"I want to see a doctor!" As the old man spoke, the drooping skin on his face trembled.
Zhang Yi sighed and put on his white coat again. Then, he sat upright in his seat and asked,"Grandpa, where are you feeling unwell?”
"Yes... My heart hurts!" the grandpa said after thinking for a while.
Zhang Yi was puzzled. Why did he need to think about it before answering?
Zhang Yi shifted his gaze from the old man's face down. Zhang Yi had indeed seen that the old man had undergone heart bypass surgery, but his heart was beating rhythmically now. Anyway, Zhang Yi looked very good and there was no problem.
Could it be Alzheimer's disease?
Sure enough, Zhang Yi looked up and found that the old man's cerebral hemisphere was shrinking. This was the clinical manifestation of Alzheimer's disease.
"Grandpa, how long has your heart been hurting?”Zhang Yi planned to ask the old man to see how stupid he was.
Generally, the severity of Alzheimer's disease was divided into three levels: mild dementia, moderate dementia, and severe dementia.
"It's been hurting for years!"
"Have you had any surgeries before?”
"No, I've been busy with work and didn't even have time to see a doctor.”
Zhang Yi judged that he should be in the middle stage of dementia.
Where would an old man in his eighties go to work? No boss would dare to take it anywhere! Moreover, this old man had clearly undergone surgery before, but he said that he had not. It must be a memory loss caused by dementia.
Zhang Yi did not expose him. He even held the stethoscope and listened to the old man's heart before saying,"Grandpa, you're just too tired! Don't go to work in the future, or else your heart will hurt again! Work was definitely more important than health!”
Unexpectedly, the old man was still excited. He waved his hand and sighed,"Aiyo, I have to go to work. I have a big family waiting for me to support. Aiya, I can't talk nonsense with you anymore. I have to go back to work. Otherwise, the leader will deduct my salary if I'm late.”
After saying that, the old man stood up shakily and walked towards the door of the consultation room.
Zhang Yi: You really come and go quickly.
"Grandpa, slow down. Be careful of the steps.”Zhang Yi was worried and helped the old man out of the consultation room.
"Grandpa, why are you here?" As soon as she stepped out of the hospital, she saw a young girl in a school uniform with a ponytail walking over anxiously.
"Do you know that your family is looking for you anxiously?”The little girl was so anxious that she almost cried.
The old man looked at the little girl and blinked blankly. After thinking for a while, he said,"Oh, Xiao Qi, why are you here? I just got off work."
"I'm Xiao Yu, Grandpa!" the little girl said angrily.”
"Oh! Yes, yes, yes. You're Xiao Liang. I remembered wrongly. It's all your fault for looking too alike.”
The little girl immediately shut herself up and did not speak. Zhang Yi, on the other hand, was amused by it.
"Haha, little girl, hurry up and bring your grandfather back. He already has moderate dementia. The next time he runs away, it might be so easy to find him. Oh right, do you have medicine for dementia at home?”
The young lady saw that Zhang Yi was wearing a white coat, so she was not wary of the doctor. She asked,"Alzheimer's medicine? No, my family has never given my grandfather any medicine. My father said that this is a natural aging phenomenon of humans. It's very normal and there's no need to worry about it.”
Sigh, the feudal ideology of the older generation was still deeply rooted in modern people. Alzheimer's disease was no longer a normal phenomenon of aging.
This was an illness.
Although there was no cure for Alzheimer's disease in the current medical world, drugs could be used to reduce the progression of Alzheimer's disease and improve the self-care ability of the elderly.
This was because most elderly people with mild dementia had already started to have urine infertility and no longer had the ability to take care of themselves. Many family members were often overwhelmed.
Although it was good to say that you take care of me when I'm young and you take care of me when you're old, how many people could really do it? They basically threw the old people into nursing homes.
The better nursing homes were still fine, but the worse nursing homes did not have decent food and clothing at all. This completely shortened the lifespan of the elderly.
Zhang Yi sighed and said to the girl,""Go back and discuss it with your parents. If you're willing, you can come to the hospital tomorrow for a check-up and prescribe some medicine to treat Alzheimer's. Your grandfather's condition will be much better after taking it for about a week. At least he can remember your name.”
"Really?" The little girl was a little excited.
"Yes, if your parents agree."”
"Good! I'll definitely ask my parents to bring Grandpa to the hospital!”The little girl thanked Zhang Yi for a few words. Before she left, she stole a glance at the work card on Zhang Yi's chest.
Cardiologist: Zhang Yi
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