Chapter 166: Viral Meningitis
In the next few days, Tao Le followed Cao Ying almost every step of the way, learning from her.
Dr. Cao was very satisfied with her. This little girl is studious and smart, and she knows everything thoroughly.
Sometimes she deliberately let go and let Tao Le come to consult and judge, and she did it meticulously every time, without a trace of mistakes, which was particularly reassuring.
It's a pity that these are all other people's children. Doctor Cao sighed in his heart, if the uncompetitive son of his family could catch up with one-tenth of Dr. Tao, he wouldn't be able to mix up with the current bear.
While she was thinking about it, she got a phone call from the emergency department asking her to come to a consultation.
"I'll leave it to you first." She explained to Tao Le and left in a hurry.
For Xiao Tao, she has nothing to worry about.
Tao Le logged into his own system, replaced the visiting physician with himself, and then began to continue to call the number.
The patient was an eight- or nine-year-old girl who sat there honestly, looking a little sluggish.
Her father stated the condition. As soon as school starts, the child's tonsils become inflamed.
Because I didn't have a fever, I didn't go to the hospital and drank Qingkailing at home for a few days.
Unexpectedly, the child's illness dragged on for more than ten days, and it was always bad intermittently, and he had a fever since the day before yesterday, with a fever of nearly 39 degrees, a headache, and vomiting several times.
Hearing this, Tao Le frowned: "I started to have a fever the day before yesterday, why did I come to the hospital today?" ”
The family replied very naturally: "Isn't going to the hospital to delay school?" And it is normal for a child to have a fever. ”
"After all, this kid is too squeamish."
Tao Le glared at him angrily: "In the outpatient pre-examination just now, the child's body temperature is 39 degrees 5, it must be very uncomfortable, not to mention squeamish." ”
She asked the child to open her mouth and looked at her tonsils seriously. It is very red and swollen with white spots on it - this is purulent tonsillitis.
It's just not known if it's bacterial or viral.
A sentence from the family just now also made her a little worried: "Headache, accompanied by vomiting, when did you vomit, how many times did you vomit?" ”
"I threw up once last week, the day before yesterday and yesterday"
"Is the vomit a squirt?" Tao Le was a little anxious.
"I don't know, who can keep an eye on it." The family members are also a little impatient:
"Doctor, what kind of disease is this, prescribe some antibiotics. Today, we have missed half a day of class when we ask for leave, and we have to go back to school quickly in the afternoon. ”
Tao Le opened the golden finger and took a look, and sure enough, it was the same as she judged.
She quickly prescribed an electroencephalogram and a blood test sheet, and then said, "Don't think about it when you go back to school, go for a test quickly." If nothing else, the child will be hospitalized immediately. ”
"Hospitalized?" The father's voice suddenly rose up: "This is not good! She took the piano exam on the weekend, and she had to practice the piano these nights! ”
Tao Le's voice became even colder: "This is not up to you, the child's problem is very serious, hurry up and go for an examination." She looked at the time, and it was half past ten.
"No matter when the results come out, you will come back soon, I don't eat at noon, I am waiting for you here."
"Doctor, don't scare me, it's that serious? What exactly is the disease? ”
"It's most likely meningitis."
Tao Le really didn't eat at noon, and sat in the consultation room until one o'clock in the afternoon, when Dr. Cao came back and didn't see the father and daughter again.
"Xiao Tao, what's wrong with you, worried?" Dr. Cao could see at a glance that she had something on her mind.
Tao Le told the situation of the patient in the morning, and said: "Although there may be a lot of people who do EEG examinations, it is the result on the spot, so it is not that it has not come back yet, right?" ”
When Dr. Cao heard this, he was also worried.
"Could this family member not have been examined at all and left directly with the child?"
"Huh? I told him that it might be meningitis and that he was going to be hospitalized. Tao Le really didn't expect this possibility.
She immediately went into the system to check.
Dr. Cao guessed correctly, this father didn't even pay the fee for the examination, and left directly!
"This sucks now!" Tao Le stood up suddenly.
No one knew better than she that the child really had viral meningitis!
Her meningitis is mostly induced by purulent tonsillitis, which can cause neurological dysfunction if not treated in time, resulting in damage to limbs, speech and other functions, and may also form hydrocephalus and brain herniation, which is life-threatening.
"Don't worry. After staying in the outpatient clinic for a long time, you will know that all kinds of parents have it. Dr. Cao sighed and said:
"The chicken baby studies all day long, and it is almost not good at all, but I don't know that once the child's health is gone, everything else is empty."
"Doctor Cao, what can I do in this situation?" Tao Le humbly asked.
"What can I do? Wait. The child's condition will soon deteriorate and he will have to come back to see a doctor. Doctor Cao shook his head: "But at that time, it was not so easy to treat." ”
Indeed, when the child has problems such as nervous system damage and then comes back, it is good to be able to save his life, and it is inevitable to leave a sequelae.
Tao Le remembered the little girl just now, honestly lowered her eyebrows and pleasing her eyes, and couldn't help but feel sad for her.
This kind of parent seems to be very responsible and motivated, but at this time, it may bury her life.
If just now, if I could have spoken more seriously, behaved more aggressively, or even simply accompanied them to the examination, would I have been able to save something?
Her self-blame was immediately discovered by Cao Ying.
"Xiao Tao, you don't have to blame yourself, it's no wonder you." She comforted: "We doctors only have the right to make suggestions, and parents are guardians." ”
"I know, but I just can't get over the hurdle in my heart."
Cao Ying looked at Tao Le like this, and couldn't help but think of herself back then. After so many years of diagnosis and treatment, she gradually got used to all kinds of patients and family members, and learned to do her best and not force it.
Just as he was about to comfort her a few more words, he saw Tao Le jump up suddenly.
"This child is registered with a medical insurance card." She said quickly: "I'll check it, there should be contact information on it!" ”
Seeing Tao Le running out like a gust of wind, Cao Ying laughed in her heart.
This girl is serious, responsible, and will not feel sorry for herself when she encounters things, but can find ways to solve them.
In time, she will be a good doctor! No, it should be said that she is already now!
Thinking so, she dialed the number of the medical insurance department. If she can help Xiao Tao Xing make it convenient, she is very happy!
(End of chapter)