The Surgeon’s Studio

ke he would a fly.

The man in sunglasses hesitated but Professor Gu’s incessant shouts prompted Fang Lin to push him out of the room.
His hateful expression was on full display.

Spitting on the ground, he left without turning back.

A confused expression crossed Zheng Ren’s face.
The man was certainly shady but Professor Gu’s treatment of him seemed excessive.

“The guy is a scalper,” Su Yun whispered.

Professor Gu grumbled, “Little Fang, do not let these people enter the consultation room next time.”

Fang Lin nodded and looked out into the corridor.
Once he confirmed that the man was gone, he shut the door.

The incident had broadened Zheng Ren’s horizons.

Scalpers were uncommon in Zheng Ren’s everyday life, so he had no opinions on the issue.

However, from the long queue they saw outside, Zheng Ren was put off by the scalper’s greed.
The sunglasses hiding his shifty eyes also raised suspicion.
Zheng Ren respected Professor Gu for having to deal with such situations.

“Have a seat.” With the door closed, Professor Gu’s expression softened.

“Nice to meet you, Professor Gu.
I’m Zheng Ren from Sea City General Hospital.” Zheng Ren introduced himself and bowed in respect.

“Sit, sit.” The anger from before had faded and Professor Gu asked in a cheery tone, “Do you still remember the esophageal tuberculosis case?”

“Yes, I do.” Zheng Ren nodded.

“I heard from Little Fang that you managed to give the correct diagnosis.
Tell me how you came to that conclusion.”

“Esophageal cancer does not have a high fatality rate and during its early stage, the patient will encounter ingestion issues.
Very few people would delay treatment.” Zheng Ren had prepared his answer on the way to the clinic.

“Yes, carry on.” Professor Gu agreed.

“As esophageal cancer spreads, the primary targets are the liver, lungs and brain.
It is rare to see metastases in the bones, but if it happens, the long bones would be the focus.
There is a low probability of metastasis in the ribs.
Dr.
Fang showed me the PET-CT scan and I saw multiple spots at the ribcage which pointed to tuberculosis.”

Zheng Ren’s explanation was sensible.
It was a bit forced but no one could refute his logic.

Professor Gu gave him a smile and started to explain the patient’s history, even bringing out the PET-CT and NMR scans.

Su Yun’s face was expressionless.
He was sure the old man was slow on the uptake.

Fang Lin listened attentively to the professor’s story.

The woman was his patient.
At first glance, he had agreed with the older doctors with whom he consulted that it was a case of metastatic esophageal cancer.

However, Dr.
Zheng from Sea City and his own professor had disagreed with the diagnosis.
The biopsy had also proven it to be tuberculosis, not cancer.
It was an error in diagnosis on Fang Lin’s part and he gladly listened to the two men discuss the case.

Doctors had to learn and grow from their own mistakes.

Even the wise Qiu Fazu had botched one of his appendectomies which led to his patient’s death.
The guilt had motivated him to be a better doctor.

They had to practice carefully with minimal mistakes.
Every error had to be examined from all angles to prevent recurrence.

It was a doctor’s responsibility.

Half an hour passed quickly.

Within that short period, Zheng Ren gained a significant amount of knowledge.

At the start of their discussion, Zheng Ren had been able to interject and say his piece, but five minutes later, it had become a full blown lecture by Professor Gu.

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