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Chapter 68 Antique

"It can't be Huntington." Compared with Feng Ming's gaffe and nervousness, Qin's mother standing behind him was much calmer. "I've heard of the disease, but none of my family members have had it."

The diagnosis of Huntington's disease is actually quite simple.There is only one core question - whether there is a family history.Considering that the symptoms of Huntington's disease are too obvious, and the onset lasts for more than 10 years.If a relative exhibits features of Huntington's disease, the chances of the other relatives not knowing about it are essentially zero.

If there is a relative who suddenly starts shaking his hands, stomping his feet, and turning his head like a convulsion.Starved to death after being dumped for more than ten years, you will definitely notice.

Xu Yourong was silent, and she suddenly said to Sun Li'en, "Systemic lupus erythematosus may also cause neostriatal damage..."

"So, her lupus manifested as four extremely rare symptoms?" Sun Lien shook his head lightly, "It can't be lupus."

Huntington's disease will not cause transient ischemic attacks, which is Sun Lien's greatest source of confidence. "If the middle cerebral artery is blocked, it may lead to neostriatal ischemia." Sun Li'en comforted Feng Ming, and at the same time comforted himself. "Anyway, let's go for an MRI first to confirm the condition of the brain." He turned to Xu Yourong and said, "Is Dean Liu in the courtyard today?"

"Teacher Liu has a meeting in the morning, and he should be there around ten o'clock." Xu Yourong thought for a while, then replied in a low voice, "Do you need me to contact Teacher Liu now?"

"Let's wait for the results to come out." Sun Li'en led a few people out of the conference room. To facilitate communication, Feng Ming, Qin's father and Qin's mother all went to the small conference room together. "Second brother, you carry Xiaoya to the flat bed."

Feng Ming carefully picked up his girlfriend from the rescue bed, his movements were gentle and cautious.As if holding a delicate and fragile work of art.

Qin's father and Qin's mother stood by, watching Feng Ming's movements, and they wiped away tears together.

The daughter's life, which was supposed to be happy, suddenly suffered waves. Being a parent naturally hurts her heart.I'm afraid I can't wait to use myself to suffer for my daughter.

Qin Ya, who was under the effect of stabilization and sedation, was placed on the mobile flat bed.Sun Li'en and Xu Yourong followed the bed together, watching Feng Ming push the flat bed into the waiting room of the Imaging Department.

"Are you still on duty?" Brother Luo from the Imaging Department saw Sun Lien and came over with a smile. "How is Kobayashi Kaoru?"

"Diagnosed, hyperthyroidism." Sun Lien nodded towards Brother Luo, "Already on medication, the condition is stable."

Brother Luo looked at Qin Ya who was on the flat bed, and Feng Ming who was pushing the bed, looked left and right at the waiting crowd and asked in a low voice, "This is...your acquaintance?"

It's no wonder that Luo Ge suddenly asked such a question. Generally speaking, as long as it is not a critically ill patient whose vital signs are not stable, the receiving doctor will generally not come to the imaging department with the patient.Although Qin Ya was lying on the flat bed, there was no cardiopulmonary monitor hanging beside the bed, and there was no oxygen bag on the bed.One could tell at a glance that she was in a different situation from Lin Lan who came for the scan yesterday, and this was an inherent question.

"She is my brother's fiancée." Sun Li'en replied, "Come and do a full head MRI scan."

"What's the problem?" Luo Ge looked up and down the patient's condition, then at Feng Ming and Qin's father and Qin's mother who were pushing the bed and waiting for their number to be called, "Are you in a hurry?"

"The most urgent problem is that we don't know what's wrong with her." Sun Lien sighed, "It may be lupus erythematosus, or it may be neostriatal lesions..."

Luo Ge raised his eyebrows, looked at the long queue of people waiting for the number in the outpatient clinic, looked around again, confirmed that there were no patients watching the excitement nearby, and then whispered, "Follow me."

The Imaging Department of the Fourth Central Hospital has a total of three MRI machines, and the latest two MRI machines are placed in outpatient clinics.The third one was an antique that originally belonged to the Affiliated Hospital of Ningyuan Medical College, and was eliminated after the equipment of the affiliated hospital was updated.Basically, it has been retired from active service and turned into a backup machine and teaching practice equipment.

Unlike today's newer MRI machines, the average trouble-free uptime of older MRI machines is only one-third that of newer machines.Moreover, the life of the compressor, which is one of the core components of the machine operation, is appallingly short.General outpatient clinics will not allow this old antique to play its role again - mainly because they are afraid that the old thing will suddenly go on strike in the middle of the examination and scare the patients.

This "hands-on" machine just got a new compressor yesterday, and just completed recalibration and debugging.It's the time to be at your best.Luo Ge intends to sell Sun Lien a favor - there is no need to queue up to use the old machine, and the current condition is just right, which is suitable for Qin Ya's situation.

Following Brother Luo to the video room, Sun Lien looked at the somewhat tired machine, and immediately understood what Brother Luo meant.

"This is really troublesome for you." Qin Ya is currently the only patient Sun Lien needs to diagnose, and she is also the girlfriend of a good brother in college.In terms of emotion and reason, Sun Li'en had to wait by the side all the time.But it's a waste of time to wait in the waiting area—it's better to go back to the emergency room to see if there are other patients.

Entering the MRI room with Feng Ming, Sun Lien looked at the old antique in the room, and was startled by the nameplate on it.

Anke ASP-015, manufactured in February 1990.

This MRI is actually three years older than Sun Lien!
"Could this be..." Xu Yourong's reaction was bigger than Sun Lien's, "Is this the first domestically produced MRI equipment?"

"That's right. It's this old antique." Luo Ge smiled apologetically, "Although he is an old guy, he just finished his maintenance yesterday. Now is the time when he is in excellent condition, and it is definitely no problem to use it for diagnosis ..." He paused and continued, "Why don't you just do a full-body scan? Anyway, no interns are arranged to come to practice today. The machine is still on."

Whole-body MRI is a very time-consuming examination.The patient needs to lie in the machine for five or six hours to complete the whole body scan.While full-body scans are more likely to detect problems like early-stage cancers, they are an unwarranted waste of medical resources.One patient occupies the machine for five or six hours, which means that many other patients who urgently need MRI will be forced to wait, and may even delay the timing of treatment.

But an antique MRI machine used to practice hands does not have so many concerns.Sun Li'en agreed to Brother Luo's suggestion without any hesitation, "Start from the head, sweep as much as you can."

(End of this chapter)