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Chapter 478 - 226: Iron Deficiency Anemia, Dr. Gao’s Confidence (2)
Li Jingsheng was determined to ensure the girl ate normally.
He even brought up some current situations abroad.
"Oh, I see! Uncle, you really know a lot! Then I’ll try to eat more fruits and vegetables in the future! But they taste a lot worse than snacks, kind of hard to eat."
It seemed the girl was beginning to understand a bit.
Li Jingsheng felt quite relieved.
"Snacks contain many additives, chemical agents, and flavorings that are harmful to the human body. They deceive our taste and smell senses, which is why you find them tasty. I believe you’re a smart child. Once you experience the joy of eating more fruits and vegetables and exercising, you’ll come to like them. Snacks aren’t completely forbidden, but they should be eaten in moderation and not as a meal."
During the conversation, Li Jingsheng kept observing the girl’s complexion.
At this moment, he saw a hint of redness and felt a slight sense of relief.
Fortunately, she only looked unnervingly thin, but her condition was better than expected.
Being young is good, with excellent tolerance, self-repair ability, and adaptability in the body.
The older you get, the less you can withstand the strain.
Eating some inflammatory foods or catching a cold can make you sick.
If any elderly lived like this girl, mainly eating snacks and not exercising, doing whatever feels comfortable, they would probably have made the hospital home or moved straight into a cemetery by now.
"Alright, let’s talk about your condition! Typically, you feel palpitations, shortness of breath, dizziness, and a lack of energy, right?"
"Yes!"
She nodded.
After the earlier conversation, perhaps sensing Li Jingsheng’s goodwill, she seemed more cooperative.
"When you squat for a while and then stand up, do you feel like stars are swirling around, dizzy, and can’t stand still without support, right?"
"Yes!"
"Your condition, actually, isn’t a major issue, it’s anemia, specifically iron-deficiency anemia. I’ll prescribe some medicine for you to take at home. But I must tell you, medication can only help you quickly get rid of these discomforts. To cure it, you need to put in the effort. The method is simple: eat meals regularly every day, eat less junk food, and exercise for at least half an hour a day. It’s best to exercise after getting up in the morning."
After diagnosing the girl, Li Jingsheng had already made a confirmed diagnosis.
Her skin and mucous membranes were pale, nails were flat and lusterless, coupled with her blood pressure measurement results, excessively thin physique, all these symptoms combined indicated typical iron-deficiency anemia.
From start to finish, Li Jingsheng never asked the girl about her menstrual situation.
Because asking such young children can make them feel very embarrassed. The subsequent inquiry would become unsmooth, possibly leading to resistance.
Therefore, doctors shouldn’t be dogmatic.
At least in the clinic, the main purpose is to make money by helping patients recover.
It’s very necessary to be flexible.
When Dr. Wang first arrived, due to not understanding flexibility, he handled things according to hospital routines and procedures, leading to several conflicts and even giving rise to funny incidents.
Why is this girl’s condition not considered serious?
Because she hasn’t shown oral or corner of the mouth inflammation, nor digestive tract diseases like peptic ulcers.
If it were more severe, such as with upper abdominal tenderness, a CT scan at a large hospital would be necessary.
Because it could possibly indicate stomach cancer.
At least it needs to be ruled out.
The medication Li Jingsheng prescribed was simple, consisting of ferrous succinate and zinc tablets.
The former replenishes iron, the latter improves appetite, and both are oral medications.
Many children lose their appetite mainly due to zinc deficiency.
Proper supplementation can effectively improve appetite, but it shouldn’t be taken long-term or in excessive amounts.
Some parents, after getting zinc tablets from the hospital or pharmacy, see immediate results as their child starts eating well the next day. Then the parents treat zinc tablets as a magic cure, giving them to their child daily.
This is definitely not okay, as it could form a drug dependency.
After prescribing, advising the family and the patient, this patient’s issue is considered resolved.
There are still five or six more patients waiting, all of whom Dr. Wang couldn’t handle.
Li Jingsheng couldn’t help but sigh, as he had already worked overtime at noon and now, it was almost time to clock out in the evening. Would he have to work overtime again?
Originally, he was thinking, if things weren’t busy by around 5:30, he could go to the hospital to pick up Ou Qinglan after work.
At least give her a surprise once.
Girls, after all, are romantic creatures. They like feeling cherished and cared for, receiving flowers, being picked up after work, it all makes them happy.
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Sure enough, as expected, he was busy until after six, with several patients arriving one after another.
The current New Sunshine Clinic has indeed become a convenient hospital in the hearts of local residents. No need for registration, no huge routine examinations or tests, friendly prices, and most importantly, significant therapeutic effects.
The reputation effect has two forms, one is the snowball effect, rising continuously to reach a new height every day.
With the Sunshine Clinic moving to a new location and expanding in size, it seemed to have invisibly played a certain promoting role.
Now it’s literally reaching new heights every day.
Mainly because the boss Li Jingsheng’s medical skills are also very solid, capable of diagnosing and treating diseases in multiple fields. Occasionally encountering minor surgeries, he can even perform them directly at the clinic.
The second form of reputation effect is the avalanche. Any accident could crash a business from a tall building down to the basement in just a day, and it’s not surprising.