Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

A group of people were talking when Chen Yang's cell phone rang. The call was from Gan Xinping.

"Xiao Chen, I heard you're back?"

"Yes, I came back yesterday and am in the hospital now. Director Gan, is there anything I can do for you?" Chen Yang asked with a smile.

"I'm glad you're back. If you're not busy, come to the emergency department right away." Gan Xinping's tone sounded obviously relieved.

"Is there any emergency?" Chen Yang asked.

"Neonatal tetanus." Gan Xinping said, "The child is now feverish, refuses to eat, has convulsions in his limbs, and is foaming at the mouth."

"Okay, I'll be right over."

As Chen Yang was talking, he stood up and said to Zeng Yunhui and the others, "There is a child in the emergency department. I'll go over there. You guys eat first."

As he spoke, Chen Yang hurriedly walked out of the cafeteria.

Zeng Yunhui: "..."

Watching Chen Yang leaving in a hurry, Zeng Yunhui was a little dazed again, as if someone had pressed the pause button. After a while, he looked at Liu Xi and said, "Why do I feel that Chen Yang doesn't look like a trainee, but rather like a firefighter in your hospital? Will your hospital be unable to operate without Chen Yang?"

No wonder Zeng Yunhui had such an idea.

Chen Yang is clearly a doctor at Jialin County Hospital. He is currently studying at Fenghai Central Hospital, but he has become the leader of the hepatobiliary surgery prognosis medical team.

Chen Yang had just returned from Jinjiang City yesterday, but the emergency department called Chen Yang today.

It was as if the entire hospital couldn't do without Chen Yang.

For such a large tertiary hospital, had it been closed and not accepting any patients before Chen Yang came?

"Senior Zeng, you are right to have this illusion." Liu Xi said with a smile: "If I hadn't been in this hospital all the time, I might have had this illusion too."

Wen Manlu couldn't help laughing at that moment, and Yao Xinting also covered her mouth and laughed. The conversation between these two was simply too interesting.

"Have you finished eating? If you've finished eating, let's go and see what's going on." Liu Xi asked.

If it weren't for Wen Manlu, Zeng Yunhui and the other two, Liu Xi would have followed Chen Yang just now. After all, he still had to entertain guests and couldn't just abandon them and leave.

"Let's stop eating and go take a look." Zeng Yunhui stood up and said immediately.

Chen Yang went to the emergency department in such a hurry, it was obvious that there was some critically ill patient. Zeng Yunhui had no mood to eat at this moment.

Fenghai Central Hospital is a Grade 3A hospital after all. The call just now was obviously from the director of the emergency department. Since Chen Yang could get the director of the emergency department to call, one can imagine his status in Fenghai Central Hospital.

"Xiao Chen."

Chen Yang rushed to the emergency department and Gan Xinping was waiting at the door of the emergency room.

"Director Gan."

As Chen Yang was talking, he and Gan Xinping entered the emergency room. Inside the room, doctors and nurses were taking care of the child. The child's father and grandmother were also there, looking anxious.

Before entering the emergency room, Chen Yang could hear the crying of a baby inside.

"Newborn, today is six days after birth."

Gan Xinping said to Chen Yang: "He started to have a fever during lunch, and soon he started to have convulsions and foam at the mouth."

Neonatal tetanus is an acute and severe infectious disease characterized by clenched jaws and systemic muscle rigidity and spasm caused by Clostridium tetani invading the umbilicus and producing toxins.

Neonatal tetanus is generally caused by infection due to lack of attention during umbilical cord disinfection. The incubation period is 4-7 days. It often occurs 4 to 7 days after the child is born, so it is also called "four-six wind", "umbilical wind" and "seven-day wind".

While Gan Xinping was talking to Chen Yang, Liu Xi, Zeng Yunhui and others also arrived, but after coming in they just stood quietly by the side. Chen Yang had already started examining the child.

Chen Yang held the child's wrist and felt his pulse with his thumb, while also observing his condition.

Each convulsion of the child lasts about one to two minutes. After a short break, the convulsion will recur.

"50 grams of cicada molt, 5 silkworms, 4 scorpions, centipede..."

Chen Yang loosened his wrist and began to read the prescription. A doctor next to him hurriedly took out a folder to record it.

"Boil it in water twice, each time for one hour. Mix and concentrate the medicine to 150 ml. Take it once in the morning and once in the afternoon. If you have convulsions and cannot take the medicine, you can use nasogastric feeding instead." Chen Yang continued.

"Doctor Chen, I've written down everything. Can you see if there's anything I missed?" The attending physician next to him handed the folder to Chen Yang.

"No problem, go get the medicine."

Chen Yang picked up the pen, signed his name, and then said to the attending physician.

"Silver Needle."

After saying that, Chen Yang shouted again, and the nurse beside him hurried to prepare the silver needles. Soon, the nurse came in pushing an equipment cart with the sterilized silver needles on it.

Chen Yang picked up the silver needle and began to give acupuncture to the child.

The waiting time for the medicine just now is quite long, so Chen Yang needs to use acupuncture to relieve the symptoms and reduce the child's convulsions first, otherwise, the child's life will be in danger.

After about fifteen minutes of Chen Yang's acupuncture, the child's convulsions began to ease.

Chen Yang left the needle in for half an hour until the silver needle was removed. After a while, the medicine was delivered.

A nurse was feeding the child medicine, while Gan Xinping asked Chen Yang: "Xiao Chen, what do you think of this prescription?"

"Cicada slough tastes sweet and salty, and is cool in nature. It has the effects of dispersing wind-heat, relieving sore throat and opening voice, clearing rashes, improving eyesight and removing cataracts, and calming wind and stopping convulsions."

Chen Yang explained: "In clinical practice, no matter what the cause of convulsions is, adding cicada slough to the prescription has a very good therapeutic effect."

After a pause, Chen Yang continued, "Moreover, cicada shells have mild medicinal properties, and are also very good for newborns. They are not like other medicines, which have strong medicinal properties."

"I knew that no matter what the situation, Xiao Chen, you can be relied on." Gan Xinping said with a smile.

Zeng Yunhui: "..."

From what Gan Xinping said, it was definitely not the first time that Chen Yang had solved this kind of problem in the emergency department. Gan Xinping, the director of the emergency department, was after all a chief physician. If he had not been completely conquered by Chen Yang, he would certainly not have said such a thing.

"Director Gan, please stop praising me." Chen Yang smiled.

"Oh, there are a few more young talents?"

Gan Xinping then noticed Zeng Yunhui and Wen Manlu and asked Liu Xi with a smile, "Are you new to the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine?"

"No, they are all Chen Yang's friends. This one is Chen Yang's girlfriend." Liu Xi said to Gan Xinping with a smile.

"They are a talented man and a beautiful woman, they are truly a match made in heaven." Gan Xinping said with a smile.

Zeng Yunhui: "..."

He really wanted to ask Gan Xinping, what was so great about Chen Yang and Wen Manlu's perfect match?

Chen Yang's appearance is not ugly, he is even a little handsome, but appearance also depends on who you compare him with. When compared with Wen Manlu, Zeng Yunhui doesn't think Chen Yang is worthy of Wen Manlu. He is just about...