Doctor of the Great Song Dynasty: In the beginning, Li Qingzhao and Li Qingzhao made a private decis

Chapter 231 The Invention of the Stethoscope

"Princess Fuqing is seriously ill! The officials are calling urgently!"

Fan Zheng and Li Qingzhao had just got married. According to the practice of the Song Dynasty, they could take a nine-day vacation. Just after returning home for three days, he received an urgent message from the palace.

"Qingzhao!......."

Fan Zheng looked at Li Qingzhao in embarrassment. This is the helplessness of doctors. No matter what the situation is, as long as the condition is critical, he must come forward. Only three days after his wedding, he had to give up his marriage leave and go to the hospital for treatment.

"Master, let's go quickly! The empress treats my concubine well, so she can't delay Princess Fuqing's condition!" Li Qingzhao knew that Princess Fuqing's condition was critical, otherwise he wouldn't have summoned Fan Zheng so hastily.

Coupled with Empress Meng's kindness in protecting Yizhuang, and when the two got married, Empress Meng personally rewarded Li Qingzhao with the Fengguanxia Piece for her marriage. Naturally, Li Qingzhao was grateful and immediately urged Fan Zheng to leave.

Fan Zhengzheng nodded, and immediately set off for the palace.

When Fan Zheng rushed to Longyou Palace, Zhao Xu and Empress Meng were already anxiously waiting there.

Seeing Fan Zheng's arrival, for some unknown reason, everyone breathed a sigh of relief, as if they had taken a reassurance, as if they thought that Fan Zheng's arrival would cure their illness.

"How is the princess?"

Fan Zheng greeted in a hurry, and immediately went straight to Princess Fuqing.

Qian Yi frowned and said, "Princess has not recovered from her long illness, and her condition is extremely complicated. However, she is too young to describe her symptoms. Moreover, Princess Fuqing's body is slightly fat and her pulse is too weak, so it is difficult to diagnose."

If an adult is sick, doctors can use observation, hearing and questioning to diagnose the patient's condition in detail, and then prescribe appropriate treatment, but the baby is crying, unable to speak, and unable to accurately diagnose the pulse, which directly abolishes half of the doctor's medical skills, and can only rely on experience Probably prescribe medicine.

Fan Zheng was suddenly helpless. It is not unreasonable for pediatrics to be called mute. It can be said to be extremely difficult to treat. In addition, Empress Meng took good care of Princess Fuqing, which caused Princess Fuqing to grow into a fat baby. Diagnosis adds a lot of trouble.

"Fan Taicheng, is there a good way to cure Fuqing?" Empress Meng rescued Fuqing.

Fan Zheng shook his head slightly and said, "I would like to report to the Empress, when it comes to pediatrics, Imperial Physician Qian is the real expert. The biggest problem now is the inability to accurately diagnose the baby's condition and prescribe the right medicine."

Empress Meng was struck by lightning. He originally thought that Fan Zheng's evil prescription would be beneficial, but he didn't expect that Fan Zheng was not proficient in pediatrics.

Fan Zheng also smiled wryly, not to mention Song Dynasty, but later generations...

"Later!"

Fan Zheng's heart skipped a beat, and a flash of light flashed in his heart.

"Perhaps there is a way to accurately diagnose Princess Fuqing's pulse!" Fan Zheng suddenly raised his voice.

Immediately everyone's eyes focused on Fan Zheng, and Zhao Xu also heaved a sigh of relief. He knew that he had never let him down before, and this time there must be a way to rescue Fu Qing.

"What method?" Qian Yi asked overjoyed.

Fan Zhengdao: "Compared to adults, the pulse phase of babies is too weak. If the pulse phase of babies is strengthened, wouldn't it be possible to accurately measure the pulse.",

"Strengthen the baby's pulse?" Qian Yi couldn't help but frown, the baby was too weak, it was almost impossible.

Fan Zheng recalled: "When I was in Pingxia City, in order to defend against the Xixia army's tunnel-digging attack, I buried a giant urn in the ground according to the military book, and used it to monitor the underground movement. Authentic direction, and accurate location, thwarted Xixia's offensive."

"Ju urn? You mean to use this method to diagnose Princess Fuqing's pulse?" Qian Yi suddenly asked.

Fan Zheng nodded and said: "That's right, now doctors have deciphered Hua Tuo's unique knowledge, and have determined that the pulse is an artery, which is pulsated by the heart. In this case, why not develop the art of pulse detection further, from diagnosing the pulse phase to listening to the beating sound of the heart?" , We just need to build a small urn according to the method of defending the enemy with a giant urn, put it on the baby, and hear the heartbeat of the baby, not only to improve the medical skills, but also to solve the problem of the baby's extremely weak pulse. "

At the moment, Fan Zheng drew a schematic diagram of the stethoscope of the later generations, and said loudly: "This thing can be called a stethoscope. It can amplify the inaudible sound so that people can hear it clearly."

"This method may be feasible!" Qian Yi suddenly said with a heartbeat.

Pediatrics is known as the dumb department, and if there is a stethoscope, pediatric treatment will no longer be confused, and it will promote another leap in medical technology.

"Come on, go to the general supervisor and invite skilled craftsmen!" Zhao Xu, who has been paying attention to Fuqing's condition, ordered immediately.

Soon, the master craftsman Mo Yue was summoned. After learning the principle and blueprint of the doctor's stethoscope, a simple stethoscope was placed in front of everyone after a while.

Qian Yi picked up a simple stethoscope and carefully placed it on Princess Fuqing's heart.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

A clearly audible heartbeat accurately reached Qian Yi's ears.

"It really works!" Qian Yi said in disbelief.

Originally, the baby's pulse phase was weak and difficult to detect, but changing the pulse phase to listening to the heartbeat made such a big difference.

Although it was the first time for him to auscultate the heartbeat, he was a doctor for many years after all. He quickly integrated the sound of the heartbeat with the pulse, and gradually had a sufficient understanding of Princess Fuqing's condition.

"Physician Qian may gain something else by listening to the princess's lungs." Fan Zheng pointed out again.

Qian Yi placed the stethoscope on Princess Fuqing's lungs again, his expression froze, and he only heard Princess Fuqing's breathing accompanied by murmurs. It was obvious that the lungs were sick, and if he prescribes rashly, there might be hidden dangers.

Qian Yi couldn't help being surprised at the moment. The appearance of the stethoscope is more comprehensive than the traditional pulse diagnosis. Not only can you hear the baby's heartbeat, but also the sound of the heart and lungs. Great news.

"I'm afraid that in the future, reading, hearing and asking will be replaced by reading and listening!" Qian Yi couldn't help but sigh.

At that moment, Qian Yi had confirmed the exact illness of Princess Fuqing, and immediately prescribed a prescription for Princess Fuqing without hesitation.

"Grab medicine and suffer!"

Empress Meng ordered immediately.

Soon, the medicine was brought, and the maid immediately began to decoct it.

After the medicine was decocted, Empress Meng fed Princess Fuqing the medicine herself, not by others.

"Wow!"

Suddenly there was a loud cry.

It turned out that the medicine was too bitter, and Princess Fuqing was unwilling to take it.

Empress Meng picked up a jar of honey, mixed the decoction with honey to neutralize it, and then Princess Fuqing took the medicine slowly.

"The officials can rest assured that Princess Fuqing is breast-fed, her body is strong, and the empress takes good care of her, so she will definitely be able to survive this calamity." Fan Zheng comforted.

Zhao Xu couldn't help falling into silence when he heard the words. Although his marriage with Empress Meng was an arranged marriage by Empress Dowager Gao, it is undeniable that Empress Meng is a good wife and mother.

In the harem, among the three concubines, only Empress Meng breastfeeds the princess, and Princess Fuqing is obviously stronger than the other sons and daughters.

However, on one side is the arranged marriage that he hates so much, and on the other is the love that he has always longed for, Zhao Xu can't help but fall into hesitation.

Seeing this, Fan Zheng couldn't help sighing, good medicine may not be bitter, but good advice must be harsh.

(End of this chapter)