A hot and lively "lucky dumplings" meal left the doctors who had come to help feeling quite satisfied. In reality, being a doctor is a highly stressful job; whether in the inpatient unit or the emergency center, they work under immense pressure daily. Having a little fun once in a while could help them unwind to some extent.
The subsequent patients confirmed Liu Banxia's earlier speculation. Starting from one o'clock in the morning, patients with kidney stones began to arrive in a steady stream. However, the emergency center was just a transfer point; once diagnosed, they were directly sent to the lithotripsy center.
"How many so far?" Liu Banxia asked with a smile.
"Seven so far. Four of them have kidney stones large enough to require lithotripsy. Two have smaller kidney stones and are currently hopping. There's also one patient with gallstones who is receiving IV fluids," Huang Bo reported.
"Great. Lithotripsy will only be needed if they can't hop them out," Liu Banxia nodded.
