Gu Jingtian naturally took over the arrangement, smiling as he addressed the crowd. "Everyone, let’s do this: each hospital present may send one representative. We have no choice. Our young divine doctor needs to treat the patient, and too many people might interfere with the treatment."
Even with this limit, there were six hospitals present, meaning six doctors would follow Zhu Yanyi. Adding Dr. Yang, whom Zhu Yanyi had personally selected, she would be supervising seven people in total.
Zhu Yanyi did not mind. She relied on her own medical skills to save lives. Whether those beside her could learn depended entirely on their own comprehension.
"The patient is Zhou Meixiang, from Bingcheng City, currently fifty-six years old. From what we know, her health has been poor since the year before last. She came to the Capital Hospital because her son works here and brought her widowed mother to care for her. She was admitted after fainting."
If these doctors were not there to learn, Zhu Yanyi would not have explained so clearly. She already understood the situation perfectly well.
Zhu Yanyi scanned the group. "From her pulse, I judged that she overworked in her youth, causing liver damage. Her constitution was strong then, so she ignored minor ailments. Now that she is older, all these problems have surfaced."
She handed a stack of documents to the group. "These are the data from the body scanner and blood tests. You may review them."
Zhu Yanyi smiled and gestured for them to look at the files. She did not need to read them, but these people did. It would help them assess the condition.
"The tumor on the liver has swollen. If it progresses further, it may rupture, which would mark the late stage," Dr. Yang stated.
Zhu Yanyi nodded in agreement. "This data from various tests confirms my pulse diagnosis: mid-stage liver cancer, approaching the late stage, but not yet there. My diagnosis was correct."
"Little Divine Doctor, did you not look at this data?" asked the representative from the Third Hospital.
Zhu Yanyi smiled calmly. "For some illnesses, waiting for data can cause trouble."
Seeing the doctors’ confused expressions, she continued. "If you do not understand, let me put it this way: if a patient is in critical condition and needs treatment, what is the use of just waiting for data?
You have all heard the saying that saving a life is like putting out a fire. If a patient has an acute condition, and we delay treatment because we are waiting for data, missing the best time to act, then we are not doctors. We are killers."
She wanted everyone present to understand one thing: machines were only aids, not the primary tool.
The seven doctors present were slightly stunned, as if they had just realized something.
Zhu Yanyi continued. "As doctors, your skills must be excellent and distinctive. Medical equipment is merely an assistant to help us judge more accurately.
If we rely entirely on machines for judgment, then we are not doctors. The medical equipment checking the patients would be the doctors. Do you understand?"
Now, all seven present understood completely. Zhu Yanyi was clearly guiding them, telling them that a true doctor needs solid medical skills and cannot rely solely on medical equipment.
Seeing they understood, Zhu Yanyi nodded satisfactorily.
"After taking Zhou Meixiang’s pulse, I already determined she has liver cancer, and it is in the mid-to-late stage, one step away from the late stage. Therefore, I know how to handle it initially. I will use acupuncture to temporarily seal the spread of these cancer cells, and then begin patient treatment."
She paused. "I do not require you to achieve the same result through pulse-taking as I do. At the very least, you must be able to determine she has liver cancer. Or, at the minimum, confirm there is a liver issue. Then, control the liver condition first, before using the body scanner and blood tests for other auxiliary work to strengthen your diagnosis."
"Little Divine Doctor, we understand," said the representative from the Military Hospital. "We should not rely only on machines. More importantly, our medical skills are the foundation of our profession."
"That is exactly the point," Zhu Yanyi nodded, a pleased smile appearing on her face.
"I gathered you today to explain this and show you the data so you understand the patient. As for how you can determine a patient’s cause of illness, you must strive for that yourselves. After all, everyone’s learning path in medicine is different."
All seven present understood this and nodded. Indeed, although they had not all seen Zhu Yanyi treat patients, they had heard of her methods.
Basically, she would treat immediately after taking the pulse, using acupuncture or medicine. She rarely used instruments to check patients. Usually, she would only have them checked after they recovered, to reassure the patients.
By giving them the data and scanner images now, she was only helping them understand the patient’s condition. In a way, this delayed Zhu Yanyi’s treatment process.
"Alright, I will now take you to see the patient." Zhu Yanyi walked in front, with the other seven doctors following behind.
Because Zhou Meixiang was a liver cancer patient and Zhu Yanyi’s patient, she had been given a private ward.
When Zhu Yanyi and the others entered, Zhou Meixiang’s son, Yan Qiang—the man who had carried her in—was feeding her water.
Seeing Zhu Yanyi and the group enter, Yan Qiang stood up quickly. "Hello, Little Divine Doctor."
Zhu Yanyi nodded slightly, then first took Zhou Meixiang’s pulse. "Yesterday’s acupuncture has stabilized your cancer cells. To put it simply, it is like pressing the pause button on a tape recorder, pausing its ability to spread.
However, this does not mean your illness is cured. The disease still requires treatment to heal."
Zhou Meixiang did not fully understand, but she grasped the main point: her condition was treatable. "Little Divine Doctor, please proceed. I trust you."
As an old woman, how could she not believe? Most importantly, she knew the one treating her was the Little Divine Doctor. She understood one thing: as long as the Little Divine Doctor was there, she did not need to worry about dying.
Furthermore, her son had told her that the Little Divine Doctor did not charge hospital fees. Thinking of this, she felt she had struck great luck, so she trusted Zhu Yanyi completely.
In fact, she truly had struck great luck. Opportunities to receive treatment from Zhu Yanyi were indeed rare.
"Today, I will first remove some bad cells from the blood affected by your liver." After speaking, Zhu Yanyi opened the medical box beside her and began treating with silver needles.