Chapter 101: Doctor âlyingâ is also a technical job 3
âNystagmus!â Doctor Wangâs voice suddenly soared, trembling as if in tandem with the female patientâs eyes, uttering with a shiver, âAh, is that what she just meant?â
Hearing Doctor Wangâs exclamation, Xie Wanying realized: It seemed that when Doctor Wang and Director Lv didnât respond to her mention of the nystagmus test earlier, it wasnât out of opposition, but because they hadnât understood what English word she had said. Not understanding, they could only pretend not to have heard it and had defaulted to something.
It wasnât surprising, given that Director Lv was from a generation of doctors who came up in the sixties and seventies, with poor English speaking and listening skills. And there was Doctor Wang, much older than her senior brother, yet only a resident physician, which suggested that his academic paper level might be terrible. Doctorsâ papers always needed to be linked to international journals, and passing English was the basic threshold.
Perhaps, was this one of the reasons these two seemed to dislike her and her senior brothers?
The elite students recruited into the eight-year program were academic prodigies. Not to mention clinical skills, when it came to writing papers, especially in English, they were definitely better than these two. Thatâs why Handsome Cao was sent abroad on a government scholarship, becoming a key figure in the countryâs medical circles. Going abroad to study, English proficiency was the foremost criterion.
Realizing he had slipped, Doctor Wang covered his mouth with his hand and glanced nervously at the others. He just happened to meet Director Lvâs displeased gaze. Doctor Wang grew even more uneasy.
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Director Lv turned around, his gaze sharpening as he looked at Cao Yong, then sweeping over Huang Zhilei and Xie Wanying behind him with the same sharpness.
As Director Lv looked at them like that, Cao Yong suddenly turned around and said to him, âItâs time for a CT scan, isnât it, Director Lv?â
Want to see his junior brothers and sisters? Cao Yong smiled mischievously, blocking the otherâs view with his body.
Director Lvâs expression darkened. At this point, if he said it wasnât necessary, he would certainly not be acting as a doctor. And after all, he was a doctor.
The patient exhibited nystagmus. It wasnât plausible to forego further CT scans, especially since this female patient was Director Zhangâs wife.
âYes!â The word that came from Director Lvâs mouth was heavy with significance.
âWhat did you say, Director Lv?â The female patient couldnât believe her ears and anxiously grabbed at Director Lvâs sleeve, âDirector Lv, you promised me, you assured me over the phone. You said just a couple of stitches and I could go right home. You should know you were recommended by my cousin. My cousin said you were a good person and an easygoing doctor.â
Oh, so thatâs how it was. An easygoing doctor, one who would heed the patientâs wishes without worrying about the actual condition.
The medical students were shocked after listening, feeling that the current incident reshaped their understanding of clinical doctors:
âWhatâs going on here?â
âIs this how doctors operate?â
Director Lv was startled, quickly denying: âI never said such a thing to her. I only instructed her to come to the hospital for an examination. After all, her family said she was bleeding nonstop, and I said that definitely required a hospital check-up.â
âYou clearly said that, are you trying to blame this on me?â The female patient, furious, stood up to confront Director Lv and clear the matter. Unexpectedly, as she stood, she couldnât steady herself; her legs seemed to be fighting each other, tilting to one side.
Seeing this, the patientâs son was close to tears: âMom, Mom, whatâs wrong?â