In fact, Western medicine can be said to be both difficult and not difficult. The difficulty mainly lies in diagnosis: the same test results may lead to different diagnoses from two doctors. But it’s not difficult because once a diagnosis is confirmed, Western medicine has a set of standard treatment protocols. If the diagnosis is clear, no matter which doctor you go to, their treatment methods won’t differ much. So, the most important thing in Western medicine is making the correct diagnosis; after that, the treatments are generally the same.

Another thing is that Western medicine is closely related to pharmaceuticals. Why is it that two hospitals treat the same illness with the same medicine, but one can cure it and the other cannot? It all depends on the quality of the medicines at that hospital. Medicines with the same ingredients produced by different manufacturers are never of the same quality. Of course, this is also closely related to price, which is why the bigger the hospital, the more expensive the medication.

“What medicines have you given the patient?” Director Howard turned to ask the two doctors.

“Cefalexin, probiotics, antipyretics…” one of the doctors replied.

“Stop all of those! Use Xianlisu and Xiyanping… use them together, and add an antipyretic. Start the infusion and see how it goes! There shouldn’t be any major issues!” Director Howard said after thinking for a moment.

Hearing Director Howard say there shouldn’t be any major issues, ‘Teacher Bai’, ‘Teacher Mao’ and the others all breathed a sigh of relief. If things didn’t work out, they were all planning to return to Beijing.

Chapter 10: Pulse Diagnosis

Ever since Chris Brooks learned that the expert had fallen ill, he immediately contacted his brother-in-law and asked him to find Director Howard, hoping to undermine Emily Foster’s authority. After all, he knew that William Clark was recruited by Emily Foster, and who knows if there was something fishy going on? The medical office was set up on the first day, and William Clark started work the very next day—who would believe there wasn’t something suspicious about that?

So he paid close attention to William Clark’s background and found out that William Clark was a recent graduate from medical school, and had studied traditional Chinese medicine. He even asked around with teachers at the Chinese medicine college and learned that William Clark had very poor grades, always ranking in the bottom three in every exam. He thought about how to use this information to make a fuss. Just then, he heard that the expert from Beijing had fallen ill and wasn’t getting better in the hospital, so he felt his chance had come. That’s why he went all out to squeeze Emily Foster. He wanted William Clark to make a fool of himself and thereby undermine Emily Foster, so that as long as his brother-in-law did a little maneuvering, the position of general manager would be his.

Actually, ever since he brought in Director Howard, Chris Brooks had been nervous. After all, so many doctors and so much equipment in the hospital had failed to help after a whole night. If Director Howard also said it was hard to treat, he wouldn’t be able to achieve his goal of undermining Emily Foster.

This shows that Chris Brooks is someone who will stop at nothing to achieve his goals. At this moment, hearing that Director Howard had made a diagnosis and said there shouldn’t be any major issues, Chris Brooks finally relaxed.

At this point, Chris Brooks turned and saw Emily Foster and William Clark sitting on the sofa. With a look of smugness, he walked over to the sofa and said to Emily Foster, “President Fang, this must be Dr. Little William, right? Oh… by the way, President Fang, Director Howard from the city hospital has just made a diagnosis. Why don’t you let Dr. Little William take a look as well? After all, Dr. Little William is a top graduate from Deep Sea College of Traditional Chinese Medicine—maybe he has an even better solution!” When he said “top graduate,” Chris Brooks deliberately emphasized the words.

As soon as Chris Brooks finished speaking, everyone’s eyes turned to William Clark and the others. Who were these people in the room? They were all leaders in their respective fields, so everyone understood Chris Brooks’s little scheme. They couldn’t help but show looks of disdain toward Chris Brooks, but since the doctor he brought had just examined Mr. Cai, although they looked down on him, no one said anything.

“Since Vice President Brooks thinks so highly of Mr. Clark, if I don’t go take a look, wouldn’t I be letting down Vice President Brooks’s praise!” William Clark stood up and said calmly.

“Heh heh…”

Hearing William Clark say this, everyone smiled knowingly. In China, given the current situation, it’s common to drop the “deputy” when addressing someone with a deputy title. For example, a Deputy Director Yu is usually called Director Yu, not Deputy Director Yu. If you’re asking someone for a favor and get this wrong, even if they could help you, they might not. This shows there’s an art to addressing people.

Now, with William Clark repeatedly calling him Vice President Brooks, it was obvious he didn’t take him seriously. In fact, William Clark felt wronged in his heart! What is this all about? If you want to compete with President Fang, go ahead, but why drag me, a small-time doctor in the medical office, into your boss-level power struggle? Isn’t this what they call “getting caught in the crossfire”? William Clark thought to himself with a touch of self-mockery.

Seeing William Clark’s unreserved manner, Director Howard felt a surge of annoyance. As William Clark passed by him, Director Howard said, “Young man, it’s better to be humble!”

“Mm, thank you for your guidance, Director Howard,” William Clark nodded and replied softly.

After all, Director Howard was quite responsible, and in today’s society, Western medicine is dominant. Even if any other Western doctor came, they might not do better than Director Howard. So although Director Howard had acted a bit condescending earlier, William Clark was still very polite in his words.