Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1230 - 949: Cruel Diagnostic Methods_3

Chapter 1230: Chapter 949: Cruel Diagnostic Methods_3

Professor Cao thought for a moment, "Isn’t this a dead end? How could this happen? These images are so clear, can’t they be taken as evidence?"

"It’s not that it’s not possible, but only occupational disease prevention institutes can issue such diagnosis. Other hospitals aren’t qualified," Xiao Wu knew more about this area.

Professor Cao said angrily, "How can such obvious matters be so complicated? The hospitals that can diagnose don’t have the qualification, and those with the qualification aren’t willing to diagnose, is that what you mean?"

Xiao Wu nodded, "That’s what I think. It involves interests, it’s very complex, it’s no longer about medicine."

Xiao Wu felt sympathy for the patient. Now only in his thirties and already in this condition, looking at him, it seems he won’t live much longer if he doesn’t get a lung transplant. What could be done? You can’t just watch a patient helplessly struggle like this.

Professor Cao couldn’t dwell on this issue for too long, so he said:

"Do this, wait outside for a bit, take a rest. I’ll see the other patients waiting in line. Indeed, our hospital is not qualified to diagnose occupational diseases. No matter how big the hospital is, it’s not related to the size. Even hospitals bigger than ours don’t have the qualification. Usually, only local occupational disease prevention institutes are qualified. You wait outside, and I’ll see if I can think of a solution later."

"Thank you, thank you so much. I am very grateful for your help," the patient said cautiously, as if timid, afraid that offending someone might bring his affairs to naught.

He politely got up to collect his medical documents. Graduate student Xiao Wu immediately helped him gather his materials, and the patient walked out with his bag.

"This X-ray is so obviously pneumoconiosis, why won’t they diagnose it? They insist the factory provides the documents?" Professor Cao took a sip of water and rested for a moment.

Xiao Wu said, "It’s like asking the suspect to provide evidence of their own crime. Without the evidence of the crime, they can’t be convicted, which suspect would actively provide evidence against themselves?"

"So, are the doctors here just for show? With such clear indications, whether symptoms, medical history, or X-rays, CT scans laid out here, why can’t they make a diagnosis?" Professor Cao was so angry he wanted to curse.

"My uncle is a doctor at our local occupational disease prevention institute, and I’ve heard some information. It’s complicated, and how should I put it, it ultimately comes down to interests. As a manufacturer, they definitely don’t want to compensate. Each compensation could be hundreds of thousands, and certainly not just one patient is affected. In small places where factories can operate, all sorts of connections are well established. You know what’s going on, everyone understands. Professor Cao, I think this patient is really pitiable. Can we think of a way to help him?"

Xiao Wu was very sympathetic.

Professor Cao paused and then said, "Let’s see the patients behind first, and we’ll discuss how to deal with this later. Go out and tell him not to leave."

Xiao Wu, hearing that Professor Cao was willing to help, immediately went out to greet the patient, making sure he wouldn’t wander off.

When he returned, Professor Cao said with a furrowed brow, "I just asked Director Wan of the respiratory department. Aside from hospitals qualified in occupational disease making a diagnosis based on images and medical history, regular hospitals can only perform a pathological examination after pulmonary lobectomy, meaning a pathological diagnosis can only be made under two circumstances—postmortem autopsy or after resection of a lung lobe in surgery."

"So if the factory won’t provide proof and the occupational disease prevention institute won’t make the diagnosis, he would have to get a diagnosis by either killing himself or going under the knife on the operating table?"

Xiao Wu’s eyes widened in shock.

"That’s the way it is."

Xiao Wu shivered at the thought. This—it was quite cruel.