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

Chapter 746 Be Patient

Xia Hongliang appears to be easygoing, but he is actually quite arrogant, even more arrogant than Xun Jiahong. He has always been quite confident in his medical skills, especially in the field of traditional Chinese medicine, and he thinks he is unrivaled among his peers.

Xia Hongliang's purpose of coming to Shanzhou this time was to weigh Chen Yang's weight. If Chen Yang was too weak, he would be disappointed.

While the two were talking, Wu Mengmeng had already started treating the next patient.

The patient was a middle-aged woman who complained of long-term headaches, accompanied by insomnia, palpitations, etc. Wu Mengmeng carefully inquired about the patient's medical history and checked her tongue and pulse.

After a moment's silence, Wu Mengmeng looked at Chen Yang and said, "Master, judging from the patient's symptoms, including headache, insomnia, palpitations, red tongue, thin yellow fur, and stringy pulse, this should be a symptom of liver depression turning into fire and heart-kidney disharmony."

Chen Yang nodded and said approvingly: "Not bad, the analysis is very accurate. Then tell me, how should it be treated?"

Wu Mengmeng continued, "You can use Danzhi Xiaoyao Powder with modifications to soothe the liver and relieve depression, clear away heat and calm the mind."

Chen Yang smiled and added: "You can also add some medicines that nourish yin and reduce fire, such as raw rehmannia and ophiopogon japonicus, to balance the excessive liver fire."

Wu Mengmeng nodded, wrote it down, and quickly wrote out a prescription on the computer.

Xia Hongliang, who was standing nearby, whispered to Lin Yi, "Director Lin, this patient's condition is not complicated. Although Chen Yang's treatment method is standard, it is nothing special."

Lin Yi frowned slightly and responded in a low voice: "Don't underestimate Chen Yang. His diagnosis and treatment ideas are very clear, and he can flexibly adjust the prescription according to the patient's specific situation. This is very rare. Don't forget, he is only 30 years old."

The patient's condition is not very complicated, but Chen Yang is not very old. Sometimes we have to look at the problem as a whole.

For example, how Xun Jiahong views Li Haofei. If Li Haofei was in his forties or fifties, his level would only be considered average. But Li Haofei is only twenty-five or twenty-six years old, so it's a different story.

While the two were talking, another patient came into the clinic.

The patient is a woman in her early forties, tall, fashionable, and with delicate makeup. From her clothes, you can tell that she is a successful female white-collar worker.

The woman sat down at the examination table. Wu Mengmeng glanced at her and seemed to be hesitant to speak.

The woman was about to speak, but was interrupted by Chen Yang: "If it's convenient, go and remove your makeup first."

The woman was stunned, and Wu Mengmeng explained: "Chinese medicine practitioners look at the complexion when treating patients. It is difficult to see the doctor with makeup on. It is best to go to the doctor without makeup, not eat or drink in the morning, don't brush your teeth, and don't wear makeup."

Wu Mengmeng is talking about the best state when seeing a Chinese doctor.

If you want to see a Chinese doctor without any deviation, the best time is in the morning, just after waking up. Don’t eat, drink, or brush your teeth. The standard posture should actually be supine.

However, in reality, it is definitely impossible to be so standard, so not eating, drinking, and brushing teeth are the best conditions to maintain when seeing a Chinese doctor.

Traditional Chinese medicine emphasizes observation, smell, questioning and palpation. When diagnosing through observation, makeup will naturally affect the complexion and the mental state seen by the doctor.

At the same time, the smell of your mouth is different after brushing your teeth and eating. The smell of your mouth when you wake up in the morning is the most standard, and it is also the most standard for doctors to judge.

When taking a patient's pulse, lying on your back will minimize interference with blood circulation and allow the pulse to be felt very accurately.

It has to be said that the current problem with TCM is not just the level of TCM doctors, but also the problem of popular science. More patients need to understand TCM and cooperate as much as possible during treatment.

"Then...should I take off my makeup first?" the woman asked.

"Well, just come in after removing your makeup." Chen Yang nodded.

The woman got up and left the clinic to remove her makeup.

After the woman left the clinic, Chen Yang reminded Wu Mengmeng: "You must be patient later. Let the patient trust the doctor first, or at least have a good impression of him."

"Yeah." Although Wu Mengmeng didn't understand, she nodded.

As soon as the woman went out, the next patient came in.

There is basically no idle time in the outpatient clinic of a hospital, unless the patient has finished seeing the doctor. Otherwise, as soon as someone leaves the clinic, someone else will immediately come in. There are people peeking in at the door from time to time. Even if there is an automatic calling machine, the next patient will be waiting at the door early.

When the patient came in, Wu Mengmeng asked the patient to sit down and began to examine the patient. After the woman came back, she went straight into the consulting room and stood waiting by the side. After Wu Mengmeng prescribed medicine for the patient in front of her, the patient got up and left the consulting room, and the woman sat down again.

The woman had removed all her makeup and even her lipstick.

"You are so beautiful even without makeup." Wu Mengmeng said with a smile.

"old."

The woman smiled and said, "I'm over 40 years old now. I can't even meet people without makeup."

"Where do you feel uncomfortable?" Wu Mengmeng asked.

"Insomnia."

The woman said, "It's been almost two years. It was better before, but it has been getting worse recently. I even have to rely on sleeping pills to fall asleep, and the dosage is getting higher and higher."

The woman sighed and said, "The most important thing is that I am not in good spirits the next day after taking sleeping pills, and my memory is getting worse and worse. If this continues, I might even lose my job..."

As soon as the woman started talking, she started to talk nonstop. She first said that she had insomnia, and then she talked about how many doctors she had seen in the past two years, how many hospitals she had been to, and how many medicines she had taken...

Then we talked about the relationship with colleagues at work and the trivial matters at home...

Lin Yi glanced at Xia Hongliang and asked in a low voice: "Did you see it?"

Xia Hongliang knew what Lin Yi was asking and nodded: "Yeah, it's really amazing."

The two people were talking about the advice Chen Yang had just given to Wu Mengmeng: "Be patient later."

Normally, it is basically impossible for a doctor to listen to such a long-winded patient talk, so when the woman went off topic, the doctor interrupted her.

There are so many outpatients and doctors have to see so many patients every day. How can they have the patience to listen to patients talk about so many trivial matters? They just need to ask about their symptoms and ask key questions.

If Chen Yang hadn't reminded her just now, Wu Mengmeng would have interrupted the patient long ago, but with Chen Yang's reminder, Wu Mengmeng was very patient and pretended to listen patiently.

Chen Yang just looked at the patient a few times just now, and he was able to give instructions to Wu Mengmeng even when the patient had not removed her makeup. This shows that Chen Yang had already seen the problem just now, so he gave those instructions.

Lin Yi asked Xia Hongliang if he had figured it out, and this was the same question he asked.

The woman talked for a long time before she realized what she was talking about. She said embarrassedly, "I'm sorry, I accidentally went off topic."

After saying so much, the woman felt a little embarrassed, but she found that neither Wu Mengmeng nor Chen Yang was impatient, which made the woman subconsciously develop some good feelings towards Wu Mengmeng and Chen Yang.