Chapter 443: Spend millions and finally succeed!

Author: holding a ruler in hand

Chapter 443: Spend millions and finally succeed!

Hepatic encephalopathy...

After Chen Nan was silent for a moment, he began to think about countermeasures in his mind.

Acute exacerbation of hepatitis E virus, leading to acute liver failure...

He looked at the woman on the bed. She also had liver failure and was also very likely to have hepatic encephalopathy.

You can even think that it’s just that the time has not come yet.

Early intervention and treatment may have good results, but... no one can guarantee it.

However, once hepatic encephalopathy occurs, it is more difficult to treat!

Therefore, the most important thing at the moment is to find a starting point.

It is obviously difficult for Western medicine to solve the problem from its root cause.

Of course, this is not about black Western medicine or any views on Western medicine.

Because modern medicine is a developing discipline, focusing on details and every indicator, its emergence represents the process of disease development.

As for liver failure, hepatic encephalopathy, and hepatitis E, there is currently a lack of an effective treatment plan, and the understanding is not clear.

So in this case, if you want to solve the problem, relying on Western medicine is not enough!

Of course, modern medicine is not without its advantages. On the contrary, Western medicine is much better than traditional Chinese medicine in maintaining vital signs and ensuring the basic survival of patients.

Chinese medicine can only rely on luck...

This is really not an exaggeration.

Chinese medicine is not a panacea.

Traditional Chinese medicine also has its big shortcomings, that is, insufficient quantification, and there are some problems in innovative development, expanding production capacity, and finding successful experiences.

Therefore, this time, regarding the treatment of "type E virus acute hepatitis", Chen Nan decided to choose the combination of traditional Chinese and Western medicine.

This is also in line with the main theme.

When you open up your mind, there are actually more ways to do it.

If you want to treat patients, you have to look at both macro and micro aspects.

Traditional Chinese medicine has a macro perspective, rich experience, and even unique advantages!

In fact, traditional Chinese medicine’s explanation of liver failure and hepatic encephalopathy is easier to understand than modern medicine.

Take for example the term hepatic encephalopathy.

After the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy, the early symptoms are not coma, but personality changes, such as anxiety, depression, active mania, and then consciousness disorder, which is often misdiagnosed as a mental patient.

But……

In the field of modern medicine, why does the liver suffer from mental illness?

In fact, it is difficult to intuitively connect the two.

Even the most characteristic neurological sign of hepatic encephalopathy, which has early diagnostic significance, is asterixis.

How can this... be explained clearly?

Of course, indecision, neuroscience.

Hepatic encephalopathy has always been considered to be a syndrome of central nervous system dysfunction based on metabolic disorders.

but……

Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the liver stores the soul and controls wind.

Therefore, liver disease can induce soul disturbance, leading to a series of cognitive impairment and personality changes.

When liver wind moves internally, there will also be signs of "internal wind" such as flapping tremor.

This is well explained!

Sometimes Chen Nan is unbelievable about the wisdom of the ancients and their understanding of the human body and diseases.

How did the ancients discover such awesome subjects?

This has always been a doubt in the hearts of researchers in ancient medical literature, traditional Chinese medicine, and ancient culture.

The Yellow Emperor's Inner Canon appeared two thousand years ago. From what angle could he discover this?

After thinking about this clearly, Chen Nan made a decision.

Try it!

After all, the patient is in this condition now, and he is sent here obviously hoping to get some treatment.

To put it bluntly, it’s really like treating a dead horse as a living horse.

Don't feel uncomfortable saying this.

Because in clinical practice, many diseases are like this.

Hepatic encephalopathy is a disease with a high risk factor, and the same is true!

In the early stage of hepatic encephalopathy, its main manifestations are some behavioral disorders, mental retardation and intellectual disability. Through active liver protection, reducing blood ammonia, enema and other treatments, the blood ammonia can be reduced, and recovery can be achieved.

However, if a patient with late-stage hepatic encephalopathy suffers from severe coma and disturbance of consciousness, the risk will be greater at this time, and the mortality rate will be higher. Moreover, if there are other triggers such as gastrointestinal bleeding, hepatic encephalopathy will occur.

It worsens further and causes the patient to die quickly.

So, that's really it.

Even after the mother and son were sent here, the informed consent form had already been signed.

It was a blessing among misfortunes that they could be sent back from India.

The woman on the bed now looked excited, nervous, excited, and a little confused.

Chen Nan just glanced at it and said to Pan Yanhong on the side:

"Remember to keep up with her treatment..."

"I estimate that early symptoms of hepatic encephalopathy may appear as early as tomorrow."

"Prevent and treat it in time."

Pan Yanhong was stunned for a moment, then nodded quickly: "Okay, Dean."

Chen Nan then said to the woman: "Your son's condition is more dangerous now. He is in a coma in the late stage of hepatic encephalopathy."

"We will treat you, but don't have high expectations yet."

The woman heard the voice and nodded quickly: "Okay, okay...Thank you, Professor Chen!"

"I believe you..."

"please……"

The woman's voice was trembling. She never imagined that... a trip would cause such serious trouble, or even lead to... such a tragedy.

…

After Chen Nan brought Pan Yanhong to the child's side, the ECG monitor was right next to it. Chen Nan took a look and couldn't help but sigh.

He walked up to the boy, stretched out his hand and began to feel for his pulse.

Pulse...

Chen Nan frowned instantly.

The patient's pulse was strong but difficult.

The left hand is more than powerful, but its smoothness is blocked and extremely difficult.

And the right hand...

But my right hand is extremely weak, heavy, stringy, and rootless!

Chen Nan hesitated and opened the other person's mouth directly. But at this time... Chen Nan saw that the base of the tongue was tilted inwards, as if it was invading.

The tongue coating is yellow and thick, with a foul smell!

It smells a bit like rotten apples.

This is actually what is called liver odor.

The occurrence of liver odor is due to liver failure and a characteristic odor caused by intermediate products of sulfur-containing amino acid metabolism in the body (such as methyl mercaptan, ethyl mercaptan and dimethyl sulfide, etc.) exhaled through the lungs or emitted through the skin.

It's not obvious when you're far away, but it's very obvious when you're close.

Chen Nan hesitated, then stood up and said to Pan Yanhong: "Let's go!"

Pan Yanhong was stunned and followed Chen Nan out of the ward.

"Dean Chen, is there... any chance?"
To be continued...