This Doctor Is Too Wealthy

Listening to Du Heng’s calm question and looking at his composed face, the sweat that had just receded from the attending doctor’s forehead broke out again.

Even if he were a fool, he would have understood by now that the reason the pediatric patient couldn’t speak and had cramped limbs was likely due to his medication error earlier.

But he genuinely couldn’t figure out what the problem was.

Du Heng put his hands in the pockets of his white gown and continued to look at the attending doctor. ”Don’t stop. Tell everyone your thought process for the medication.”

Seeing that Du Heng had no intention of letting him off the hook, the attending doctor swallowed hard, wiped the sweat from his forehead again, and cast a helpless glance at Deputy Director Lv beside him.

But Deputy Director Lv simply avoided his gaze, pretending not to see.

With no other choice, the attending doctor pursed his lips and said, ”When the pediatric patient was first brought in, he was vomiting and had severe diarrhea. The pediatric patient’s family said they had administered Montmorillonite at home and even used adult doses of Norfloxacin, but it had no effect.

So... so I combined these two medications for the child. The effect was quite good; the pediatric patient’s condition was brought under control within half an hour.”

Du Heng nodded, his expression calm. ”Yes, very good. The child’s vomiting and diarrhea were controlled, but now he can’t speak, and his whole body is cramping.”

Then, he turned to Deputy Director Lv. ”Deputy Director Lv, were you aware of this medication regimen?”

Deputy Director Lv never imagined Du Heng would target her. But since he had asked, she had to answer, ”Dr. He is the attending doctor; he has the authority to prescribe medication independently.”

Du Heng’s face instantly turned cold. ”Then may I ask, Deputy Director Lv, what is the purpose of having you as a deputy director in this ward? Is it just so you can receive a higher salary and a larger merit pay bonus?”

This was the first time anyone in the office had seen Du Heng lose his temper, and he was doing it publicly, unsparingly criticizing a deputy director.

Du Heng stared coldly at Deputy Director Lv. ”You are the deputy director, and you are responsible for this ward. Dr. He is a doctor under your management. While you don’t need to know the details of every child’s treatment, for a pediatric patient with a severe and somewhat dangerous condition like this one, shouldn’t you pay closer attention?

This pediatric patient is young, has weak resistance, and after vomiting and suffering diarrhea for over half a day, his body is already on the verge of shutting down. What medication and what dosage should be used at such a critical time? Shouldn’t you, as the deputy director, have been the one to ensure its appropriateness?”

Once Du Heng started speaking, he couldn’t hold back. He then turned to Dr. He. ”And you, as an attending doctor, don’t you know that the two medications you prescribed would increase the burden on the liver?

The pediatric patient is only five years old! He has severe intestinal atony and a Spleen and Stomach disorder; his internal organs are already struggling to function. How dare you use such a large dosage of medication? Do you think the child can withstand it?”

Du Heng was on the verge of shouting outright. ”A moment ago, he was merely unable to speak, with his hands and feet cramping. You were both incredibly lucky it wasn’t worse.”

He then turned back to Deputy Director Lv. ”And you’re the same. The Traditional Chinese Medicine Pediatrics next door had already brought their treatment equipment, but you were nowhere to be found. What were you doing?

Do you think pediatric patients are like adults and can withstand it? Do you think simple vomiting and diarrhea can’t be fatal?

Believe it or not, if you had delayed even one more minute, this child could have gone into convulsions, possibly leading to organ failure!

A dosage that large—even an adult might not withstand it! How did you dare administer it to a child?

Is this your work style—addressing the immediate issue while neglecting the broader consequences?”

Currently, Du Heng had the backing of provincial and municipal leaders, and his authority was at its peak. After this tirade, none of them dared to lift their heads.

Even the head nurse and Deputy Director Lv, both over forty, didn’t dare to breathe too loudly.

Watching everyone lower their heads and endure his scolding, Du Heng felt even angrier and broadened the scope of his reprimand. ”And all of you, running around like headless flies in complete chaos, yet no one discovered the problem or proposed a solution.

What are you all gathered here for? To show the pediatric patient’s family how many doctors we have, or to display your incompetence?”

Still not feeling any better after the tirade, he turned his attention to the head nurse. ”And you, Head Nurse, what are your nurses doing?

You actually went ahead and executed such a bullshit medical order. Did you even check the medical order properly? When preparing the medication, didn’t you notice any problem?”

Du Heng was truly incensed, and his voice rose sharply. ”In the future, if you see such a bullshit medical order, whoever wrote it, just throw it back in his face! Smash it in his face in front of everyone! Make him write it again right there in front of you, and if it’s still no good, smash it in his face again!

Don’t worry about sparing their feelings or trying to save their reputation.

If you try to spare their feelings and save their reputation, and a problem occurs, the nurses who prepare the medication, the patient’s assigned nurses, and you, Head Nurse, will be the first to face the consequences.

Did you hear me clearly?”

The head nurse’s expression was grim, and her gaze towards Dr. He and Deputy Director Lv turned hostile.

You two incompetent fools! We nurses get chewed out because of your mistakes. What kind of mess is this?

”I’ll remember this, Dean.”

”Don’t just remember it; you need to act on it.”

Du Heng was so furious that his eyelids began to tremble.