Chinese medicine: from rural hospitals to top three hospitals in Kyoto

Chapter 1089: Elder Song’s Condition

Chen Yang's heart trembled. Is Mr. Song Luojun critically ill?

Old Master Song is a national master of medicine who is as famous as Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun. He is a leading figure in the field of traditional Chinese medicine and is also Xun Jiahong's grandfather.

Although Mr. Song is old, he has always paid attention to health preservation, and he is in good health and has clear thinking. How could he suddenly become critically ill?

"Director Xun, please don't be impatient. Tell me slowly. What's Mr. Song's current situation?"

Chen Yang asked in a deep voice as he walked out quickly, trying to keep his tone as steady as possible so as not to aggravate Xun Jiahong's panic.

"I...I don't know exactly what happened."

Xun Jiahong was clearly distraught. "Just now, I received a call from home saying that my grandfather suddenly fell into a coma, his breathing was weak, his face...his face was dark, and his limbs were cold...The hospital has issued a critical illness notice, saying...that he might only live for a day or two..."

His face was dark, his limbs were cold, his breathing was weak, and he was unconscious!

Chen Yang's heart sank suddenly.

This sounds like what Chinese medicine calls "collapse" or "syncope", a critical manifestation of extreme decline of Yang Qi and separation of Yin and Yang!

Mr. Song himself is a famous national master, and his daily maintenance must be extremely particular. How could such a dangerous situation suddenly occur?

"Which hospital? I'll be there right away!" Chen Yang asked without any hesitation.

"He is currently in the intensive care unit at Kyoto Hospital."

Xun Jiahong hurriedly said: "Actually, my grandfather has been in the hospital for two or three days. It wasn't this serious before, and my family didn't tell me."

"Okay, I'll be there right away. Keep my line open and I'll be in touch anytime." After Chen Yang finished speaking, he hung up the phone and almost ran towards the parking lot.

While starting the car, Chen Yang called Wen Manlu and briefly explained the situation.

Wen Manlu was also shocked when she heard this: "Grandpa Song is critically ill? How could that be...I want to ask Grandpa if he knows?"

"Grandpa must have known about it by now and may have already rushed over." Chen Yang said.

Wen Xiuping and Song Luojun have a close personal relationship, so they would definitely rush over as soon as they heard the news.

Chen Yang rushed all the way to Kyoto Medical University Hospital as fast as he could.

Outside the intensive care unit, the atmosphere was so heavy that it was almost suffocating.

Xun Jiahong's eyes were red, and her parents and several other relatives were waiting anxiously at the door, all with heavy expressions.

"Chen Yang!" Seeing Chen Yang, Xun Jiahong seemed to have found his backbone and immediately came forward to greet him.

"What's the situation?" Chen Yang asked in a deep voice.

"They're still trying to save him. Elder Wen and Elder Chu just went in."

Xun Jiahong's father, a middle-aged man with an elegant temperament, said in a deep voice that he was Song Luojun's son-in-law, Xun Jiahong's father, Xun Guodong.

Chen Yang had already met Xun Guodong at Xun Jiahong's wedding.

Chen Yang nodded. Through the glass window of the ICU, he could see the busy figures of the medical staff inside, as well as the thin old man on the hospital bed with many tubes inserted - it was the national champion of Xinglin, Song Luojun.

Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun had indeed arrived. They were standing beside the bed, their brows furrowed, looking at the data on the monitor with extremely solemn expressions, and whispering something to the attending doctor.

Soon, Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun came out accompanied by the attending physician.

"Mr. Wen, Mr. Chu, my father..." Xun Guodong hurried forward to ask.

Wen Xiuping sighed, shook his head, his face heavy. "The situation is very grim. Old Song is suffering from 'true heart pain' complicated by 'sudden loss of cardiac yang'. Western medicine diagnoses him as having extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction, cardiogenic shock, and ventricular fibrillation. Although electric shock cardioversion was temporarily successful, his heart function is extremely poor, with an EF value of less than 20%. His blood pressure is maintained entirely by large doses of pressors, and he could suffer another cardiac arrest at any time."

Chu Yiyun added, his tone equally heavy, "Furthermore, Old Song is already old, and his internal organs are already declining. This time, his heart meridians are blocked, and his Yang Qi is extremely weak. It's already a sign of his death."

"In terms of Western medicine, we've tried almost every possible method, but the results are minimal, and the prognosis... is extremely poor."

It really hurts! Heart Yang suddenly disappears!

Chen Yang was shocked.

This is the term used in Traditional Chinese Medicine for the extremely critical condition of acute myocardial infarction.

The Lingshu Jue Bing chapter says: "True heart pain, blue hands and feet to the joints, severe heart pain, if it occurs in the morning, death will occur in the evening; if it occurs in the evening, death will occur in the morning."

From the description in the original book, we can see that the disease is serious and the mortality rate is extremely high.

Mr. Song’s current condition is exactly the modern version of the description in the classical medical text: severe heart pain, cold hands and feet, and his life is at stake!

When Xun Jiahong and his family members heard the two national team players say this, their faces instantly turned paler and a feeling of despair spread.

"Is it...is it really that there is no way at all?" Xun Jiahong's mother, Song Luojun's daughter Song Yaru asked in a trembling voice.

Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun looked at each other and saw helplessness and regret in each other's eyes.

The three of them are known as national players and have known each other for decades. Now their old friend's life is hanging by a thread, but they are helpless. This feeling of powerlessness deeply hurts them.

Modern medicine's rescue measures have been used to the extreme, but Mr. Song's body can no longer bear it.

From the perspective of Traditional Chinese Medicine, the heart yang is suddenly lost, and the primordial yang is about to be exhausted. Ordinary prescriptions and medicines are already ineffective in rescuing the patient, unless...

Just now inside, Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun had examined Song Luojun and discussed a plan.

Wen Xiuping subconsciously looked at Chen Yang.

Chu Yiyun also looked at Chen Yang almost at the same time.

This young man has created miracles time and time again. His medical skills, especially his understanding and treatment of critical illnesses, are often unexpected. Perhaps...

But then the two of them shook their heads secretly in their hearts.

It’s not that they don’t believe Chen Yang, but Song Luojun’s situation is too dangerous at the moment.

This is almost a "hopeless situation" as defined by medicine, and the chances of survival are extremely slim.

No matter how capable Chen Yang is, he is still young after all. Faced with such a situation that even the two of them, who have been practicing medicine for a lifetime, feel despair, what can he do to turn the tide?

If we force the treatment, what if... not only will we fail to save the patient, but it may also ruin Chen Yang's reputation and even cause trouble.

Chen Yang didn't care about the complicated looks of the two seniors. His brows were furrowed and his brain was working fast.

The heart yang is suddenly lost, and the primordial yang is about to be exhausted... In this case, the conventional methods of invigorating qi, restoring yang and consolidating loss, such as Du Shen Tang and Shen Fu Tang, are probably not effective.

Because the patient's body may no longer be able to effectively absorb and transport the medicine.

Extraordinary measures must be taken!

"Can I see all of Mr. Song's examination reports and medication details? Also, the record of the rescue process just now." Chen Yang suddenly spoke, his tone calm and even a little solemn.

"of course can."

The person who spoke was Liang Yongcheng, the director of the Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine. Liang Yongcheng had also been accompanying Wen Xiuping and Song Luojun.

Soon, a thick folder of medical records and a pile of imaging materials were handed to Chen Yang.

Chen Yang flipped through the pages quickly, his eyes like lightning, scanning every piece of data, every image, and every line of medication records.

His brows furrowed tighter and tighter.

The situation was indeed as Wen Xiuping and Chu Yiyun said, extremely critical. The patient's heart was like an extremely tired pump, and no matter how it was stimulated, it could no longer work effectively.

Moreover, Chu Yiyun and Wen Xiuping knew that Song Luojun was ill earlier than Chen Yang. They were at the hospital yesterday and had given Song Luojun medicine.