This doctor is already middle-aged, and he's only just started practicing medicine.

Chapter 67: Explosive Skill Points!
Peng Haibo was returning from dinner outside. He had planned to go to the movies with his wife when he suddenly received a call from Lin Qianlong and felt uneasy.

He said, "Honey, you choose a movie showtime. I'll call Tian Shan. If this keeps up, our department will run into problems!"

“Okay, I’ll ask my son if he wants to go.” Peng Haibo’s wife is very sensible.

She couldn't help Peng Haibo and Peng Kun with their professional skills, so she didn't want to cause them any trouble.

Peng Haibo walked to the windowsill, looking at the watermarks on the glass that were broken by the raindrops in the misty drizzle, and asked in a restrained voice, "Tian Shan, Director Lin Qianlong from the emergency room just called and said they need to do fracture reduction and joint dislocation. What's going on?"

Tian Shan said, "Director Peng, it's like this, a patient with a fracture came in today. I was doing emergency debridement at the time, so I called the emergency department and asked them to issue an admission certificate to come up to the orthopedics department for hospitalization."

"Tian Zhuang is on duty in the emergency department today. He doesn't understand the criteria for hospitalization in orthopedics, so he asked Lu Cheng to take a look."

"After examining the patient, Lu Cheng discovered it was a Mason type II radial head fracture. He said surgery wasn't necessary, so he put the patient in a forearm sling and put him back in place."

“I told Peng Kun about this, and Peng Kun also looked it up. He said that the book recommends against surgical treatment for Mason type II fractures.”

"Hua-ge was unhappy, so he said if Lu Cheng wanted to do it, let him... He's an adult too..."

"Director Peng, I really was in the operating room at the time!" Tian Shan replied earnestly.

Peng Haibo frowned immediately: "Why did Lu Cheng let our fracture patient leave the emergency room?"

"I don't know either. Maybe it's because knowing too much makes it... harder to make choices," Tian Shan explained.

Xiang Kuihua, who specializes in trauma in the department, felt very uncomfortable when Lu Cheng persuaded the fracture patient to leave. He felt that persuading the patient to leave was also part of the orthopedics department's job.

"Isn't it really necessary to do this? Lu Cheng is a newcomer after all. If he causes any problems, won't we be the ones cleaning up the mess?" Peng Haibo frowned.

Peng Haibo certainly understood what Xiang Kuihua meant: You like to cause trouble, right? Then go ahead and do it... You're an adult, and you're courting disaster without any experience. Who can you blame?

If Lu Cheng were to cause a medical dispute, he would behave himself.

Tian Shan said, "Director Peng, if Lu Cheng really doesn't know his own limitations, then he can't really blame anyone else! It's not like we in the orthopedics department don't go for consultations."

“He’s an attending physician, not a newcomer to the hospital.”

"Since Director Lin is still calling you like this, does that mean they're going to do it?"

At this point, Tian Shan suddenly added, "Oh, Lu Cheng is quite sensible; he sent a message saying there's someone with a tibial plateau fracture."

"I'm going to complete the hospital admission procedures, Director Peng."

"Actually, it's a holiday these days, so if Lu Cheng wants to do something, let him do it. It'll make things easier for the brothers."

"Lu Cheng is still very steady in his work." Tian Shan suddenly felt bored.

……

"Brother Lu, a patient with a tendon injury has arrived. Please come over. It's Saturday, and the orthopedics department is not on duty..." At 11 p.m., Lu Cheng had just opened his book when he was called out.

"Brother Lu, another patient with a fracture has arrived." At one o'clock in the morning, before Lu Cheng had even left the operating room, Tian Zhuang called.

"Brother Lu, a joint dislocation patient has arrived..." At 1:30 a.m., Lu Cheng had just finished undergoing plaster cast fixation for an avulsion fracture when Tian Zhuang called again.

"Brother Lu, appendicitis..."

……

August 23, 11:00 AM.

The sky was overcast but not rainy, and the sky was gloomy.

Lu Cheng sent another hospital admission certificate to the patient's family, specifically instructing them to go to the fracture hospital before saying, "Brother Zhang, I have to go home now."

"If there are any more orthopedic patients later, just call the orthopedics department. If they can't come, then have the patients referred!" Lu Cheng really couldn't take it anymore.

It's not that there are too many patients with a single disease; it's that the emergency department is handling an overwhelming variety of emergency cases.

Joint dislocations need to be treated, fractures need to be put in casts or manually reduced, and appendicitis also needs to be treated. Lu Chengzhen was truly overwhelmed with distractions.

Lu Chenggang looked in the mirror and saw that he had developed bags under his eyes from staying up so long!

"Okay, no problem, I'll talk to the orthopedics department."

"Thank you for your hard work, Xiao Lu." Zhang Tiesheng pushed up his glasses and accepted the task.

However, behind his black-rimmed glasses, Zhang Tiesheng's gaze shifted, showing some concern for Lu Cheng.

If Lu Cheng were smart enough, he could have seen that the orthopedics department was deliberately messing with him. Why didn't he just admit defeat?

But Lu Cheng was stubborn and inflexible, probably because he had a really unpleasant experience in the orthopedics department...

Lu Cheng yawned, feeling tired but also in a great mood.

Lu Cheng looked at his panel—

[Skill Points Balance: 10.1!]

In just one day, I gained 10 skill points. There are quite a few patients with joint dislocations and minor fractures in the emergency room.

Of course, it's not just patients with fractures and joint dislocations; there are also patients with tendon injuries, debridement and suturing, and appendicitis, all intertwined.

A total of fifteen patients earned him 10 skill points, which isn't a particularly high number, mainly because Lu Cheng was treating a wider range of illnesses.

Lu Cheng, who hadn't slept much, could only go home after get off work.

I have a dinner party with Professor Tong Yuan'an and Professor Chen Song tonight, and I really can't stay up any longer.

……

Lu Cheng rode his electric scooter to his doorstep, ate a big bowl of rice, took a shower, set an alarm, and then fell into a deep sleep, snoring loudly.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, Lu Cheng got up on time, washed up again, and then drove his Buick sedan to Longxian North Station to pick someone up.

At 4:34, the train arrived at the station. About 40 minutes later, Tong Yuan'an and Professor Chen Song emerged together. Several drivers immediately preceded Lu Cheng, asking, "Want a ride? Want a ride, boss?"

Chen Song joked with a smile, clearly in a good mood: "Is it free for you? If not, I'll go ride the free one."

"Someone's picking you up?" The driver immediately realized that someone he knew was coming to pick him up.

"Teacher Tong, Teacher Chen, over here..." Lu Cheng led the two to the parking lot, and after getting them into the car, he drove all the way to the Lao Ya Pu restaurant to welcome them.

After the three of them sat down and ordered, Chen Song said sarcastically, "Xiao Lu, I heard from people in the department that you worked your shift until 11 a.m. yesterday?"

"You're awesome!"

Lu Cheng knew that someone must have complained to Professor Chen Song, and he also understood the implication in Chen Song's words. He cautiously replied, "Professor Chen, Professor Tong, ignorance is no excuse."

"Those who have acquired knowledge must live up to what they have learned."

“If we don’t encounter it, that’s fine. But if we do, and it happens again, I will still recommend that the patient wear a forearm sling,” Lu Cheng replied.

This has nothing to do with interpersonal relationships. Lu Cheng just wants to be a good doctor, to do his best to give patients the best advice, regardless of whether he is sensible or not.

If an orthopedic specialist comes, takes the patient, and recommends hospitalization for surgery, Lu Cheng won't say anything more.

(End of this chapter)