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Episode 182. I hugged you (3)

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The saint pushed her hair behind her ears. All the serious and painful expression she had previously had disappeared, and she simply looked happy and healthy.

But her pale complexion remained the same.

Let’s get back to the main topic.

“How much medicine have you taken?”

“Hundreds and thousands of people used the drug. Most of them survived. Deaths from gangrene and puerperal fever were also greatly reduced.”

This was as expected.

It’s been quite some time since penicillin was created and distributed, and data on the people who used it would have started to accumulate.

“How much has it decreased?”

◦It has been reduced to about “1.”

It was as expected.

The saint raised her head proudly.

“That’s fortunate.”

“Of course it is! You can’t even imagine how full of praise the professor is.”

Is that so? Penicillin is a really great thing… …. It was only natural that I, the inventor, became famous.

I just don’t think of myself that way. It was really great. But I didn’t really feel like I was famous that much.

Rather, I tried not to think too much about it. I’m not an idol or a politician, right?

I am a doctor.

You can become famous, but it’s not a job where you make money from being famous. I’ve often seen people lose their taste when they become famous.

My thoughts have become long. Anyway, the saintess’s eyes were still sparkling at me.

“Could you please give me a few copies of your book? I will take them back to the temple.”

“There are several copies in the library.”

“Please sign too.”

It’s not like it’s an album.

It was a bit burdensome, but the saintess didn’t care at all that I was burdened. Rather, she seemed to enjoy it.

“What… … . I asked a lot of unreasonable requests, but thank you for spending time with me.”

“I’m glad you know.”

A few months ago.

When I first met the saint, I was trying to heal a sick patient’s leg and return him to his normal life. I succeeded.

Now that I look at it, there were some minor side effects.

Saint Ascaria has become something of a sasaeng fan. It’s a minor side effect compared to not being able to walk. It’s because I’m in trouble.

“Anyway, I will be at the academy for the time being. I will meet people from overseas conferences and see patients in the ward.”

I sighed for a moment.

“Saintess. Are you happy?”

“Yes.”

“I see… … .”

It was common for the treatment to have unintended side effects. I got my leg back but it tasted a little weird. Maybe that was a good deal?

I guess it depends on how you think about it.

“I’ll be going now, Your Majesty. I have patients to see and classes to prepare.”

“Can I help you prepare for class?”

“No.”

No, it won’t work.

There was a very high chance that Mint would come to the lab sometime today. I don’t know how Mint would react if she met the saintess.

Well, you could be angry, right?

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I returned to the ward alone. The atmosphere in the academy was chaotic. There were many guests at the school, so the graduate students were busy again.

The problem was that I said at the conference, “If you have any questions, come to my lab.”

Healers who came from overseas on business trips were harassing my graduate students without any reason.

People with names like the Saint or Linea were directly harassing me.

Well… … I guess it’s the process of medical advancement. I thought that some suffering was inevitable.

The ward was quiet. The patient with frostbite I saw last time was sitting on the bed eating something. This patient’s only sore toe was hurting.

It didn’t really matter what I did.

“Hello, Mr. Sam.”

“Yes.”

“Are you feeling well, patient?”

“How are you feeling?”

I nodded.

“When the patient came in, he had a fever and was sweating, right? We need to check if the fever or chills have recurred.”

“It’s okay.”

“Are you able to walk without any inconvenience?”

“It is uncomfortable. But I thought it was because it hasn’t even been a day since the surgery.”

It won’t be easy to walk, since the patient still has a bandage on his foot.

It was a good thing, even though the patient had a boring illness. Fortunately, there were no major problems.

I thought how hard it would be for patients to live if they had to go through a disease full of narrative every time. Shouldn’t there be boring cases sometimes?

“I was suspicious for a long time. It really was a problem that only required the removal of the toe. You will be discharged soon. Just take the antibiotics for a few days.”

I tried to leave the hospital room, but Mr. Sam grabbed the hem of my gown from behind.

I made eye contact with the old man again.

“Thank you, really, really much… … . Thanks to you, Professor, I will be able to work and feed my family this winter… … .”

“Yes. Good luck.”

Doctors often reduce patients to a set of problems to be solved. I knew nothing about this patient.

Thank goodness it was a boring case.

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Another patient came in yesterday. A patient with an unknown illness. They say he was admitted to my ward because there were no other available beds.

“What kind of patient is this?”

“They say it’s an unknown disease. I haven’t seen it yet, so I don’t know yet.”

This is Linea. I came along to observe the treatment… … No, if that’s the case, then you should have been a graduate student. You came along for no reason and bothered me.

Well, let me see the patient.

The patient was lying in the ward. He turned his head at the sound of my footsteps, but he didn’t get up, perhaps because he was in pain. I thought about it for a moment.

A young male patient with a guilty conscience.

He may have been an academy student, but he wasn’t wearing a uniform. Linea looked at the patient quietly without saying anything.

I opened my mouth.

“Hello, patient.”

“Yes.”

“What is your name?”

“Laplace of the Lapis family.”

Laplace? That’s an unusual name.

More importantly, the Lapis family? I’ve heard that name a lot. Isn’t it the baronial family of the territory where the cholera outbreak occurred last time?

“Then. Your name is Laplace Lapis?”

“Yes.”

Next to me, Linea opened her mouth after a long silence. I poked Linea, but the patient smiled kindly despite my rudeness.

“Yes.”

“That’s amazing… … ?”

That’s not important right now.

I pushed Linea away and looked at the patient. The elf closed her mouth again.

“Why did the patient come to the hospital?”

“My heart hurts these days. I think it’s because I recently broke up with my fiancee… … .”

I recorded the patient’s words in the medical records.

Just hearing this much, it seems like it’s psychogenic heart disease, but as always, you shouldn’t take the patient’s words at face value.

I saw a similar patient last time. He came in complaining of heart pain after breaking up with someone, and it turned out to be reflux esophagitis.

That was stressful too.

“You have psychological shock and chest pain. How much does it hurt on a scale of 10?”

“About 4 out of 10.”

I scratched my head.

“Um. How does your chest hurt? Is it throbbing, heaviness, or a tearing sensation? How does it feel?”

“It feels a little sore.”

Wait a minute, something seems strange.

I placed the back of my hand on the patient’s forehead. I felt a slight fever on the patient’s forehead.

I leaned against the wall of the sickroom. It wasn’t a simple illness, and I felt like the questioning would be long.

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“I went to help out at Lapis Estate a few months ago. I think I met the acting Baron of Lapis there. You know that woman?”

The patient thought about it for a moment.

“We are family, but it has been a while since we met. We came to the Academy Hospital because we were recommended.”

That’s what it was.

Now that I’ve heard it all, I remember.

The current de facto ruler of that territory is Laplenia. After I cured the cholera epidemic, she asked me to work for her.

Of course I refused.

The Baron of Lapis would not be a better guardian than the princess, and she could only study properly if she was at the Academy.

Let’s go back to the questionnaire.

“Have you been injured or sick recently?”

“I have a bad cold.”

“What about your teeth?”

“Why are your teeth sore? They hurt sometimes.”

Do you have a cavity? But I don’t know if the Academy Hospital can treat it. I don’t know if I can do it.

I think I know what the disease is though.

I took my stethoscope out of my coat pocket.

“Let me listen to your heart sounds. What is that? Don’t talk while I listen.”

“Yes.”

I rubbed the tip of the stethoscope against my palm to cool it down, then placed it on the patient’s chest and began auscultating. Let’s take a look.

The most important part of the heart is the left ventricle, which must pump blood throughout the body.

When heart disease occurs, the first place where problems occur is usually the mitral valve in the left ventricle.

One of the first things you learn when you become a doctor is that the mitral valve can be heard by placing a stethoscope against the space between the fifth ribs.

“Ah, I found it.”

“I want to hear it too.”

“Ms. Linea, please check it out too.”

“Yes! And not teacher, but professor.”

Anyway, the patient stared blankly at me as if he didn’t know what was going on. I handed the stethoscope over to the elf healer.

“Doctor, what happened?”

Palpitations, dull chest pain, valves. I nodded. What is this disease? … … .