Chapter 215: Chapter 206: A Moment of Life and Death
"What? How could this happen?" Even Xiao Lin was taken aback. This was something Xiao Lin hadn’t anticipated. In Xiao Lin’s prediction, Niu Niu’s mother’s heart rate should have been around fifty, and it definitely shouldn’t have dropped to forty-five. Dropping to such a low heart rate was already the limit.
If it falls below forty, the lack of oxygen would lead to insufficient blood supply to the heart, and with her physical condition, within an hour, she’d be on the brink of life and death, completely different from what I expected.
"Chen Feng, are you still deluding yourself at this point? It’s much worse than I anticipated. Are you still going to believe him?" Liang Tianze, previously quite infuriated, hearing the patient’s heart rate drop to this level, felt an ambiguous sense of satisfaction.
At this point, Chen Feng’s expression wasn’t great either. He didn’t expect the patient’s condition to be this severe.
Xiao Lin didn’t wait for Li Jing to answer. Suddenly recalling that among the medications Liang Tianze prescribed, there was a certain Western medicine that stimulates heart rate, he quickly asked, "Did you give the patient Genomycin?" This Genomycin is a new heart-protecting drug, highly effective for people with normal heart arrhythmias. However, for a patient like Niu Niu’s mother, it’s absolute poison! It was only a few minutes after the injection, and Niu Niu’s mother’s condition deteriorated sharply.
Li Jing was wide-eyed and somewhat surprised, saying, "Yes, but it wasn’t me who administered it, it was the head nurse. I had just stopped her from giving the medication!"
"This idiot! Why didn’t she listen to me!" Xiao Lin was furious. He didn’t expect those nurses in there to dare to administer medication without permission. He turned to Liang Tianze and said, "Did you hear that now? I told you not to use these drugs. Now, because Niu Niu’s mother is already in an extremely weak state, using such stimulative drugs will only make her unable to handle it!"
Xiao Lin didn’t delay and didn’t care about Liang Tianze and Chen Feng’s attitude. He stormed inside. Others, lacking an order from Liang Tianze, didn’t dare to stop him. Instead, Xiao Lin ordered the three head nurses inside the ward, "Get out, you’re not needed here!"
Liang Tianze and Chen Feng were not intimidated by Xiao Lin. The two followed behind into the room, while the other doctors and nurses stood outside the door. The only one who dared to follow inside was the ward’s duty nurse, Li Jing.
Liang Tianze was momentarily at a loss. He thought that the patient’s condition had worsened due to Xiao Lin’s treatment over the last two days. However, after using the prescribed medication, the patient’s condition rapidly deteriorated instead. He couldn’t have imagined the heart rate would drop so quickly and to such an extent. A normal person’s heart rate ranges between sixty and one hundred. Exceeding this range is dangerous, and yet Niu Niu’s mother’s heart rate dropped below forty.
He knew that the prescribed Genomycin was meant to balance the heart rate, yet it not only failed to balance, but the reduction was so severe. Liang Tianze was momentarily at a loss about what to do.
Regarding Niu Niu’s mother’s condition, Liang Tianze only knew a general outline and hadn’t delved deeply into it. Tonight, he intended to conduct an in-depth study. Unexpectedly, before he could administer the medication, Xiao Lin arrived, followed by a heated debate. Now, the patient’s condition rapidly deteriorated because of the medication he prescribed?
Of course, Liang Tianze did not want to give up on the chance to treat Niu Niu’s mother so easily. When first administering medication to a patient, it’s generally underdosage, gradually increasing. This is to prevent allergic reactions to the medication. If enough were given at once, and the patient was allergic, it would be a serious problem.
But among the medication he prescribed, he recalled that it was only a third or even less than what a normal person would receive. Even in the case of allergies, there shouldn’t be such a severe reaction.
"By the way, how much dosage was used just now?" Liang Tianze asked worriedly.
"According to the director’s instructions, only a fifth of the dosage was used, not even that. Half was administered, and the heart rate dropped rapidly!" Li Jing responded.
Liang Tianze was in disbelief, "Are you sure?"
"I’m sure. The remaining medicine has stopped infusing, and it’s still kept there!" Li Jing said, pointing to the table at the head of the bed, where the unused medicine was placed, indeed not depleted.
Fortunately, Liang Tianze had encountered such a situation before and wasn’t too flustered. He said in a deep voice, "Then right now you need to..."
However, before Liang Tianze could finish his sentence, Xiao Lin, who had been monitoring Niu Niu’s mother’s condition, suddenly turned around and said, "If you don’t want anything to happen to the patient, shut your mouth immediately. If you speak again, I won’t hesitate to throw you out!" Xiao Lin’s tone was exceptionally firm, allowing no room for Liang Tianze to argue.
Liang Tianze wanted to retort but, looking into Xiao Lin’s eyes, felt his heart skip a beat. His entire body seemed to turn cold. He had never seen such a sharp gaze. From his eyes, he could tell that if he really spoke again, it was very likely he’d be thrown out.
Of course, Liang Tianze wanted to prove he wasn’t intimidated by Xiao Lin, so he said, "I want to see how you treat this!" His voice was soft but enough for Xiao Lin to hear. However, after saying this, he didn’t dare to say more.
Xiao Lin ignored Liang Tianze and turned his attention to Niu Niu’s mother, who had already fallen into a coma, completely unaware. Her rapidly declining heart rate made her face even paler. Just ten minutes ago, she had exhausted every ounce of her strength to open the door to the room, where traces of her efforts from the past two days were still visible, at least her body’s meridians had stabilized somewhat.
But now, the breath in Niu Niu’s mother’s meridians was increasingly chaotic, with some parts feeling empty, void, an entire emptiness throughout her body.
"Hang in there, I won’t let you die!" Xiao Lin whispered, unsure if it was meant for Niu Niu’s mother or to encourage himself, determined to save her.
On the adjacent ECG, the heart rate continued to drop. It had been thirty-eight, thirty-nine when she came in, and in just a few minutes, it had slipped to thirty-five, thirty-six. Though not a big drop, at this low level, every decline brought Niu Niu’s mother closer to the Grim Reaper.
"Silver Needle!" Xiao Lin gestured backward. For the past two days, Li Jing had been handling the silver needles efficiently at Xiao Lin’s instruction.
Li Jing reflexively moved to retrieve the well-organized silver needles but glanced back at Liang Tianze upon touching them. Liang Tianze didn’t know what to say, as at this point, he couldn’t intervene. At this moment, he relieved internally, seeing Li Jing’s inquiring gaze, he nodded slightly. After all, if this patient couldn’t be saved, it wasn’t his responsibility, not even Yan University Affiliated Hospital’s. A well-conducted study was disrupted by this young man.
This not only represented the honor of curing this patient but also meant research funding from the hospital. The situation of gaining both fame and fortune was wrecked by this young man. Liang Tianze, now embraced a spectator’s mentality. As you’re so confident you can treat this patient, I won’t intervene.
Chen Feng’s expression grew increasingly tense. If Xiao Lin couldn’t treat the patient, he would face disciplinary actions, potentially even demotion. Seeing the patient’s heart rate drop to a critical level, he nervously asked, "Need help?"
Xiao Lin pretended not to hear. After several seconds, seeing Li Jing hadn’t handed over the silver needles, he turned back, "Quick, give me the silver needles, then take off the patient’s clothes!"
With Liang Tianze’s approval, Li Jing efficiently retrieved the silver needles for Xiao Lin. Hearing Xiao Lin say to remove the patient’s clothes, she hesitated, "Do you want to remove the upper body entirely?"
"Everything!" Xiao Lin said expressionlessly, holding seven silver needles. Meticulous observers would notice that the silver needles in Xiao Lin’s hands weren’t stationary but rapidly rotating.
Li Jing didn’t hesitate, stepping forward to help undress Niu Niu’s mother, even intending to remove her bra. But when seeing Li Jing about to unclasp the bra from behind, Xiao Lin thought it over and said, "That’s enough!" There was only one acupuncture point beneath the bra, a little more attention should suffice.
Currently, the silver needles in Xiao Lin’s hands began to heat slightly. Under the infusion of Nine Dragons True Qi, a thin layer of white mist gathered on the surface of the silver needles, making Chen Feng and Liang Tianze stare blankly.
"Nine Dragons Divine Needle, finally witnessing the Nine Dragons Divine Needle’s emergence!" Chen Feng felt incredibly excited inside, never imagined he’d actually witness the Nine Dragons Acupuncture Technique highly revered by the country’s top traditional Chinese medicine expert.
"There seems to be something remarkable, but is this really saving someone?" Despite being astonished, Liang Tianze remained somewhat disdainful. Can stabilizing the heart rate really be achieved with just these few silver needles?
However, regarding Xiao Lin wanting to remove the patient’s clothes, Liang Tianze didn’t blame him as such occurrences were frequent in medicine. With a doctor’s intent to cure, there was fundamentally no hint of lust.
"No need to disinfect?" Li Jing asked softly. Xiao Lin hadn’t instructed her to disinfect like before, worrying he might have forgotten.
"No need!" Xiao Lin exhaled slowly. The silver needles had been circulating for so long precisely because he didn’t want Niu Niu’s mother exposed to alcohol for disinfection purposes. Now, any stimulation was unbearable for her body. Even the Nine Dragons True Qi was infused gently, unlike previous treatments for other members, where wasting True Qi wasn’t a concern.
While speaking, Xiao Lin suddenly flicked his wrists up and down rapidly, the seven silver needles instantly piercing seven different acupuncture points. Under the lighting, the needles shimmered with silver light, even producing subtle vibrating sounds. (To be continued. If you like this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to submit recommendations, monthly votes, your support is my biggest motivation.)