Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1263 - 962: The Middle-Aged Man’s Physical Exam Report_2

Chapter 1263: Chapter 962: The Middle-Aged Man’s Physical Exam Report_2

Yang Ping asked for Xiao Su’s medical record and read every word, whether it was the disease progress notes, nursing records, or various test results, he studied them carefully and only felt at ease after he had finished.

Director Chen Xiaoqiao, who was in charge of Xiao Su’s maternity care, felt tremendous pressure beside him. It wasn’t just her; the entire team felt the weight, as Xiao Su was Yang Ping’s wife, and everyone was afraid of making any mistakes, feeling like every step was under a magnifying glass.

"Professor Yang, Nurse Su has been in pain for two days, if she doesn’t give birth by tomorrow, can we consider artificially rupturing the membranes?"

Director Chen inquired, feeling quite troubled inside. Who could blame her when Yang Ping was a top all-rounder? At Sanbo Hospital, apart from the obstetrics and gynecology department where Yang Ping had not overseen surgery, he had experience in every other department. Director Chen wasn’t sure if this demigod was proficient in obstetrics and gynecology, so it seemed more appropriate to ask, to avoid teaching her grandmother to suck eggs.

The midwife stood next to Director Chen, her face filled with tension and urgency, as if it were her responsibility that Xiao Su’s baby hadn’t come out yet.

’’Yes, if she doesn’t come out by tomorrow, can we consider artificially rupturing the membranes?" the midwife echoed in a low voice.

As an all-knowing deity, how could he not be proficient in the obstetrics? Even if he wasn’t, during the time Xiao Su was pregnant, Yang Ping would have worked hard to study and make himself an expert in obstetrics.

"Let me talk to my son and ask him to stop troubling his mom and come out earlier."

Yang Ping said earnestly, then gestured for Xiao Su to bring her stomach closer so he could have a talk with his son.

The people around him wore puzzled expressions. Could this be real?

Yang Ping pressed his ear against Xiao Su’s belly: "Son, you’re making your mom suffer a lot. Can you come out earlier?"

"Tomorrow at nine o’clock? Nine o’clock won’t work; you have to be reasonable. Let’s both take a step back, how about six o’clock, is six okay? Okay, then six it is."

Yang Ping turned to Director Chen and said, "He said he’ll come out at six. Knowing my son’s character, he shouldn’t lie, so he’ll definitely come out at six."

Yang Ping wasn’t just talking through his hat; he based his prediction on the uterine contraction situation record in the medical history, and his deduction was very likely accurate.

"Six o’clock? I doubt it." Director Chen felt without inducing labor, the baby might not arrive by that time. Not to mention six in the morning; she’d consider it quick if the baby came out by six in the afternoon given the current circumstances.

Yang Ping chuckled: "I’m his dad; he has to listen to me. We agreed on six o’clock, so he definitely won’t go back on his word."

Director Chen was confused—is Professor Yang serious or not? He seemed earnest in communicating with the fetus, even specifying the exact time of six o’clock.

After leaving the obstetrics ward, Yang Ping remembered he had a consultation in the surgery department. The patient was a provincial-level official named Liao Hongsheng, who had found a nodule in his chest during a physical examination. This official was very anxious, although Yang Ping had already seen his CT scan and thought it was likely benign, with very little chance of malignancy, almost negligible. According to medical principles, such nodules could just be monitored regularly without any need for concern.

But as a leader in his prime at just fifty and in the midst of his career ascent, he wanted to be clear about his condition. If he insisted on knowing exactly what was going on, his options were surgery or biopsy. Surgery would be a big undertaking, which the leader was unwilling to undergo, so he preferred a biopsy. However, the nodule was too small, and without a very high level of skill, a biopsy would be impossible, with location being the problem.

Thus, they had to seek out Yang Ping. Arriving at the surgery department, Yang Ping exchanged pleasantries with the head of the department, had a couple of sips of tea, and then met with the leader in the Meeting Room.

’’Professor Yang, hello, sorry to trouble you." Director Liao was very polite and humble as he shook Yang Ping’s hand.

Yang Ping shook his hand in a perfunctory manner: "No need for formalities; it’s part of my job."

Director Liao sat down, "Professor Yang, in your opinion, is there a high likelihood that this nodule is malignant?"

Director Liao had already asked this question countless times to other doctors, but this was the first time he posed it face to face with Yang Ping. Before this, Yang Ping had not met him, and he had communicated his assessment of the scans through the Director of Surgery at the Overseas Chinese Building, and through his proxy, Song Zimo.

Today he was just stopping by to see his wife, so he took the opportunity to speak with him. Usually, there was no time for such a personal visit, so Director Liao was quite fortunate.

Director Liao cherished this chance and tried to appear humble and modest while grasping the opportunity, showing the quality that he ought to possess.

Yang Ping thought for a moment and responded very decisively, with no equivocation, "The likelihood of it being malignant is minuscule. Based on the imaging, all signs point to benign."

"In that case, I have decided to go ahead with a biopsy to obtain a pathological diagnosis, what do you think?" the leader always had a modest demeanor.

Yang Ping was taken aback. If he believed the nodule was benign, shouldn’t all invasive tests be abandoned? A routine follow-up would suffice, and a reevaluation would only be needed if there was noticeable growth; if not, continued observation would be adequate.

But the leader’s thought process was different; it was crystal clear. If Yang Ping was uncertain about the nature of the nodule, the leader wouldn’t dare go for the biopsy and would have to temporize. Now that Yang Ping was very confident in the nature of the nodule, the fact that it couldn’t be confirmed with 100% certainty was merely a theoretical or procedural matter, and the leader could accurately grasp the meaning from Yang Ping’s tone.

Since Yang Ping was confident, the leader wanted to secure a final diagnosis of benign, which was extremely important as it could impact his career prospects.

An equivocal finding versus one that has been confirmed not to affect health carries different implications.

"The nodule is very small, only 5 millimeters in diameter; theoretically, the biopsy would be quite challenging," Yang Ping informed the leader.

The leader smiled and said, "That’s why I need to trouble Professor Yang with this matter."

"It’s hardly any trouble; it’s just unnecessary. If you insist on a biopsy, I can try, but I can’t guarantee with 100% certainty that it will hit the mark. I have about an 80% success rate, with a 20% chance of failure," Yang Ping couldn’t make absolute promises—clinical matters were never certain.

"Then I’ll trouble Professor Yang," the leader was very happy inside, feeling a weight lift off his heart.

Because he had also inquired, in Professor Yang’s view, even the most assured surgeries had only an 80% guarantee. In reality, 80% was virtually the same as 100%. With Professor Yang’s 80% assurance, the leader had a good sense of security, allowing him some peace of mind.

"Actually, there is nothing to worry about; at this age, it’s common for health screenings to reveal some dissatisfaction," Yang Ping reassured the leader.

Health exams for middle-aged people are indeed tricky. Without screening, some issues may not be discovered early. With it, given the current lifestyle, it’s easy for a middle-aged person’s health report to flag a host of abnormalities, such as liver function abnormalities, elevated blood lipids, high uric acid, high blood sugar, high blood pressure, thyroid nodules, lung nodules, intestinal polyps, etc.—it’s easy for the report to hit on one or more of these.

Those who are hit with such abnormal indicators and have a good mentality manage well but those who don’t can easily become anxious, experiencing days of poor eating and sleeping. After all, when young, everything was fine, but now seeing so many arrows on the health report can cause some concern, especially the dreaded nodules which can be quite frightening.

Director Liao’s situation was not easy; after years of hard work and finally being on the brink of promotion, such a nodule appeared on his health report, and its nature was not clear. This not only troubled him personally but could also potentially impact his career.

Health is highly valued within the system, as a healthy body is considered essential for revolution. A person in poor health is naturally unlikely to serve the people in a significant position, so a health screening report sometimes can influence one’s future.

Now, with the lung nodule not yet classified, it’s easy for others to speculate, which could somewhat affect career prospects. However, if this nodule could ultimately be confirmed as benign, then the matter would be clear and not really count for much.