Surgery Godfather
Chapter 1315 - 996: Confidence Is Strength

Chapter 1315: Chapter 996: Confidence Is Strength

"Professor, Doctor Wen was really hit hard this time. Should we go see him and offer some humanitarian comfort?"

Song Zimo had seen Wen Ruzheng several times, and his expression was very wooden, which seemed to indicate a significant shock.

"Don’t worry, a person who dares to streak wouldn’t be defeated so easily. Each setback only makes him stronger. In a few days, he’ll be jumping around again."

Yang Ping knew Wen Ruzheng’s personality; he was very strong in his professional knowledge and possessed a rare kind of arrogance, which is not necessarily a bad thing in academia. Arrogance is about having supreme self-respect and confidence in one’s academic level. Wen Ruzheng was like a cockroach that couldn’t be squashed. After this incident, he would likely work even harder. With Yang Ping as his sparring partner, and his indomitable spirit, he was bound to become a world-leading pathologist.

It’s just like playing chess; the sparring partner is a top-level rider, persistent and unwavering, and through persistent training, one naturally reaches a world-class level.

"Let’s not worry about Wen Ruzheng. Bring up the medical case of the Kastleman disease patient from the oncology department. This case is rare and would be educational for everyone." Yang Ping didn’t plan to waste too much time on Wen Ruzheng, confident that someone capable of streaking would certainly not jump off a building.

Song Zimo pulled up Fu Xiaotao’s medical history, and everyone gathered around the computer to start learning. The casual, mini-lectures that utilized bits of spare time were very effective. Little by little, they actually learned more than they would during the fixed weekly lectures.

To make these casual mini-lectures convenient, the doctors’ office was equipped with a large, high-definition computer screen so that everyone didn’t have to strain their eyes looking at smaller screens.

Once the medical records were pulled up, everyone started looking at them around the screen. Some, in an attempt to be lazy, even brought out the iFlytek tool specifically for recording meetings, so they could avoid the arduous task of taking notes by hand.

Fu Xiaotao started receiving treatment with tocilizumab. The mechanism of this drug is based on the interleukin-6 disease model. Yang Ping had never treated patients with this before and the literature on this disease was scarce, making it hard to predict the treatment effect of the drug. If the interleukin-6 disease model is correct, then tocilizumab should be effective. Whether it works, time will tell.

"He’s been relying on large doses of corticosteroids to relieve symptoms several times. When there are no other options, we turn to steroids. Steroids really are our magic cure," remarked a Standardized Training Student. Throughout the entire medical history, what caught his eye was the repeated effective use of high doses of steroids.

The casual mini-lectures aren’t like formal lectures; everyone can engage in discussions very relaxingly in any manner, with Yang Ping or Song Zimo summarizing at the end. During the summary, they systematically explain the medical case.

"You don’t know this, but many doctors in clinics become miracle workers with steroids. If you can use steroids flexibly, you can treat many diseases," another Standardized Training Student also showed great interest in steroids.

"My nephew had a fever due to an acute upper respiratory infection. At the provincial children’s hospital, I managed to get a specialist appointment through connections. The specialist said there was no need for antipyretics and told us to just drink more water and wait for it to improve naturally. My aunt called it nonsense from a ’quack doctor;’ if antipyretics were not necessary, he wouldn’t say they weren’t. She took the kid to a very famous clinic where the doctor administered an IV and the fever subsided immediately, and the child slept through the night without any fuss. My aunt said that the doctor was truly skilled. Later, I went to that clinic to learn their methods, thinking I might meet some folk sage, but when I secretly visited the pharmacy room, I found they were just administering the cheapest dexamethasone phosphate. The clinic had people queued up for infusions," another Graduate Student joined in the discussion on steroids.

The discussion on Kastleman disease started with steroids, which seemed to particularly intrigue everyone. Each person had their own insights on Second Ball.

"My grandmother has rheumatoid arthritis and strictly avoids Western medicine. Someone referred her to a hereditary master who treats rheumatoid arthritis. He uses a type of herbal powder which, to keep the recipe secret, he grinds into powder. After using it for a while, all the typical signs of steroids consumption like weight gain and ’moon face’ appeared. My uncles praised the treatment saying not only did her pain ease, but her complexion became rosy and she recently gained quite a bit of weight. I found it strange, so I took some of the powder for a chemical analysis and it contained a lot of corticosteroids. The doctor advertises this two thousand yuan treatment course as pure herbal medicine," disclosed a Doctor sharing his experience with low-quality steroids.

Doctor Zhao Wenbo angrily said, "Traditional Chinese medicine is getting a bad reputation because of these charlatans. They’re literally conducting a bait-and-switch operation."

"Exactly!" Li Guodong agreed, the two rarely united on the issue of Traditional Chinese medicine.

"True practitioners of Traditional Chinese medicine are low-key and never engage in scams. They quietly guard the bastion of our national traditional medicine. However, these charlatans misuse the name of Traditional Chinese medicine to deceive others. Several old Professors at Nandu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine are very skilled. One of them is particularly adept at treating children’s coughs. My daughter had been coughing for over a year, and we saw many Western doctors to no avail. Finally, under this professor’s care and two weeks of Traditional Chinese medicine, she recovered completely and has not had a relapse. So, the efficacy of Traditional Chinese medicine really depends on the practitioner. True masters of this medicine exist, but they are few," another Graduate Student shared his personal experience.

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