Chapter 230 - Independent Diagnosis!
The Medical Guru
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin just changed their positions, and another patient came.
He was a middle-aged man.
Taking a closer look, you would find he was of medium stature, with gray hair and a little high hairline.
Under the observation of Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin, he went to the consultation table and sat down.
âDoctor, please check what disease I have,â the patient said.
âSir, how old are you? Whatâs your name?â Fang Qiu asked.
â59 years old.â
The patient threw a glance at Fang Qiu and replied, âMy surname is Li.â
âUncle Li.â
Fang Qiu continued with a smile, âI donât think you are in good spirits. When you came in, your steps were not stable. Is there something wrong with your body?â
âI donât know either. I just feel uncomfortable. Please diagnose it quickly.â
The patient urged.
âOkay.â
Fang Qiu nodded and opened his mouth, saying, âFirst, please tell me when you found out that you were not feeling well, where it was, and how you felt at that time?â
âIâve been feeling not well for three years.â
The patient recalled, âAt the end of three years ago, I suddenly felt dizzy, as if the whole world was turning. After a dayâs rest, the dizziness was slightly reduced, but it didnât stop completely.â
âWhatâs more, how do you usually feel?â
Upon hearing that, Fang Qiu nodded and continued to ask immediately.
âI usually feel a little dizzy. Sometimes, I canât see clearly and will walk shakily. And I often feel nauseated. My mental state is not good as well,â the patient answered.
âHow about the digestive system? Is stool normal?â Fang Qiu asked.
âI always feel my lower abdomen is a little bloated, and sometimes, it will hurt a little, so that the stool is also thin,â the patient answered.
âWell, I got it.â
Fang Qiu nodded confidently, opened his mouth, and said, âPlease open your mouth and let me look at your tongue.â
The patient did what he was told.
With a close look, Fang Qiu found that the patientâs tongue was red, and its coating was thin.
With a judgment in his mind, he began to feel the pulse.
The pulse was slippery.
He was clear at once.
âDoctor, whatâs wrong with me?â asked the patient.
âNot a big problem.â
Fang Qiu replied with a smile, âYouâre so overtired that the blood and essence of your liver and kidney are consumed. Therefore, your brain is short of blood as well, which is why you feel dizzy. Besides, your spleen and stomach are in disorders, so youâre deficient of vital energy.â
âWhatâs the problem? Is it serious?â asked the patient in a hurry.
âDonât worry.â
Before Fang Qiu opened his mouth, Xu Miaolin, who had been nodding satisfactorily beside him, uttered, âIt is serious, but not that serious. Iâll give you a prescription to regulate it. Slowly nurse the liver and kidney, regulate the spleen and stomach, gradually improve, and it will be cured soon.â
âReally?â the old man asked.
âYes.â
Xu Miaolin nodded while prescribing with a pen.
âRadix pseudostellariae, 15g; chrysanthemum, 6g; rhizona gastrodiae, 6g; flastem milkvetch seed, 10g; tribulus terrestris, 10g; fried ligusticum wallichii, 12g; processed pinellia ternata, 9g; rice-grain sprout, 18g; malt, 18g; fried angelica, 10g; kudzuvine root, 12g; dry lotus leaf, 20g; uncaria, 15g (later); scorpio, 1g (grind to swallow).â
âFive times.â
After that, Xu Miaolin handed the prescription directly to the patient and let him take the medicine.
âMr. Xu, why donât you check him personally before making the prescription?â Fang Qiu asked in doubt.
âNot necessary.â
Xu Miaolin smiled slightly and said, âListening to what you said, I know youâre right. I donât have to do it again.â
When the patient came with the prescription, Feng Xuexin immediately reached out to feel the patientâs pulse, copied Xu Miaolinâs prescription, and finally began to fill the prescription for the patient.
After that, the patient left.
Feng Xuexin then looked at Fang Qiu and asked in shock, âIs this really your first time to see a patient? You learn the four diagnostic methods of Chinese Medicine only for this morning?â
âYes, why?â Fang Qiu nodded and answered.
âThen, why you look more experienced than I am?!â
Feng Xuexin howled and said bitterly, âAlas, comparisons are odious!â
âStop here.â
âIâm going to cook!â
Then, he went straight to the backyard.
Fang Qiu and Xu Miaolin shook their heads with chuckles.
After lunch and a brief rest, Fang Qiu continued to learn the four diagnostic methods of Chinese Medicine from Xu Miaolin in the afternoon.
This time, Xu Miaolin didnât let Fang Qiu diagnose personally but continued to explain to Fang Qiu while seeing the patients. It was until 4 p.m. that he took the initiative to give the consultation table to Fang Qiu, giving Fang Qiu a second chance to practice.
Undoubtedly, Fang Qiu, who had been studying for an afternoon, performed perfectly without any wrong step, which stunned Feng Xuexin.
In the evening, Xu Miaolin let Feng Xuexin open the study, from which Xu Miaolin found many medical records for Fang Qiu to read and study.
As for Feng Xuexin, he continued to sing to the stars in the yard in the cool weather. But this time, instead of the song he sang yesterday, he changed to a very fashionable English song Marry You.â
For the following three days, Fang Qiu had been learning the four diagnostic methods of Chinese Medicine under the guidance of Xu Miaolin, without a dayâs suspension.
The third night, after dinner, the three men had a short walk and then lay down again in the three sling chairs in the courtyard.
âHow long have we been here?â Xu Miaolin asked.
âThree days,â Fang Qiu replied.
Xu Miaolin nodded and complained secretly in his heart, âI was going to use a week to teach the four diagnostic methods of Chinese Medicine to you. But you grasp them all in just three days. Your accumulation of Chinese Medicine knowledge is terribly large.â
Although he was shocked, Xu Miaolin didnât show it.
Because, he thought that he couldnât praise Fang Qiu face to face, for fear that Fang Qiu became arrogant, though he thought Fang Qiu wouldnât.
âThree days is enough.â
Pretending to have pondered for a while, Xu Miaolin turned his head to Fang Qiu and said, âFrom tomorrow on, you can diagnose by yourself. But you can only diagnose. Do not write the prescriptions.â
Fang Qiu was stunned when he heard the words.
âWhy? No confidence?â
Xu Miaolin gave Fang Qiu a look.
âYes, I have.â
Fang Qiu replied with a smile, and then stood up, saying, âThen, Iâll go on to see the medical records.â
The medical records contained the treatment cases of all the famous doctors. Through it, you could understand different doctorsâ styles of seeing patients and how they did the four diagnostic methods. It was absolutely the experience of all the famous doctors.
By reading the records, Fang Qiu could absorb the essence of those famous masters directly.
Together with the accumulation of the ancient Chinese Medicine books he had read crazily before, he could clearly feel his progress.
Seeing Fang Qiuâs back, Xu Miaolin nodded satisfactorily.
He could feel that the boy was serious and careful.
Although his progress was a little beyond expectations, his mentality was still good. He didnât become arrogant.
âUncle Xu, Fang Qiu has been studying only for three days. Is it a little early to let him diagnose alone? Can you really rest assured?â
As soon as Fang Qiu left, Feng Xuexin immediately came to Xu Miaolin and asked in a low voice.
âDo you feel it is fast?â Xu Miaolin asked back.
âUmâ¦â
With a sigh, Feng Xuexin said, âHis learning speed is really abnormal. The moment I knew it, I got a shock. Itâs the first time Iâve ever seen such a person who can learn so fast.â
Now, he finally understood why Xu Miaolin would accept Fang Qiu as a student.
It was because Fang Qiu was totally out of the common r. un
His learning speed was amazing!
His learning for a day matched the othersâ learning for a month!
âWait three more days.â
Looking at Feng Xuexin, Xu Miaolin smiled and said, âIn only three days, it is estimated that Fang Qiu will surpass you in the four diagnostic methods of Chinese Medicine.â
âWhat?â
Upon hearing that, Feng Xuexin got angry immediately. He said, âUncle Xu, do you look down upon me too much?â
âYou donât believe it?â
Xu Miaolin said with a smile, âThen, compare with him after he sees patients alone for three days?â
âOkay.â
Feng Xuexin nodded at once and said, âDonât say I bully him at that time.â
Then, he turned around and left angrily.
âHey, what are you going to do?â Xu Miaolin asked.
âIâm going to sing!â Feng Xuexin snorted.
âWait!â
Xu Miaolin immediately stopped him and said, âI have a question for you.â
Feng Xuexin was stunned. Since Xu Miaolin said seriousl