When the Doctor Uses A Hack

Everyone looked up at Chen Cang, somewhat puzzled.

The patient, Zhou Zheng, isn't a local in the capital, just a migrant worker here.

Being away from home, the worst fear is encountering situations like this—one misstep and months of salary could be gone.

Zhou Zheng seemed a bit dejected.

Chen Cang instructed a doctor from the gastrointestinal surgery department: "Take him for a CT scan."

The on-duty doctor nodded quickly.

Other doctors looked at Chen Cang: "Professor Chen, what's going on here? Adults can have intussusception too?"

Chen Cang replied, "They can. However… the patient didn't develop it spontaneously—it was caused by the fall."

Chen Cang didn't lie.

At this point, Chen Cang stood up and walked out, glancing at the anxiously waiting Lao Yang and Fat Zhu outside.

The two clearly didn't want legal troubles now and had already decided to offer some compensation to settle things.

Seeing Chen Cang come out, both immediately stood up.

"Doctor, is everything okay?" Fat Zhu asked with an awkward smile.

Chen Cang shook his head: "No, it's not okay."

Just one sentence made their faces turn pale, their expressions drawn.

"What's wrong?" Lao Yang couldn't help but ask.

Chen Cang presented the ultrasound results: "The patient has intussusception. We're waiting for the CT results—it may require surgery."

Upon hearing the word "surgery," Fat Zhu's face instantly changed.

A surgery like this—how much would it cost?!

Lao Yang frowned even more: "Doctor, I've never heard of someone falling and developing intussusception. You're not trying to scam us, are you?"

Fat Zhu's eyes lit up at Lao Yang's words—of course! After all, his Yang Ge was also a doctor.

"My Yang Ge is a doctor too. He even trained at Xiehe. Don't think you can trick us!"

Chen Cang couldn't help but chuckle: "I have no reason to trick you. I'm just telling you—if the patient pursues the matter, you're already facing civil liability. And if the delay causes further complications, you might be looking at serious injury from negligence—or even negligent homicide."

Lao Yang frowned deeply and forced a smile: "Doctor, no need to scare us. I'm pretty familiar with Director Wang from your cardiovascular department. Can you maybe…"

"Besides, I know a bit about medicine myself. I've never heard of falling causing intussusception. It's entirely possible the patient already had intussusception and just happened to fall."

Upon hearing this, Chen Cang shook his head and said to Xiao Ke, "Call the police."

With that, Chen Cang turned back to his office to start writing medical orders.

Watching Chen Cang's departing figure, Lao Yang frowned.

Fat Zhu was panicking: "Lao Yang, what do we do now?"

Lao Yang picked up his phone and dialed Director Wang's number.

Director Wang was the head cardiovascular surgeon, leading a team and frequently coordinating patient transfers with them.

Tonight, he happened to be on secondary duty and answered the call.

"What's going on? In the middle of the night—did you bring in a patient?"

"Not exactly, Director Wang. I ran into some trouble in the ER…" Lao Yang explained the situation, "Director Wang, you've got to help us out. If we…"

After hearing the story, Director Wang hesitated briefly: "Alright, I'll come down and take a look."

Coming down to "take a look" was just that—look. After all, there was professional collaboration.

But looking and actually solving the issue were two different things. He wouldn't jeopardize his relationship with hospital staff over two shady cab drivers.

Soon, Zhou Zheng returned from the CT scan, accompanied by the doctor holding his abdominal CT result.

No surprises—intussusception.

Regardless of whether the patient has any other conditions, the immediate priority is to address the intussusception.

Zhou Zheng looked a bit embarrassed and said, "Doctor, is it possible to avoid surgery? If I have surgery, I won't be able to work for a long time. Can medication work?"

He didn't have much understanding of intussusception.

Lao Ma reassured him: "Don't worry; it's their fault for pushing you down. You'll receive compensation."

Zhou Zheng glanced at Chen Cang with uncertainty.

Chen Cang nodded slightly.

Lao Yang then pulled Chen Cang aside and said, "Doctor, Director Wang is here. How about the two of you have a chat?"

Chen Cang smiled lightly: "The police should be arriving soon—have a good chat yourselves."

Lao Yang forced a strained smile: "Doctor, you're still young. The hospital isn't as simple as you think, right? Maybe we could work together..."

At that moment, Director Wang arrived.

Lao Yang immediately stepped up: "Director Wang, over here, let's have a word."

He led Director Wang over to Chen Cang's side.

"Director Wang, this young doctor here is saying… the issue is on us. How about you get an expert to take a look?" Lao Yang said with a cunning smile.

Seeing Chen Cang, Director Wang was immediately stunned!

This is a junior doctor?

Sure, he looks young…

But isn't this the top-tier authority of our cardiovascular department?

Director Wang was internally panicking.

He was terrified that Chen Cang would misunderstand and think he was in cahoots with Lao Yang and the others.

He really shouldn't have come down tonight.

Unexpectedly, he stepped right into trouble.

Get an expert to take a look?

Who at the emergency center could possibly be more authoritative than Chen Cang?

"Professor Chen, I trust your judgment completely! You handle this as you see fit!" Director Wang said deferentially with a smile, "You two—don't you recognize someone with true expertise? This is Professor Chen from our hospital. Would he lie to you?"

Chen Cang glanced at Wang Hui and nodded slightly.

This Wang Hui was part of the second batch of recruits trained for aortic dissection surgeries.

Chen Cang glanced briefly and didn't comment further.

Seeing the dumbfounded expressions of Lao Yang and Fat Zhu, Wang Hui emphasized, "You two should listen carefully to Professor Chen—his words are authoritative."

Lao Yang wasn't stupid—he quickly caught on.

Wang Hui continued, "Professor Chen is the chair of the World Digestive Surgery Association, the head of the Digestive Surgery Group of the General Surgery Division under the Chinese Medical Association. He represents the top authority in digestive surgery in the country. So, just follow his advice—he's not going to mislead you!"

At that, Lao Yang was completely flabbergasted.

Such an elite still does night shifts? What's going on here?!

"Professor Chen, I truly apologize! Just now… I was just anxious to resolve the situation. We'll cooperate wholeheartedly," Lao Yang said, hurriedly apologizing.

No fool would miss the implications!

In medical disputes assessed by the Medical Review Committee, the most critical basis is the professional discussion results of the Chinese Medical Association's expert committee.

Being the Digestive Surgery Group leader, Chen Cang's word carried the weight of judgment.

It was indisputable!

This is why academic status matters, though many don't realize it.

A simple example: medical disputes happen, but have you ever seen a dispute involving a top academic authority?

After handling matters here, Chen Cang returned to the resuscitation room.

"Prepare for an enema!"

Chen Cang's single statement left the surrounding staff stunned.

"No surgery?"

"But… isn't this intussusception?!"

Chen Cang glanced at Zhou Zheng on the hospital bed and chose the method with the fastest recovery.

Lao Ma looked at Chen Cang with a puzzled expression.

There's compensation, isn't there?

Surely those losses for missing work due to recovery would also be covered, right?

Including any expenses during convalescence.

But Chen Cang knew that during liability determination, the patient's pre-existing conditions would also be taken into account. This portion certainly wouldn't be compensated.

Thus, Chen Cang could only offer Zhou Zheng the most optimal and cost-effective option.

To secure the most benefits for him as much as possible.

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