Halfway through (2)
“You don’t have to worry about it. I’ll solve the problem with James Hopkins.”
“You can’t do that. I’m the head of the medical department.”
Song Myeong-jin continued speaking after emptying his glass.
“If there is a problem in the medical department, you have no choice but to step forward.”
“So what I’m saying is that if possible, I will end it on my own terms. I already have a problem with Clara.”
Choi Ki-seok looked at the determination in Yasada’s expression and opened his mouth.
“May I ask what your relationship is with Head Chief Clara?”
“To put it in a good way, it was between priests. A long time ago. The first place I settled down was at James Hopkins, not at Mayjo.”
“What happened at James Hopkins?”
“I hope you don’t pry.”
“sorry.”
Choi Ki-seok took a step back due to Yasada’s sharp criticism. However, I could vaguely sense that the reason Yasada left James Hopkins had something to do with Clara.
What is the secret hidden between the two?
My curiosity grew more and more.
“Kevin, who suffers from pectus excavatum, fell today. He fractured his 10th and 11th ribs and his diaphragm was damaged, so we had to have it restored. It looks like the nurse bar surgery will have to be postponed.”
“Tsk, tsk. There’s a disruption in the schedule.”
Yasada clicked his tongue and drank his drink in one go.
“You’re not like me today. You’ve already emptied your glass twice.”
“I’m human too. There are times when I feel irritated and frustrated.”
“Professor. I have a question about the newly appointed Vice President Parker.”
Choi Ki-seok changed the topic.
“Tell me.”
“Who recommended Deputy Director Parker to MHC? It is not clear that he was promoted quickly or that he came to MHC.”
“Mayjo’s hospital director Christopher has a hand in that. Christopher is one of the three most ambitious people in Mayjo.”
Song Myeong-jin continued speaking.
“Christopher has been steadily planting his people in each of the Mayjo hospitals.”
“Christopher…”
Choi Ki-seok repeated his name and rubbed his chin.
Until now, I had never met him alone and only saw him from afar during our monthly meetings. I’ve never used the Eye of Hippocrates because I’ve never hit it properly.
According to what the teacher said, there was Christopher behind Parker…
The tingling in my chest didn’t feel good.
“Ah. By the way, I have something to tell Mr. Choi.”
“….”
“There is an academic symposium being held by the Korean Thoracic Surgery Association next week. The symposium location is Uijindae. I think it would be a good idea for Dr. Choi to come.”
“Thank you for the recommendation, but I think it would be difficult for me, who is still a resident, to go.”
“Don’t worry. The three of us, Katharina, Mr. Wang, and Dr. Choi, are going. It’s good to treat patients at the hospital, but sometimes you need to see other doctors.”
“If that is what the professor wants, I will go.”
Choi Ki-seok nodded.
Deep stories followed along with delicious food.
Ki-Seok Choi listened closely to the conversation between Myung-Jin Song and Yasada and expressed his thoughts.
Time passed and it was 10 o’clock at night.
Meal time is over for Yasada, who is scheduled to have surgery tomorrow.
Although it was late at night, Times Square was even hotter.
The streets were overflowing with people, and large electronic billboards were emitting colorful lights.
The three people stood in front of the crosswalk and waited for the signal.
But one man caught Choi Ki-seok’s eyes.
The man couldn’t take his eyes off his phone, and when he glanced at the screen, he saw that he was playing Super Monster Go.
Super Monster Go.
It is an augmented reality game that has been gaining sensational popularity recently. When you run the game, the surrounding location is read using GPS, and monsters that can be captured appear on the screen.
“Ah. Why didn’t I get caught like this!”
The man looked nervous and scanned the screen with his finger.
Perhaps distracted by the game, he approached the crosswalk where the car was speeding.
“hey!”
Choi Ki-seok stretched out his hand and blocked the man’s path. At this, the man looked at the front and at Choi Ki-seok once, and his body started shaking.
“Ah. Thank you. I was distracted by the game.”
“Playing games is good, but you have to watch carefully before walking.”
“I will be careful in the future. Thank you very much.”
The man bowed his head to Choi Ki-seok and passed the crosswalk after the light changed.
Tiring!
[You have succeeded in achieving the achievement that life and death are just a sheet of paper apart. A Legend Gem is provided as a reward.]
[Legend Gem: Increases the level of medical treatment by 1 level.]
Ki-seok Choi opened the status window and checked the first Legend Gem he obtained.
It is a gem that increases the stats by one level, so it has legendary value.
“Haaaaam.”
“I guess Mr. Choi was tired.”
Song Myeong-jin, who saw Choi Ki-seok yawning, burst out laughing, and Choi Ki-seok scratched the back of his head in embarrassment.
Eventually, his eyes were fixed on the gem in the status window.
[Gem (Normal): Increases yawning by 1.5 times.]
This thing is so useless.
* * *
The next morning.
Choi Ki-seok was receiving handover from his colleagues at the medical office.
“So, where did Emma go?”
“In the emergency room. A patient arrived right before you guys came in.”
Jeremy shrugged.
Continuing handover.
Last night, the number of patients was lower than usual. There were only two emergency patients and no patients underwent emergency surgery.
[Go through the patient]
– A surgeon who goes through patients differently than others.
– The probability of receiving hospitalized or seriously ill patients while working is greatly reduced. However, patients who are reduced to a title will be taken care of by a nearby colleague.
Jeremy’s title was put to good use.
‘Mr. Wang and Charles are going to die.’
Choi Ki-seok couldn’t help but feel sad as he watched Charles laughing and talking next to him. If I knew the fate that would come when I was on duty today, I would never be able to smile like I do now.
Beep ring ring~
The phone suddenly rings.
Choi Ki-seok, who was closest, picked up the phone.
“This is Choi Ki-seok, a thoracic surgeon.”
[Are you Mr. Choi? It went well.]
Emma continued speaking rapidly.
[I’m being treated in the emergency room, but the patient seems strange. However, this is the first case like this. Can you come to the emergency room for a moment?]
“Yes. I’ll be there right away.”
After explaining the situation to his classmates, Choi Ki-seok went down to the emergency room.
Emma was looking down at a patient with a serious expression.
“Emma. What happened?”
“The patient is having difficulty breathing and complaining of chest pain. Upon examination, fluid was found in the abdominal and chest cavities, so a puncture was performed. Look at this.”
“….”
Choi Ki-seok checked the drain container that Emma pointed to and blinked.
Green liquid was overflowing inside the drain tank. This is not a normal puncture amount.
“No matter how much I think about it, it looks like bile. Isn’t that strange? I did a thoracentesis, but I don’t know why bile is coming out.”
“wait a minute.”
Ki-Seok Choi used the eyes of Hippocrates after examining the test results and the patient’s condition.
Physical strength: 4/10
Main symptom: Difficulty breathing / Chest pain / Abdominal
pain Painful area: Gallbladder
Diagnosis: Gallbladder necrosis / Gallbladder perforation / Cholethorrhea
Current status: Poor
Progress: Emergency History : None
Family history: None
Precautionary factors: None
”
This patient’s gallbladder “I think there’s a problem.”
“Gallbladder?”
“As the gallbladder died, bile must have leaked into the surrounding organs. The leaked bile invaded the chest, so when a thoracentesis was performed, bile came out.” “Ah….” “I’ll contact the hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery department
.
”
At Choi Ki-seok’s call, the on-duty hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgeon rushed to the emergency room in a panic.
After hearing the test results and Choi Ki-seok’s briefing, I breathed a sigh of relief.
“You did a good job of diagnosing the patient. If the patient had been taken on by the thoracic surgery department, treatment would have been one step late. From now on, I will take care of this patient at the hepatobiliary and pancreatic surgery department.”
“What is the follow-up treatment?”
“Once the patient is hospitalized, we will return his vitals to normal. Once his vitals return, we will perform a cholecystectomy.”
“Yes. Thank you.”
After conversing with the hepatobiliary-pancreatic surgery doctor on duty, the two people returned to the thoracic surgery ward.
“Mr. Choi, that’s really amazing. How did you know there was a problem with your gallbladder in that situation?”
Emma asked with surprised rabbit eyes.
The moment she saw the green puncture fluid, her hair turned white.
Because the situation was far beyond her common sense.
Nevertheless, Choi Ki-seok calmly pointed out the cause of the problem.
He was not only good at surgical procedures but was also skilled at diagnosis.
“It’s not a big deal. I encountered a similar case in the past.”
Ki-Seok Choi continued speaking while looking around.
“Emma, be careful of cases like this. There are often cases where it appears that the patient is a thoracic surgery patient, but in reality, they are a patient from another department.”
“Yes. I studied very clearly.”
Emma smiled brightly.
As I got off the elevator and was walking down the ward hallway, familiar people waved at me from across the street.
They are Ethan and Lavigne.
“Mr. Choi. Do you have time?”
“Oh, it’s okay. Emma, do you want to come with me?”
“me too?”
After receiving the question, Emma’s eyes were fixed on Ethan.
Her cheeks are tinged with ripe apricot color.
Isn’t this the moment when a woman falls in love with a man?
Choi Ki-seok suddenly had this thought.
“If you’re not busy, let’s go together.”
“Oh… no. I’ll go first.”
Emma, who received Ethan’s suggestion, quickly ran away to the medical country.
“It seems like being with you is a burden.”
“Yes. Strangely, the women felt burdened by me being with them.”
Ethan sighed lightly.
This is the hardship of a handsome man that ordinary men have never done and cannot do.
“Then let’s go to the break room.”
“It’s good.”
The three people sat down in the break room and started talking.
“Mr. Choi. I got some good news when I was filming yesterday.”
“It’s nice to hear about it. What’s the news?”
“For the first time in my acting career, I received praise for my good acting.”
Ethan told the story of yesterday’s incident in an excited voice.
The concern for patients with pectus excavatum was melted into actual acting, resulting in a wonderful ad-lib.
“It was so thrilling to be praised by the director. Should I say I became an actor because of this taste?”
“Look. I said I could do it, right? I’m accompanied by a great doctor like Dr. Choi, but wouldn’t that melt away in smoke?”
“I just did what I normally do.”
Choi Ki-seok scratched his cheek in response to Lavigne’s praise.
“Anyway, Dr. Choi, thank you. I’m really glad I met someone like you. Thank you for your continued support.”
Ethan approached and held out his hand, and Choi Ki-seok shook his hand.
Tiring!
[You have formed a rapport with Ethan.]
NEW [Rapport Level 3 – Trust]
[Special relationship A chain of respect has been formed. ]
[Chain of Respect: You can gain full trust from the person you are chaining to. You can hear the person’s honest past or feelings, and if you ask for something, there is an 80% chance that they will accept it.] [Be careful! Maintain the relationship
. In the case of middle school, a single word from the player has a big impact on the target.]
Choi Ki-seok, who checked the notification, burst into laughter.
From Lavigne to Ethan….
His network, which was only a resident, was extending to actors. .
