zeng. He was the one who personally pushed for this; I just helped submit some materials.]
[Li Sen: Alright, go to bed early. Keep working hard tomorrow.]
[Lu Chen: Okay.]
Lu Chen put down his phone and was about to pick up a book to read when a message from Shen Xiaoning arrived.
[Xiao Ning: Dr. Lu, Dr. Lu! I heard your paper was published!!!]
It was followed by a row of exclamation marks.
[Lu Chen: Yeah, the sample copies arrive tomorrow.]
[Xiao Ning: That's amazing! A core journal! Some people in my classmates' group haven't been able to publish one even after trying for three years! You've been on the job for less than two months and you've already published!]
[Lu Chen: Good luck, I ran into a good case.]
[Xiao Ning: Can't you just accept a compliment normally! This is clearly your talent, okay!]
[Lu Chen: Fine, fine, fine, it's my talent.]
[Xiao Ning: Humph, that's more like it.]
[Xiao Ning: Does your promise to give me a sample copy still stand?]
[Lu Chen: It stands.]
[Xiao Ning: Yay, yay, yay! I'm going to treasure it!]
[Xiao Ning: By the way, Dr. Lu, what do you want to eat tomorrow morning? It's not too late for me to go out and buy it now.]
[Lu Chen: You don't need to prepare breakfast for me every day.]
[Xiao Ning: But I want to! Besides, it hurts my heart to see you whenever you don't have time for breakfast.]
Lu Chen stared at the words "hurts my heart."
He paused for a moment.
[Lu Chen: Milk and bread is fine, same as today.]
[Xiao Ning: Okay! Then I'll keep putting it in the fridge tomorrow! Goodnight, Dr. Lu!]
[Lu Chen: Goodnight.]
Lu Chen turned off his phone screen.
He picked up the book and turned to the chapter on trauma assessment in Emergency Medicine.
After reading for about an hour, the system notification sounded.
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (Skilled Level): Progress 93/100 → 95/100]
Only five points away.
At his current pace, with another two to three days of theoretical accumulation and practical verification, he could break through to the proficient level.
Lu Chen closed the book, turned off the light, and went to sleep.
...
The next morning.
Lu Chen arrived at the Nurse Station and took the milk and bread out of the refrigerator.
Today's sticky note had a small fist drawn on it, with the words written next to it: "Keep it up today, ducky!"
Behind the word "ducky," there was also a drawing of an ugly little duck.
Lu Chen looked at it for two seconds, then peeled off the sticky note, folded it neatly, and put it in his pocket.
He didn't even know why he was doing this.
Out of habit, probably.
After the shift handover at 8:00 AM, work in the Red Zone began.
There were a few more patients today than yesterday.
One with Acute Cerebral Infarction, one with gastrointestinal bleeding, and two with trauma.
Lu Chen handled them one by one with extreme efficiency.
The cerebral infarction case was within the Thrombolysis time window; he worked with Zhao Yaqin to quickly complete the pre-Thrombolysis assessment and contacted the Neurology Department to use the Green Channel.
The gastrointestinal bleeding case was a Duodenal Bulb Ulcer; the bleeding wasn't heavy, and after administering Omeprazole, it was temporarily stabilized before being transferred to the Department of Gastroenterology.
Of the two trauma cases, one underwent Debridement and Suturing, and the other was transferred to the Orthopedics Department after fracture fixation.
Every case was providing him with a steady stream of experience points.
Especially the cerebral infarction case, which involved a large amount of knowledge regarding emergency assessment and time window management.
During the process, Lu Chen fully connected the theoretical knowledge he had read before with practical application, and the knowledge framework regarding emergency assessment procedures in his mind became increasingly solid.
At 10:30, a delivery courier arrived at the front desk of the Emergency Department.
"Excuse me, is Dr. Lu Chen here? There's a package."
Meng Yan helped sign for it, then brought it in and handed it to Lu Chen.
"Your delivery."
Lu Chen took it and saw it was sent from the Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine.
He opened the cardboard box, and inside were two copies of the journal.
Brand new, they still carried the scent of ink.
The cover was printed with the large characters of the Chinese Journal of Emergency Medicine, the latest issue.
Lu Chen flipped open the table of contents.
The third article.
Discussion on Ultrasound-Guided Puncture Strategies for Complex Adhesive Pericardial Effusion, Based on Intraoperative Decision Analysis of a Rare Septated Effusion Case.
Authors: Lu Chen, Li Sen.
Affiliation: Emergency Department, Jiangcheng City Central Hospital.
Black ink on white paper, the printing was crisp.
Lu Chen looked at it for a few seconds.
Then he closed the journal and set the two copies aside separately, putting one in his workstation drawer and leaving the other on the side.
The one he set aside was for Shen Xiaoning.
Just then, Zhao Yaqin walked in.
"It's here?"
"It's here."
"Let me see."
Zhao Yaqin picked up the copy from Lu Chen's drawer, found the paper, and read through it carefully.
"It's really well-written. The literature review section is very solid, and the logical analysis of intraoperative decision-making is exceptionally clear. How did you manage to analyze the puncture window for that septated cavity so precisely?"
"Ultrasound exploration combined with empirical judgment."
Zhao Yaqin looked at him.
"You've only had two experiences doing Pericardiocentesis in total, and you call that empirical judgment?"
"Twice is enough."
Zhao Yaqin put the journal back.
"Lu Chen, sometimes I really don't know if you're confident or arrogant."
"Confident."
"Alright then."
Zhao Yaqin smiled, then turned serious.
"The paper is published, which is a solid achievement. From now on, if anyone says you got ahead through connections, you can just slap this journal in their face."
"That's too violent. I'm a civilized person."
"A civilized person becomes a different person once they take a scalpel to the operating table."
Lu Chen didn't argue.
Before leaving, Zhao Yaqin turned back and said one more thing.
"By the way, Director Li is coming to the Red Zone this afternoon. He said he has something to talk to you about in person."
"What is it?"
"He didn't say. You can ask him yourself when he gets here."
At noon, when Shen Xiaoning came over carrying her lunch box, she immediately spotted the journal lying by the workstation.
"Is this the paper?"
"Yes, it's for you."
Shen Xiaoning's eyes lit up instantly.
She set down her lunch box, took the journal with both hands, and opened it carefully.
"Wow, the paper quality is so good, it's so thick."
"Look at the table of contents first."
Shen Xiaoning turned to the contents page and searched line by line.
Then she saw it.
"Lu Chen, Li Sen."
Her finger stopped on that line.
"Dr. Lu, your name is printed on it."
Her voice suddenly became much softer.
Lu Chen glanced at her.
Shen Xiaoning stared at that line of text for a long time with her head down.
Then she looked up.
Her eyes were a bit red.
"Why are you crying?"
"I'm not crying!" Shen Xiaoning blinked hard twice. "I just think it's incredibly amazing. You've been on the job for less than two months and you've already published in a core journal. Do you know how remarkable that is?"
"It's nothing remarkable, it's just a paper."
"It's not just a paper!" Shen Xiaoning's voice grew a bit louder. "This is your achievement. It's the surgery you performed yourself, the paper you wrote yourself, the result you earned yourself. These are all steps you've taken one by one!"
Lu Chen looked at her.
Shen Xiaoning realized her voice was too loud and quickly lowered it.
"I'm just happy for you."
"Thank you."
Shen Xiaoning held the journal to her chest.
"This copy is for me, right?"
"Yes."
"Then can I take it back and treasure it properly?"
"Go ahead and take it."
Shen Xiaoning smiled.
Her two dimples were deep.
"Thank you, Dr. Lu."
"You're welcome. Hurry up and eat."
Shen Xiaoning put the journal in her small bag and then opened her lunch box.
"Today I made Braised Pork Ribs and Garlic Shrimp!"
"Your cooking skills have indeed improved."
"Of course, I practice every night!"
While the two were eating, Meng Yan peeked over from the Nurse Station several times.
Finally, she couldn't help herself and said to the young Nurse next to her.
"When do you think these two will finally get together?"
The young Nurse was also peeking.
"Sister Meng, I think Dr. Lu seems a bit moved, but he doesn't realize it himself."
"He's just a blockhead."
"But such a handsome blockhead."
"What's the use of being handsome if he's a blockhead."