173: Chapter 173 Can't you just accept someone's praise?
Lu Chen closed the system panel and picked up the Emergency Medicine Textbook.
Page 348, Systematic Assessment and Management Process for Polytrauma.
He continued reading.
3:00 PM.
A young patient with acute myocarditis arrived in the Red Zone. Lu Chen assisted Zhao Yaqin in completing the initial assessment and treatment before transferring the patient to the Cardiology Department for admission.
5:10 PM.
A patient who suffered an electric shock at a construction site was brought in by the 120 ambulance.
With arrhythmia and multiple electrical burns across the body, Lu Chen led the Electrocardiogram monitoring and wound treatment, transferring the patient to the ICU after stabilization.
6:30 PM.
Another car accident case: an open fracture of the right tibia combined with a popliteal artery injury.
In the Emergency Operating Room, Lu Chen completed the temporary fixation of the fracture and the Vascular Anastomosis repair in 55 minutes.
Then, he transferred the patient to the Orthopedics Department for subsequent internal fixation surgery.
This surgery utilized the God-level Vascular Anastomosis he had just broken through to.
It really felt different from the perfect level.
The sensitivity of his fingertips to the vessel wall was more precise; he could judge the thickness and elasticity of every layer of tissue in real-time.
There was no need to hesitate regarding the angle and depth of the needle insertion; the entire process was smooth and fluid.
When the surgery ended, Zhao Yaqin stood by and watched for a long time.
"Your Vascular Anastomosis has improved again."
"Mm."
"What do you mean by 'Mm'? Do you know that if the video of the anastomosis quality from your surgery just now were released, the old experts in the Department of Vascular Surgery wouldn't be able to sit still?"
"I won't release it."
"I didn't say I wanted you to release it."
Zhao Yaqin pushed up her glasses.
"I'm reminding you that your current level of Vascular Anastomosis has reached an absurd degree. If you continue to improve at this speed, it won't be long before you are the top in the province in this regard."
"Still a long way to go."
"Can't you just accept a compliment from others?"
"Thank you, Sister Zhao."
"That's not what I wanted to hear."
Zhao Yaqin shook her head helplessly and went to write the surgical notes.
...
7:00 PM.
Shen Xiaoning appeared in the Red Zone carrying a thermal lunch box.
"Dr. Lu, dinner! Today it's pickled fish and twice-cooked pork with garlic sprouts!"
"You cooked three meals today?"
"Mm, breakfast, lunch, and dinner, the whole set."
"Aren't you tired?"
"Not tired at all. I don't feel tired at all cooking for you."
After saying this, Shen Xiaoning realized she had been too blunt, and her face turned red immediately.
"I mean, the act of cooking itself isn't tiring, it has nothing to do with who it's for."
"Mm."
"Why are you saying 'Mm' again?"
"Because everything you say is right."
Shen Xiaoning glared at him, then couldn't help but laugh.
"Eat your food."
Lu Chen opened the thermal box.
The pickled fish tasted authentic; the fish slices were tender and smooth, and the acidity of the pickled vegetables was controlled just right.
The twice-cooked pork was also good; the garlic sprouts were neatly cut, and the pork slices were seared to a fragrant finish.
"Delicious."
"You only ever say 'delicious'. Can you change your adjective?"
"Very delicious."
"Does that count as changing it?"
"Very, very delicious."
Shen Xiaoning was amused to the point of anger.
"Alright, alright, I won't argue with you. Eat slowly."
After Lu Chen finished dinner, Shen Xiaoning took away the thermal box.
Before leaving, she urged him once more.
"Sleep before twelve tonight."
"Mm."
"Promise?"
"Promise."
"Good, then good night."
"Are you pre-paying the good night again?"
Shen Xiaoning smiled without answering and ran away.
Her ponytail swayed twice under the corridor lights.
Lu Chen withdrew his gaze and sat down to continue writing medical records.
...
9:00 PM.
The Red Zone quieted down.
Lu Chen finished writing all the medical records and opened the Emergency Medicine Textbook again.
He read from page 350 to page 360.
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (proficient level): Progress 7/100 → 8/100]
It went up by one point.
It was increasing every day; although slow, it was continuous and stable.
He closed the book and leaned back in his chair, closing his eyes for a while.
He ran through all of today's procedures in his mind.
The removal of the lightbulb candy.
The removal of the contact lens.
The treatment of the electric shock injury.
The anastomosis of the popliteal artery.
Every procedure had points that could be summarized.
For the lightbulb candy, the key was finding the correct rotation angle after relieving muscle spasms.
Utilizing the anatomical structural characteristics of the temporomandibular joint to increase the opening degree, no brute force was required.
For the contact lens, the key was detailed medical history inquiry and the precision of Palpation.
If he hadn't asked her about the experience of losing a contact lens while playing badminton at age fourteen, it would have been hard to think in that direction based solely on the examination.
For the electric shock injury, the treatment of arrhythmia required continuous observation under Electrocardiogram monitoring; he couldn't draw conclusions just by looking at the initial Electrocardiogram.
For the popliteal artery, the quality of the end-to-end anastomosis had indeed improved by a grade under the blessing of the God-level skill; the patency rate and alignment precision of the anastomosis were significantly better than before.
Summary complete.
Lu Chen opened his eyes and picked up his phone.
A message from Director Li Sen.
[Director Li Sen: The surgery today went very well, Zhao Yaqin told me.]
[Director Li Sen: Also, I have something to tell you.]
[Director Li Sen: About that lightbulb candy incident, a family member in the Green Zone filmed a video and posted it online, and it went viral again.]
[Lu Chen: What?]
[Director Li Sen: It's the process of you removing the lightbulb candy for that kid; it was all filmed. The caption is 'Handsome doctor removes lightbulb candy by hand, handsome to the point of breaking the rules'.]
[Lu Chen: ...]
[Director Li Sen: It already has over two million views.]
[Lu Chen: I didn't ask him to film it.]
[Director Li Sen: I know you didn't ask him to film it, but your popularity is what it is now. People recognize you when you appear in the Green Zone. Be careful in the future and try to avoid being filmed in unnecessary situations.]
[Lu Chen: Understood, Director Li.]
[Director Li Sen: There is one more piece of good news.]
[Lu Chen: What good news?]
[Director Li Sen: Your application for the Youth Talent Program has been approved. Starting next month, you will have a monthly allowance of two thousand yuan, plus fifty thousand yuan in research funding.]
Lu Chen's eyes lit up.
Two thousand yuan per month.
Adding the basic salary and performance bonus of a Resident Physician, plus this allowance, his monthly income was already quite substantial.
He could speed up savings for the Orphanage's renovation costs.
[Lu Chen: Thank you, Director Li.]
[Director Li Sen: Don't thank me, thank President Zeng. He helped you push for it. Just achieve more results in the future and don't let him down.]
[Lu Chen: Understood.]
[Director Li Sen: Sleep early.]
[Lu Chen: Okay.]
...
Lu Chen put down his phone and read for a while longer.
11:20 PM.
He closed the textbook, preparing to rest.
The phone vibrated a few times at the end.
A message from Shen Xiaoning.
[Xiao Ning: Dr. Lu, are you asleep?]
[Xiao Ning: I bet you aren't asleep yet, but you should be soon, right?]
[Xiao Ning: I saw your lightbulb candy video today! So amazing! That kid's expression was too funny, hahahaha!]
[Xiao Ning: By the way, I want to try making century egg and lean meat porridge tomorrow morning. What do you think?]
[Xiao Ning: Also, also, I sent two sets of stationery to Xiao Douzi and Xiao Luobo at the Orphanage today. I used the address you showed me last time; it should arrive the day after tomorrow.]
Lu Chen looked at the last message and paused.
He hadn't asked her to send things to the children at the Orphanage.
She had thought of it herself.
Lu Chen replied to a few messages.
[Lu Chen: Not asleep yet.]
[Lu Chen: Century egg and lean meat porridge is fine.]
[Lu Chen: About the stationery, thank you.]
[Lu Chen: I'm preparing to sleep.]
Shen Xiaoning's reply was, as usual, instant.
[Xiao Ning: No need to thank me. Xiao Douzi said he wanted a new pencil case during the last video call, so I just bought it.]
[Xiao Ning: Then go to sleep quickly! Tomorrow is another busy day!]
[Xiao Ning: Good night, Dr. Lu!]
[Xiao Ning: You worked hard today.]
[Lu Chen: Good night.]
Then he placed his phone face down on the table and lay down.
Today was also a fulfilling day.
...
Lu Chen closed his eyes.
He fell asleep a dozen seconds later.
The system panel automatically started today's settlement after he fell asleep.
[Settling system...]
[Today's skill experience points settlement]
[Basic Surgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 96/100 → 97/100]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics (proficient level): Progress 78/100 → 79/100]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (proficient level): Progress 7/100 → 9/100]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 63/100 → 64/100]
[Comprehensive Trauma First Aid (perfect level): Progress 49/100 → 51/100]
[Ultrasound-Guided Puncture (Master Level): Progress 83/100 → 84/100]
[Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Master Level): Progress 18/100 → 19/100]
[Today's gratitude points settlement]
[Green Zone lightbulb candy foreign body removal: +9]
[Green Zone eyelid foreign body removal (contact lens, 28 years): +15]
[Acute myocarditis treatment: +12]
[Electric shock injury treatment: +18]
[Popliteal artery anastomosis repair surgery: +52]
[Other daily outpatient visits accumulated: +21]
[Total gratitude points obtained today: +127]
[Current total gratitude points: 1152 points]
[Available lottery chances: 1 time]
[Skill panel update complete]
[Suturing (God-level! Reached the limit!)]
[God-level Hepatic Artery Anastomosis (God-level! Reached the limit!)]
[Vascular Anastomosis (God-level! Reached the limit!)]
[Basic Surgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 97/100]
[Internal Medicine Diagnostics (proficient level): Progress 79/100]
[Manual Hemostasis (Master Level): Progress 75/100]
[Laparoscopic Appendectomy (Master Level): Progress 96/100]
[Basic Theory of Emergency Medicine (proficient level): Progress 9/100]
[Tracheal Intubation (Master Level): Progress 64/100]
[Closed Thoracic Drainage (perfect level): Progress 47/100]
[Comprehensive Trauma First Aid (perfect level): Progress 51/100]
[Ultrasound-Guided Puncture (Master Level): Progress 84/100]
[Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (Master Level): Progress 19/100]
[Living Donor Liver Transplantation (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
[Basic Hepatobiliary Surgery (Skilled Level): Progress 67/100]
[Basic Neurosurgical Operations (Master Level): Progress 0/100]
[Current total gratitude points: 1152 points]
[Available lottery chances: 1 time]
[Title column]
[Currently equipped: enemy of yama (Junior), newcomer: surgical blade, one needle to settle the world, First Step into the Academic Hall, Amazing the World with a Single Feat, Dual Hands, Mentor Aura (Junior)]