Gluttonous Snake Adam
Medical Center.
As it turned out, Adam's diagnosis and guess were entirely correct.
After all, modern medicine has written about the treatment plans for various diseases in various medical books.
If you are knowledgeable enough, nothing can surprise you.
The ward.
"You want to kill me first, and then bring me back to life?"
Upon hearing Dr. Shepherd's explanation of the Stillness Surgery, Joe joked, "Within 45 minutes? If it goes over time, can it be free?"
"No."
Cristina said instinctively.
That's right!
She was there too, and she was with Dr. Burke.
Dr. Shepherd ultimately chose Dr. Burke as the Cardiothoracic Surgery surgeon to assist with the operation.
"Dr. Yang, you can go for your pre-operative examination now."
Dr. Burke smoothed things over.
Adam raised an eyebrow and reminded him, "Dr. Burke, I'm Joe's attending physician."
Dr. Burke pursed his lips.
Dr. Shepherd smiled, watching Dr. Burke with amusement, to see how this acting Chief of Surgery would handle the situation.
It doesn't really matter who assists in this surgery.
Because the main characters are only him and Dr. Burke.
Interns are just assistants; theoretically, anyone can handle the job unless something bizarre happens like Meredith, who dozes off, doesn't trim his nails, and punctures a patient's heart.
After all, it's not always possible to encounter situations where one has to hold a giant tumor for more than ten hours at a time, nor is it common to encounter accidents that even the Attending Physician cannot handle in time. Yet, an intern is able to do just that.
He also learned why, after he secretly performed surgery for the Chief of Surgery, the Chief of Surgery stood him up and chose Dr. Burke to be the acting Chief of Surgery.
The Chief of Surgery found out about his affair with Meredith.
The Chief of Surgery said that one must maintain upright conduct.
So, was Dr. Burke really that impartial?
He had serious doubts.
Dr. Burke had a headache.
Cristina came to see him after learning about the Stillness Surgery.
He agreed without much thought.
He never expected that Adam, who was always meticulous in his work, would openly question his decision.
As an acting Chief of Surgery, he could choose whoever he wanted to participate in the surgery.
Let alone Adam, a mere intern, even Dr. Shepherd had the right to manage.
However, after exchanging a glance with Adam and remembering Adam's kindness, he simply couldn't bring himself to say the reprimand.
Because, as Adam himself said, this was Adam's patient.
Moreover, Adam did not make any mistakes in the process of taking care of and managing the patients.
Normally, he shouldn't have bypassed Adam and had Cristina do the pre-operative examinations and participate in the surgery.
Thinking of the Chief of Surgery lying in the hospital bed, I praised them as the same kind of people, both of whom prioritized their work, and I vaguely felt that I was entrusting the surgery to him.
If there were no personal feelings involved, he would never have suggested that Cristina undergo preoperative examinations and participate in the surgery.
He can't go on like this; he needs to prioritize the overall situation of his career.
"Dr. Duncan, go and do your pre-operative examination."
Dr. Burke changed his story.
At the same time, he made a decision in his heart.
Cristina's smile froze on her face.
"I'm sorry, everyone. I have no objection to either Adam or Cristina, but I haven't decided to have the surgery yet."
"I can speak," Joe said.
"Joe, you need to have surgery..."
Dr. Shepherd reminded us.
"I know, I know."
Joe interrupted, "I might die if I don't have the surgery, but I need to know how much it will cost first. I don't have medical insurance, and I don't want to be saved by you only to be burdened with a huge debt that I can't repay for the rest of my life. What's the point of living like that? So give me a number, ten thousand? Twenty thousand?"
Dr. Shepherd and the others immediately fell silent.
Thirty thousand?
Joe had a premonition of what was going to happen, but still clung to the last glimmer of hope, increasing the numbers by only ten thousand at a time.
Because ten thousand dollars is a lot.
"At least two hundred thousand!"
Dr. Shepherd was the surgeon, and faced with Joe's gaze, he could only tell the truth.
"At least!"
Dr. Burke added a sentence.
This is because the surgery fee is separate; there will be other miscellaneous costs such as hospitalization, examinations, and medications.
Joe froze.
Two hundred thousand was already a heavy blow to him, but what followed was even more despairing.
He's just a small bar owner who's reluctant to buy medical insurance, so where is he going to get more than 200,000 yuan for surgery?
Even if we sold the bar, it might not be enough.
Besides, the bar is his business and his life.
What can he do after selling it?
After a long pause, Qiao still couldn't make up her mind, and said with difficulty, "I need time to think about it..."
"Certainly."
Everyone nodded in agreement.
This is a big decision.
Only Joe could do it himself.
Dr. Shepherd left first.
Dr. Burke glanced at Cristina and then left.
Cristina stood there, frozen in place.
"That's going too far. I told you no backdoors."
Adam complained.
"Am I being unreasonable?"
Cristina said irritably, "You weren't even an intern at Burke's, you already had all the resources at Dr. Green's, and you're always hanging around the ER, so many good cases have been snatched up by you."
Meredith, Liz, George, and Alex used to be the five of us competing for Burke's surgery. Now that Alex is gone, you keep showing up to freeload off Burke's surgery!
You have the nerve to accuse me of using connections? Me, going too far? When have you ever seen us try to steal your surgery from Dr. Green? Who really used connections and who went too far?
"Well."
Adam grinned. "You can try to steal it too, it's fair competition..."
Cristina's disdainful look made him unable to continue speaking.
All right.
Nobody's a fool.
Leonard's good surgeries are so good that even Bianca and the others can only dream of the next level of surgery. It would be pointless for them to go; how could they possibly get a chance?
"Snort!"
Cristina scoffed, "You not only get the best surgery from Dr. Green, but you also get the most autonomy. This is the treatment we've always dreamed of."
But not only are you not satisfied, you're now frequently trying to steal Burke and Shepherd's surgeries. Do the math yourself—haven't you monopolized almost all the good surgeries lately? And you still have the nerve to say I'm going too far?
"Don't get agitated."
Adam was a little embarrassed. "I didn't say anything. It's all about skill, and it's fair competition."
You wouldn't believe it until you did the math, and the results were shocking.
He seems to have really become a 'Gluttonous Snake'.
In the past two weeks, he has performed 80% of the three good surgeries that the attending physicians had on hand.
This opportunity was originally intended for nine people.
Although Adam's ability deserves this share, it wouldn't have been possible to get such an exaggerated share if it weren't for Leonard's connection (Leonard guaranteed him 100% of the good surgeries).
It's no wonder that Cristina, who is equally ambitious, was so angry.
It's admirable that she endured it for two weeks.
He would have exploded by now.
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