"His wife had always had poor health, and she was diagnosed with uremia due to excessive fatigue."
When asked about her usual lifestyle habits, it seemed to involve habits like "sitting for the entire day when busy" and "habitually holding urine when feeling the urge to go."
Lilly was taken aback. "You can get uremia from not urinating?"
The victim ghost paused and said, "In medical terms, nothing is absolute. But habitual urine retention, not urinating when feeling the urge, can lead to urinary tract infections, pyelonephritis, and other conditions. If chronic pyelonephritis is left untreated for a long time, it can progress to uremia."
Retaining urine doesn't always lead to uremia, but all diseases accumulate gradually, and the reasons are too complex.
"Not only you don't understand. Many patients don't understand either."
"When the woman was brought in, she was only experiencing nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. But the test results showed uremia."
"After hearing this, her husband immediately slapped me!" victim ghost exclaimed.
Lilly exclaimed, "Ah?"
What does this have to do with the doctor?
The victim ghost sighed, "He said, 'My wife was perfectly fine when she was brought in. How did you suddenly diagnose her with uremia?'"
He acted as if the doctors intentionally diagnosed her with uremia.
Indeed, the man thought that way, convinced that the doctors deliberately diagnosed his wife with uremia and then prescribed a bunch of tests for them to do, followed by hospitalization for treatment, all to make money off them!
Lilly and the other ghosts exchanged puzzled glances.
"It's strange... His stubborn and annoying personality sounds a bit familiar..." Lilly remarked.
The victim ghost sneered, "Of course, it sounds familiar. That man is Synjin."
Never did she expect to encounter Synjin again in the hospital after more than a decade.
Lilly exclaimed, "How is this even possible? What do you call this?"
The weakling spirit said, "This is the karmic reincarnation."
Lilly nodded, "Ah, I see. What happened next?"
The victim ghost continued, "Synjin didn't believe our diagnosis. He kept saying, 'My wife was perfectly fine when she arrived. How did she suddenly have uremia?'"
"As doctors, the most annoying thing we hear is when someone says, 'The person was perfectly fine when they arrived... damn it! How can a perfectly healthy person end up in the hospital?'"
The victim ghost felt frustrated while talking about it. However, there was nothing she could do. Explaining the progression of the disease and communicating with patients and their families were all part of their job.
"I patiently explained the reasons to him. His wife had always had poor health, and her lifestyle habits were not good. Uremia is the terminal stage of disease progression in patients with chronic pyelonephritis, so immediate dialysis and treatment are necessary..."
"Synjin simply didn't believe my explanation. He kept saying, 'I've never heard of someone getting uremia from sitting for too long and holding urine! You must be trying to deceive us!'"
The victim ghost was furious, but there was nothing she could do. She had explained everything, but whether or not to seek treatment was ultimately their decision!
"Synjin didn't believe us. He firmly believed that the hospital was trying to swindle their money. So he took his wife back home and before leaving, he said, 'Isn't it just nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea? You make it sound like she's on the verge of death!'"
Not only did Synjin slap her, but he also continued to insult her and even filed a complaint against her.
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