diskusbooks Chapter 460 Please give me good medical treatment
Chapter 460 Please give me good medical treatment
When the princess's men came out, they saw two imperial physicians sitting under the awning at the entrance of Miaoshou Pavilion, helping the doctor of Miaoshou Pavilion to see patients.
After the two imperial doctors were brought to Miaoshou Pavilion, the eldest princess's men stopped them and refused to let them in. However, the people of Miaoshou Pavilion warmly invited them to sit under the awning.
Under the pergola were many people who came to see a doctor. Because the entire interior of Miaoshou Pavilion was sealed off by the eldest princess's men, the doctors and medicine boys of Miaoshou Pavilion arranged for everyone to receive treatment under the pergola at the door.
The two imperial physicians had nothing to do, so they watched with great interest as the people from Miaoshou Pavilion treated the common people.
They have been in the government for a long time, and have been dealing with wealthy nobles and royal relatives. Although people are polite to them every time they go out for medical consultations, it is completely different from how the common people view the doctors in Miaoshou Pavilion.
Originally, they were somewhat disdainful of the doctors in Miaoshou Pavilion. After all, they were just common doctors and could not be compared with people like them. The so-called interest in watching was just due to their job. They just wanted to see the excitement and jokes of these common doctors.
The doctors at Miaoshou Pavilion were all very young; the oldest looked no more than thirty, with two others in their twenties. The pharmacists who accompanied them were even younger, some looking like children. But everyone took their duties very seriously, and both doctors and pharmacists handled patients with meticulous care. Even with the large number of patients, there was no sign of crowding or disorder in front of the door; everything was perfectly arranged.
As they watched, the two doctors no longer felt like they were being laughed at, but instead sensed something different.
The first thing that surprised the two imperial doctors was that this Miaoshou Pavilion was different from other medical clinics. People had to register first when they came.
Registration meant first telling the doctor about their simple ailments. The doctor would then classify their symptoms. Injuries were assigned to a doctor specializing in injuries, while headaches and fevers were assigned to a doctor specializing in headaches and fevers. Children and women were also treated by specialized female doctors.
After the two imperial doctors sat down and examined the case for a while, they felt refreshed.
This was a clinic unlike any they had ever seen, and the efficiency with which they treated patients was unprecedented. It was like an army at war, from the deployment of troops to the battle, everything was perfectly organized, orderly, and efficient.
Pre-prepared prescriptions are also available at the medicine pick-up area. For example, for common colds, there are already prepared medicines or pre-packaged medicine bags. If you don't want to go home and make the medicine, you can just take the prepared medicine home and take it directly. If you don't mind the hassle of making the medicine, you can take the herbal medicine bags home and make your own. The difference is that the medicine can only be taken for two days, while the herbal medicine can be taken for four to five days.
People can freely choose according to their needs. As long as it is confirmed to be a common cold, they can just pay and get the medicine and leave, saving a lot of waiting.
The more the two doctors watched, the more interesting they found it. At first they sat at the door, but later they simply stood up and watched them from behind the doctors as they visited the patients and got medicine.
As they watched, they figured out many more tricks. For example, they also used the traditional diagnostic methods of observation, smelling, asking, and palpation, but each person also had many tools they had never seen before, such as a strange object with a small drum-like object connected by a leather tube on one side, and two leather plugs that could be inserted into the ears on the other side...
They asked out of curiosity and learned that this thing is called a stethoscope.
This is a diagnostic instrument exclusive to Miaoshou Pavilion. It can clearly hear the sounds of heartbeat and breathing. The two imperial physicians were curious, so they asked one of the young doctors to come and listen to it. It really worked. Even the murmur of lung breathing could be heard clearly.
There is also something called a blood pressure monitor, which according to the doctors here can measure a person’s blood pressure!
That thing looked incredibly expensive. It had a balloon that could be inflated and deflated, and it also had a glass tube attached to it! The tube contained mercury and had markings on it. The two doctors couldn't understand it, but the doctors at Miaoshou Pavilion used it to measure the blood pressure of some elderly people. As the balloon inflated, the bag strapped to the arm would swell, and the mercury would rise above the glass surface! It was truly magical!
They couldn't help but ask what blood pressure is...
After years of practicing medicine, they still didn't know what blood pressure was. Only after the doctors at Miaoshou Pavilion explained it did they understand that high blood pressure corresponds to symptoms like hyperactivity of liver yang and internal liver wind. High blood pressure can easily lead to emergencies like stroke. A blood pressure monitor and stethoscope can be used together to measure and diagnose cardiovascular disease.
If they hadn't come here today, they wouldn't have known there was such a magical clinic in the capital! And such miraculous items as stethoscopes and blood pressure monitors!
They asked where these things came from, and the answer was that the owner of Miaoshou Pavilion brought them back from the fairy mountains overseas when he was traveling around the world!
This made them respect the leader of Miaoshou Pavilion.
Just as the two men were still studying the stethoscope and blood pressure monitor, the eldest princess's people came out and asked them to come in.
The two people were very interested in their research and were in a bad mood when they were interrupted.
The two men had been stopped outside in the sun for two hours after they arrived from the Imperial Hospital, and they were feeling unhappy. Now they were called in again when they were researching new things, and their mood became even worse.
But people have to bow their heads under the eaves, and the two of them also eat royal meals! So they could only say goodbye to the doctor of Miaoshou Pavilion and carry their things into the interior of Miaoshou Pavilion.
"You bastard! Now this palace and the prince consort can't invite anyone from your Imperial Hospital, right? Tell me! Why are you dragging your feet? It's making me wait impatiently!"
As soon as the two imperial doctors entered, they were scolded by the eldest princess.
The two men looked at each other. They had clearly arrived a long time ago, but were blocked outside by the people from the Princess's Mansion and were not allowed to enter.
The two men faced the eldest princess, their grievances nowhere to complain, so they could only bow first. However, just as they lifted their clothes and knelt, the eldest princess scolded again, "I think you two don't want to live anymore! How dare you be so late when I and the prince consort summoned you! Go and see those two patients first!" The eldest princess threatened, "You better open your masks for me! Whether this person lives or dies is in your hands! One of them is the prince consort's illegitimate son, and the other is his concubine! What should we do? You two should think carefully!"
The two imperial doctors have been in the palace for a long time, so how could they not understand the discord and filthiness among the royal relatives and nobles? The eldest princess specifically pointed out the identities of these two people. Doesn't it clearly mean that she doesn't want them to treat the patients properly?