Chapter 232: Teachers Watching from the Sidelines

Luo Yanfen’s face turned red as she had to deny her previous words, “That’s not what I meant—”

After speaking, she grew anxious. Everyone knew she was at a disadvantage, and the three teachers hadn’t intervened.

What was going on?

The three teachers were watching from the sidelines, inscrutable.

“You haven’t spoken to Teacher Tan, you haven’t watched his surgeries, and you haven’t carried out his medical orders. You’ve only been here for half a day; do you think you know what Teacher Tan thinks?”

Unable to win with academic theory against the newcomer, Luo Yanfen tried another approach: asserting her authority over the new trainee using her seniority.

While the other party was flustered, Xie Wanying remained calm and explained, “This is a preoperative discussion. My focus is on the patient’s medical history, especially the examination reports and current physical and mental state. The attending physician’s thoughts are reflected in the patient’s medical records. I’m not discussing Teacher Tan’s personal thoughts; I’m discussing the patient’s condition.”

“But you’ve been talking about what Teacher Tan thinks—”

“I wasn’t discussing his other thoughts, only his thought process regarding this patient’s surgical plan. Is there a problem with that?”

The other party was able to explain it this way! Luo Yanfen was speechless but continued, “How can you understand Teacher Tan’s thought process on the surgery? You haven’t talked to him.”

“The orders he gave and what we should pay attention to are all reflected in the patient’s medical records. Every medical student knows this.”

Upon hearing this, Luo Yanfen subconsciously wanted to recheck the medical records, only to find that they were with Teacher Tan.

Would she ask the teacher for the records to re-examine them, admitting she hadn’t remembered the patient’s details?

She quickly dismissed this idea, not believing Xie Wanying could clearly remember the medical records’ details.

For patients with long-term illnesses, there are many records and examination reports. No one can remember everything clearly.

“Can you tell me what Teacher Tan wrote in the records?” Luo Yanfen asked, pointing her pen at her.

To her surprise, Xie Wanying responded clearly and methodically, focusing on the key points, “The patient was admitted last Friday, and Teacher Tan immediately ordered tests related to the blood. By Monday, Teacher Tan even considered calling a hematologist for a consultation. When the patient was admitted, their hemoglobin was seventy-six. After two days of transfusions, the patient’s condition remained the same, indicating chronic anemia.”

“How do you know Teacher Tan considered consulting a hematologist? We spend time with Teacher Tan daily and haven’t heard him mention this.”

The other party kept emphasizing their longer time spent with Teacher Tan compared to Xie Wanying.

Xie Wanying thought to herself: What do you do with the teacher every day if you can’t even understand his medical orders?

“The orders mentioned it. Teacher Tan considered a bone marrow biopsy but later canceled it. This shows that Teacher Tan was concerned about the patient’s blood issues leading to significant surgical risks.”

“During open surgery, there might be excessive bleeding, making it difficult to stop. However, since all blood tests were normal, the bone marrow biopsy was canceled,” Xie Wanying explained further.

Did this newcomer even notice such details in the medical records?

Luo Yanfen started to sweat a little. She couldn’t deny it now, or the teachers would think she hadn’t paid enough attention to the patient’s details.

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