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Episode 202. Telegraph Line (4)

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Chase, a patient with kidney disease, could have been discharged the same day he received the medication. But he didn’t.

Taking the patient’s circumstances into consideration.

The child liked the hospital because it was warmer than the daycare center, with good heating and good blankets.

The same goes for the food from the hospital. I was happy because they gave me a lot of healthy food.

It might be better to take a few days off.

On the other hand, I also wanted to see the child get better for myself. If this didn’t work, other measures would be needed.

While going through the nursing records of several patients.

Linea walked in front of my desk. The scent of wild flowers filled my lab, which was filled with the smell of chemicals, ink, and paper.

“Long time no see, Professor.”

“Why are you here?”

Snap.

Linea’s pointed ears moved.

“I moved my office next to the professor’s lab. Moving a professor’s office wasn’t as hard as I thought, right?”

If you ask the school administration, they’ll probably move you once or twice. No, but. Can’t you tell the person who’s going to sit next to you?

It would be noisy if the lab right next door was Linea.

“Why don’t you use a bigger lab, Professor? If you asked the Academy to provide a better lab, they would do it right away.”

“Well.”

I never really thought about it. I have a separate workshop and warehouse anyway.

Rather, wouldn’t changing the lab to a bigger and better one only result in more annoying people?

Like Linea.

“Professor, I saw a patient come in. This time, it was a young boy. I was impressed that you prescribed candy for the child!”

“Candy?”

If there is blood in the urine, there will naturally be glucose leakage. Prescribing candy is also a good way to control symptoms.

It’s not enough to use sap.

“How did you know the patient was here?”

“I went to the ward and saw it.”

Linea tilted her head.

“I heard that too. The professor said that creating an environment for the child’s treatment was the most important thing, and he donated a lot of money to the daycare center?”

Never.

I scratched my head in embarrassment. Actually, I think I know where that came from.

The rumors seem a bit exaggerated.

A small ball thrown by a piano… … .

“Yes.”

I didn’t really feel like explaining.

There was no need to refute the positive misunderstanding. Linea’s eyes sparkled.

“I was honestly surprised. I thought you thought evidence-based scientific medicine was important. But now I see that you also think a patient-centered approach is important!”

“Oh, I think so too.”

Linea nodded.

“I also want to see this patient in person. I saw a patient who was hospitalized with hematuria before, but no one knew how to treat or manage it.”

“For patients with kidney disease, water management is of the utmost importance. Treatment is a later issue.”

“I see.”

“Now let’s go see the patient.”

Linea headed towards the hospital with her medical records. I followed after her.

Linea’s steps were a bit fast.

It’s a bit unnatural. He’s not particularly tall, but is it because his legs are long? Or is it because elves walk differently?

“Then. The most important thing in treating patients with kidney disease is water management. Do you have any tips for diagnosing kidney disease? For example, auscultation.”

“Auscultation is a bit difficult.”

Although some very rare conditions, such as renal artery stenosis, may be audible, the kidneys are not normally sound-producing organs.

“The most accurate way to know is to look at your urine.”

“Ah, anatomically, urine is created in the kidneys and flows down, right?”

I nodded.

We quickly arrived in front of the hospital room.

Chase was sitting in his hospital bed, reading a storybook or something. The bed the child was sitting in seemed strangely empty.

The child stared blankly at us. Linea bent down to meet the child’s eye level.

“Is the hospital food okay?”

“Yes.”

“Does anything hurt?”

“Not really… … .”

The child did not answer clearly.

It seems like he’s starting to get tired of talking to us.

Now you need to check the color of your urine again. If it has lightened and the blood has disappeared, then the problem is solved. If not, you need to wait a little longer.

It took a while for the test results to come back. Specifically, it took quite a while for the child to drink water and urinate.

And the conclusion is… … .

I looked at the beaker containing urine.

The urine color was light.

Of course, it may be because I gave him a lot of water, but all traces of hematuria that I saw when I was first admitted have disappeared. This is just urine.

There was absolutely no trace of blood mixed in.

“It would be a good idea to prepare for discharge.”

“Is it all better?”

“Maybe.”

The patient’s guardian, Gloria, breathed a sigh of relief. There was no twist, and the young child now just needed to be discharged.

“Thank you so much. Thank you for your hard work.”

“It’s something that should be done. The hard work was done by the guardians and teachers who took care of the children.”

I bowed my head and greeted the patient’s guardian. Gloria bowed her head to me as well.

“Just take the remaining medicine. Don’t catch a cold while taking it.”

“Thank you.”

It was noisy because of the child. The child left my ward like that. In his arms he was carrying a basket full of candy.

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That’s how the orphanage incident ended. A child carrying a basket of candy left the hospital room.

Events always intertwine in unexpected ways. Maybe it’s because the world is so small.

I donated the useless gifts I received at the festival to a daycare center, but a patient came to visit me from the daycare center, and rumors spread that I had donated a large sum of money to the daycare center for the young patient.

It was the same when I went on a royal visit to the mansion where the devil’s disease was spreading. The Cerulean family.

In the past, the Duke’s family visited Wang Jin, and later on, a successor issue arose, which in turn became intertwined with the telegraph network business.

Elizabeth came to see me yesterday.

In hindsight, everything was connected.

There is nothing you can do carelessly. On the other hand, even something that seems trivial might later return with a greater reward?

If you look at it seriously, that’s true.

I looked at the clutter piled on my desk.

Most of the smaller Christmas presents were left on the desk.

As if to prove the time and effort he had accumulated since leaving the royal family, countless copies were now piled up in the laboratory, impossible to clear away.

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Mint was sitting in her lab with a bright expression today, leisurely running her hands through her hair.

I wonder why I feel better.

“Are you busy these days?”

“That’s a bit like that. I’m busy with work.”

I looked at the princess.

Sophisticated and refined brown leather shoes.

White socks that reached just below the knees, a black academy uniform skirt, a white dress shirt, a ribbon bow tie, and a black shawl on the shoulders.

And even the cloak thrown next to the sofa.

It was an Academy uniform that I saw dozens of times a day, but no one suited it as well as Mint. Mint was incredibly pretty.

There was no comparison with other academy cadets. You could say they were a class apart from the rest.

“Teacher. Don’t you have a residence inside the academy grounds? Like a professor’s residence.”

“Oh, yes.”

“Can I go out and play?”

“Anytime- Ah.”

I scratched my head for a moment. I thought the rumors would continue, but it was already too late. I couldn’t tell them not to come.

The princess said she wanted to go to her fiancé’s house to play.

I need to get ready… … .

It would be nice if you came to play, I guess. As long as you ignore the stinging pain in the back of your head. But it’s already too late for that.

“Come anytime. Just ask.”

“I know what you’re thinking, but the teacher can’t come to the dorm to play, right? It’s not completely impossible, but… … .”

Mint blurred the horse’s tail.

I guess so. It’s unconventional in many ways.

It’s true that Hwangnyeogi Academy receives special treatment, but it won’t be easy to bring outsiders into the dormitory.

“Come to think of it. I’ve never been to the place where you live, teacher?”

“That’s right. Right?”

That’s obvious. I don’t know if Mint thinks so either. The princess just looked at me and smiled meaningfully.

I can clearly see what you’re thinking. I sat down next to Mint and kissed her cheek. The princess blinked.

“Really. What would have happened if we hadn’t gotten engaged?”

“Thank you.”

“I don’t think the teacher understands very well. How much I like the teacher… … . It’s probably much more than the teacher thinks.”

Mint hugged me tightly, then muttered something while rubbing her face on the back of my neck.

As always, the engagement ring on Mint’s finger was hanging on her back.

I got up from the sofa with Mint in my arms, and Mint smiled and tapped my shoulder. I put Mint down on the floor.

“It’s a bit cold today.”

“That’s right.”

I nodded.

“Winter will soon end and spring will come. It won’t be cold even when spring comes, but… … . Flowers will bloom and you can wear slightly thinner clothes.”