1986: Old Stories in Northeast China

"Old He, what's the matter? Is it urgent? Why don't you come home with me?" Chen Tiezhu said casually. "My God, what are you going to do? I'm doing something for you, and I have to beg you to come? Why are you in such a hurry?" Old He said helplessly. "Eh? Didn't you find the expert I asked you to find for me?" Chen Tiezhu asked in surprise. "I found one, but he has to come over to inspect it. It will take about a week, so you should think about it by then." Old He said. "Okay, I've finished what I want to say. I'm going back to the provincial capital tomorrow. It's not impossible for you to have a meal at your house today, and then send it back to me." "Look, you still have to go to my house." Chen Tiezhu was happy. "Nonsense, I just think your attitude is not correct enough. What are you doing?" Old He asked casually. "Come and take a look, and give me the reward by the way, and I will continue to give it tomorrow." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile. "By the way, Mr. He, what do you think about diseases of the rich such as hypertension and diabetes? Or what do you think about the potential disease risks of ordinary people?"

"Why are you asking this?" Mr. He asked helplessly.

I felt that his thinking was too jumpy, and he suddenly talked about this.

"Just a casual chat, I am a consultant after all, right?" Chen Tiezhu asked cheerfully.

"In fact, there are still many patients with hypertension, but I don't come into contact with many patients with diabetes now." Mr. He said.

"Besides, I am now an orthopedic doctor. These are all internal medicine jobs. Isn't it nonsense to ask me these questions? How is your training materials being compiled?"

"I am still working hard on it, but I think you really can't ignore these two diseases." Chen Tiezhu said seriously.

"What do you want to say?" Mr. He asked helplessly.

"No, I just think that people nowadays don't pay much attention to hypertension and diabetes." Chen Tiezhu said.

"But as basic diseases, although they are not a big deal, they can cause a lot of trouble. Patients with hypertension are very likely to get cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, right?"

"What about patients with diabetes? That's even worse. If you have surgery, no matter how small the surgery is, the risk is very high because it is not easy to heal after surgery."

"Today in the internal medicine ward, I met a diabetic patient who had reached the level of ketoacidosis. And he himself didn't know anything about these things."

"I think it's not the patient's fault for not paying attention. It's the fault of you authoritative people who haven't made efforts in this regard."

"If you have something to say, just say it directly, don't beat around the bush, drive." Mr. He said.

"Hehe, what do I mean, I just want to say that these basic diseases cannot be underestimated." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"Many people have had a hard life in the past and now. Take our rural areas for example, pickles are a regular home-cooked dish."

"Yesterday, County Chief Gao came to my house to eat Yuanxiao, and he had to eat it with shredded radish. Mixed with cooked soybean oil, it was so fragrant. Otherwise, the Yuanxiao would be a bit too much, because the Yuanxiao filling I made a bit sweet."

"Seriously." Mr. He frowned.

"I think the old saying is right, it's called 'diseases come from the mouth'." Chen Tiezhu said.

"People's lives have gradually improved, from the hard days in the past to the good days now. Some people, like me, have entered a pretty good life."

"The first manifestation is actually the change in diet. If you go to someone's house as a guest, you will find that if you are really treated as a guest, the dishes are more oily."

"Why? Because more oil makes the dishes more fragrant. You can have less meat, but you can't have less oil. If conditions permit, you can have more meat."

"But what kind of result will this lead to? From one extreme, suddenly, it jumps to another extreme. And our bodies can really adapt to this. ”

“Another thing is the salt intake. As I said before, every family has pickles. This is a common dish. But the pickles of other people’s families are different from those of my family. They are really salty.”

“Because only in this way can we save some when eating. Even if life is better now, this habit has been preserved.”

“Why? Your mouth is heavy. If you don’t take more salt, you will not have the energy to work. Eating more meat is fine, but the cost of eating pickles is obviously lower.”

“So will we face a stage of a major outbreak of basic diseases next? And now people don’t pay much attention to it, and the medical level is not developed enough.In this case, will there be many people who suddenly die and be unable to be rescued in time? "

"You kid either don't bother, or you will only bother with difficult problems." He Lao pinched his eyebrows.

He had never considered what Chen Tiezhu said. But now? He had to think about it.

"In fact, this has something to do with our medical level." Chen Tiezhu said with a smile.

"I think our medicine is still at the stage of treating symptoms. Because we focus on treatment, not prevention."

"Our doctors are more focused on treating diseases, rather than studying pathology. Because this requires a lot of money and a lot of time, even the country seems to be unable to afford it."

"So, I think this is more interesting. If someone of your level and status raises his arm and talks about this matter, can it popularize the relevant medical knowledge?"

"In this way, at least some patients with underlying diseases can have an early grasp. He can also pay more attention to his diet in the future. "

"Just like the old men in our family, Yingzi manages them well. Whether it is Mr. Han or the second master, Yingzi has the final say on how much wine they want to drink."

"Then why don't you take care of this matter yourself?" asked Mr. He.

"I have a lot of things to do? Besides, I am a nobody, so what can I say?" Chen Tiezhu said indifferently.

"Let's study what to eat today. Do you want some fried day lily? Otherwise, we can have hot pot. My family also has some mutton from the grassland, so we can have a good meal. "

Listening to his words, Mr. He really didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

This guy's ideas are always so confusing.

But it is undeniable that what Chen Tiezhu just said is also a very important issue.

For many diseases, prevention is really more important than treatment. Otherwise, why would there be prevention and treatment work?

If you can prevent it, then there is no need to treat it.

When this matter returns to the province, I really have to talk to the leaders about it.