My Medical Skills Give Me Experience Points Chapter 1267 - 498: Reverse Surgery, Encountering Congenital Heart Disease Again (Part 3)
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The father of the patient waved his hands around, letting out muffled noises.
That explained why he was mute.
Zhou Can shifted his gaze toward the patient’s mother.
"Yiyi..."
She turned out to be mute as well.
Both the patient’s parents suffered from muteness, marking them as disabled.
One couldn’t help but wonder if their daughter had inherited the condition.
"Little one, are you feeling uncomfortable right now?"
Zhou Can softly questioned the young girl.
"Uncomfortable! Something’s pressing hard on me right here!"
Her words came out crystal clear.
Proving she had no trouble hearing or speaking.
"Mmm mmm..."
The patient’s father pulled out a pen from his pocket and jotted down two lines in his notebook.
"The child’s mother and I are mute, and I also suffer from hearing impairment. Our daughter was born with a faint blue tint to her skin and collapsed out of nowhere today. Please save her!"
That’s when Zhou Can finally spotted the hearing aid on the child’s father.
His full focus had been locked on the child before, causing him to overlook it.
Contemporary hearing aids prioritize the sensitivities of those with disabilities, crafted to lessen discrimination risks through flesh-toned finishes.
Fitted behind the ear, they’re usually undetectable unless examined up close.
The father was deaf-mute, while the mother dealt with a leg impairment and muteness, leaving their family in a precarious state.
"Don’t worry, we’ll give our all to save your child."
Zhou Can offered these comforting words before diving straight into an initial physical check on the child.
Percussing and listening to lung sounds proves crucial for cases of low blood oxygen.
Through his stethoscope, Zhou Can detected clear breath sounds in the patient’s lungs, absent of any abnormal rales.
Next, he listened to the patient’s heart sounds.
An odd murmur filled his ears.
This murmur echoed with every heartbeat.
His face tightened a bit; calamity loves to strike the afflicted hardest. He’d first suspected an upper airway or lung problem, yet now the heart appeared to be the culprit.
The father mentioned the child’s subtle bluish hue since birth, signaling a chronic condition spanning years.
Undoubtedly, congenital heart disease was the prime suspect.
Zhou Can boasted vast expertise in cardiothoracic and pediatric diagnostics, having handled numerous congenital heart disease cases.
Even sans supporting tests for now, he pegged a 99% likelihood of congenital heart disease in the patient.
"Little one, no need to fear—Uncle must inspect your chest and ribs, so could you remove your top, alright?"
Given that the patient was female.
Prior to the check, Zhou Can always secured agreement from the patient and her relatives whenever feasible.
In truth, medical staff view gender as irrelevant once inside the hospital. During major OR procedures, patients are typically stripped bare or draped in sterile gowns.
ICU admission demands full undressing without exception.
Occasionally, hospital gowns might be used based on circumstances.
Thus, fears of male physicians harboring improper notions during intimate female exams are groundless. At worst, attractive young women might offer a fleeting aesthetic treat.
For ECGs and like tests on women, male docs direct them to undo buttons themselves, providing instructions. They often avert their eyes, tinkering with gear to spare the patient’s discomfort.
Once the probe touches the exam spot on the woman, they swiftly re-cover to protect privacy.
All to minimize unease for female patients.