A Surgeon Who Uses Martial Arts [EN]: Chapter 389

Chapter 75: Ready (4)

“Emma, Sophia. Your parents are worried, so let’s stop crying, okay?”

Jun-hoo said gently, approaching the bedside.

With one hand, he adjusted the pillows the children were using, and with the other, he lightly lifted their heads.

But that’s when it happened.

In the blink of an eye, something incredible occurred.

Thwack! Thwack!

Jun-hoo’s index fingers poked the center of the children’s necks.

However, even though everyone had their eyes wide open, no one noticed Jun-hoo’s actions.

The movement was like lightning.

“Waaah… waaaah…”

“Waaah… waaaah…”

The children’s voices, which had been crying at the top of their lungs, gradually subsided.

Eventually, they stopped crying altogether. They even squinted as if they were sleepy before closing their eyes.

The hospital room became silent in an instant.

“Doctor, what kind of magic did you use?”

“Unbelievable… it was useless when we tried to soothe them.”

Daniel was astonished, and Jordan was horrified. The children had calmed down as soon as Jun-hoo stepped in.

“Well, maybe they were just exhausted from crying too much.”

“They looked pretty energetic to me?”

Jordan retorted.

“The children’s perspective might be different. Anyway, we’ve put out the immediate fire. Children can develop problems just from crying continuously.”

Jun-hoo looked down at the peacefully sleeping children.

Jun-hoo’s secret to calming the children down so quickly.

It was the ‘Abundant Blood Point Acupressure’ technique.

The Abundant Blood Point was a pressure point located in the center of the neck and related to consciousness.

By applying acupressure to that location with an appropriate amount of internal energy, one could easily knock someone unconscious.

“But why did the children suddenly start crying? This has never happened during their stay.”

Daniel asked with a worried expression.

The couple nodded in agreement. An ominous atmosphere enveloped the hospital room.

“We need to find out the reason now.”

“Do you have any tests in mind?”

“I’m thinking about it.”

A bitter smile appeared on Jun-hoo’s lips.

Unfortunately, Jun-hoo didn’t have a brilliant solution.

It wasn’t that Jun-hoo’s skills were lacking, but rather due to the unique characteristics of pediatric patients.

In the case of Emma and Sophia, they were too young.

They couldn’t understand words.

They couldn’t speak either.

Since communication was impossible, he couldn’t perform a medical interview, which was the most important part of the examination.

He needed to know at least where it hurt to even run tests.

Whether it was a stomach ache, chest pain, headache, etc.

If he ran all sorts of tests, only the children would get tired.

What should he do?

He couldn’t just stay with them for 4 hours.

As Jun-hoo racked his brain, he suddenly noticed that Daniel and the couple’s gazes were fixed on him.

All three of them were completely relying on Jun-hoo.

Jun-hoo felt a sense of responsibility as their attending physician, and his shoulders grew heavy.

But he willingly endured it.

He believed that the more weight he could bear, the stronger he could become.

Just as his brain cells and neural networks were screaming.

Jun-hoo came up with a pretty good idea.

The most effective way to find the cause of their crying without burdening the children.

“Should we contact Professor Austin?”

Daniel, unable to wait any longer, spoke up.

“Professor Austin wouldn’t have a magic trick either. It’s not like he has the ability to communicate with children.”

“We can’t just sit here and do nothing.”

“Hmm… I think I know a way…”

As he spoke, Jun-hoo naturally placed his palms on each of the children’s heads.

Then, he channeled the internal energy he had drawn from his dantian [energy center in the body] into his palms.

The internal energy emanating from Jun-hoo’s palms began to scan the children’s entire bodies at a dazzling speed.

Brain, heart, lungs, liver, etc.

And even the blood vessels connected to each organ.

The internal energies scanned every inch of the children’s bodies.

As if a contrast agent was spreading throughout their bodies.

The examination Jun-hoo was conducting could be seen as a whole-body CT and MRI using internal energy.

He didn’t know where the children hurt?

Then he could just examine all their organs, right?

…That was the idea he had spontaneously tried.

It had the disadvantage of rapidly depleting internal energy in real-time, but it was still manageable.

Jun-hoo possessed not only a dantian but also a ring-shaped internal energy in his heart.

It was thanks to his consistent training of mana circles, influenced by fantasy novels in the past.

After finishing the ‘Whole Body Internal Energy Angiography,’ Jun-hoo removed his palms from the children’s heads.

“Let’s start with a Brain MRI. Notify me immediately when the results come out.”

“Didn’t we take a Brain MRI last week?”

Daniel tilted his head, not understanding Jun-hoo’s order.

“It’s better to take it one more time. Just in case.”

“What about other tests?”

“Not necessary.”

“Not even a blood test or chest PA [Posterior-Anterior chest X-ray]?”

Jun-hoo nodded instead of answering. In fact, even the Brain MRI was meaningless from Jun-hoo’s perspective.

He already knew the test results from the ‘Whole Body Internal Energy Angiography.’

He was just placing the order for the scan to share the results with the other staff.

“Don’t worry too much, both of you. The children will get better soon.”

“Yes, we trust you, Doctor.”

“Thank you, Doctor.”

After leaving the hospital room, Jun-hoo leaned his back against the wall next to the room.

He sighed and looked up at the ceiling.

Because it was a pediatric ward, there was a mobile hanging from the ceiling, and the string of the mobile was twisted.

* * *

40 minutes later.

Pediatric Neurosurgery Resident Room.

Daniel, who was entering orders for hospitalized patients, took a sip of coffee from his tumbler.

The aftertaste of the coffee was particularly bitter today.

‘What on earth is Dr. Jun-hoo thinking? There’s no benefit to taking another Brain MRI.’

Could it be that the guardians are rich, so he’s trying to squeeze out more money for the hospital bill?

Daniel still couldn’t understand Jun-hoo’s order.

He wanted to place various test orders himself, but he barely managed to stay within the lines.

Among the pediatric neurosurgery residents, Jun-hoo was called ‘Professor.’

He wasn’t a professor, but he was given that nickname because he took good care of patients and performed surgeries as well as a professor.

If they asked Jun-hoo about things that were difficult to ask the professors directly, they could easily get answers.

Most of the residents liked Jun-hoo.

Daniel was the same.

‘He must have had something in mind. Let’s trust him.’

Daniel shook off his doubts and moved to the twins’ test chart.

Just in time, the MRI images and readings were freshly available.

Daniel’s brow furrowed as he checked the images first.

At least to Daniel, there seemed to be no significant difference between the images taken a week ago and the ones taken today.

He wondered if even monkeys fall from trees sometimes [even experts make mistakes].

The moment he checked the readings.

Daniel’s suspicion turned into respect.

-head bone is distensible. middle cerebral artery sections are under pressure.

According to the readings.

The twins’ skulls were expanding, putting pressure on the middle cerebral artery.

That would explain why the children were crying.

The pressure on the blood vessels increased, causing the intracranial pressure to rise as well.

Daniel hurriedly called Jun-hoo.

Jun-hoo, who was inside the hospital, quickly entered the resident room.

“Doctor, the reading results are out. Please check them!”

While Daniel was making a fuss, Jun-hoo’s attitude was calm. As if he already knew what was happening.

“It’s a good thing we only took a Brain MRI. If we had done all sorts of tests and even consulted, things would have become complicated. The guardians would have been very worried too.”

“You’ve changed your tune a lot from earlier?”

“Hahaha. That was then, and this is now.”

Daniel laughed awkwardly at Jun-hoo’s remark.

“But why did their skulls suddenly expand?”

Daniel asked curiously.

Unless there was a mistake by the medical staff.

There was no reason for this situation to suddenly occur.

“It’s because you forgot that you’re treating pediatric patients.”

“What am I forgetting?”

“It’s because the children’s heads are growing.”

“Ah…”

Only then did Daniel slap his knee.

Children are constantly growing.

Of course, their skulls and brains also grow.

Since their heads are pressed together, growing heads put pressure on each other.

“Then what should we do now?”

“We need to lower the intracranial pressure first.”

“Should we do a lumbar puncture?”

“A lumbar puncture isn’t necessary. Just add a diuretic to the medication and elevate their heads a bit.”

“Will that be enough?”

“That’ll be enough.”

Jun-hoo’s voice was full of confidence.

Daniel, who seemed to have a crush on him, found Jun-hoo even more admirable for not elaborating further.

Tap tap tap.

Daniel immediately entered additional orders on the nursing record.

As he finished his work and glanced at Jun-hoo, Jun-hoo was staring intently at the MRI images.

“What are you thinking so hard about?”

“I’m worried that things have gotten very complicated.”

Unlike his usual self, Jun-hoo’s answer was mixed with a sigh.

“It seems like we need to move up the surgery date. If their skulls and brains expand, their condition will continue to worsen.”

“…”

“There’s a limit to how much we can hold out with medication.”

“How much preparation have you done for the surgery?”

“We’ve only just decided on the staff. It’s a long and difficult road ahead.”

Jun-hoo smiled bitterly and placed his hand on Daniel’s shoulder.

“Hang in there, and if there are any problems on the ward, contact me immediately. You don’t need to worry about my feelings.”

“Yes, Doctor. Thank you.”

Daniel stared blankly at Jun-hoo’s departing figure.

Jun-hoo was a cool guy even for a man to admire.

* * *

After leaving the resident room, Jun-hoo picked up his phone.

He immediately called Austin.

It was already a difficult separation surgery, but now he was under time pressure.

It felt like the heavens weren’t on his side for this surgery.

-Jun-hoo, what’s wrong?

Austin answered the phone after a long time.

“Yes, Professor, is this a good time to talk?”

-It’s okay. I haven’t gone into surgery yet.

“The twins cried a lot today. So, I took a Brain MRI, and…”

Jun-hoo summarized the situation, focusing on the key points. Throughout the conversation, Austin didn’t react or ask any questions.

Could it be that even he was shocked?

-We’ll have to move up the surgery date.

Austin continued in a dry voice.

-I was planning to gather the staff and start practicing the surgery sometime today anyway.

“Surgery practice? So suddenly? And what kind of practice will you be doing?”

Jun-hoo, surprised by Austin’s explanation, rattled off questions.

That’s how shocked he was.

The number one surgeon in pediatric neurosurgery was different for a reason.

Jun-hoo, who always felt compelled to be someone’s support, could even feel a sense of comfort in relying on Austin.

-We’ll discuss that in detail later. Who did you decide on for the third assistant?

“Raymond.”

-Excellent. Let’s meet in the evening.

Austin hung up first.

‘I guess I passed the test after all.’