Chapter 1484: Chapter 1111 Allergies

    Since Sanbo Hospital established its own animal laboratory, conducting experiments has become very convenient. The newly engineered virus for gene therapy targeting tumors was immediately put into animal experiments.

    This virus was very effective on experimental pigs, which excited everyone greatly. It indicated that this research path was correct, and it was becoming increasingly clear, advancing at a visible speed. It ventured far in overthrowing existing tumor treatment methods. Once successful, many tumor drugs currently on the market would face the risk of being replaced.

    Ever since the system recovered, Yang Ping would read books in the system whenever he had time. However, due to the current low system points, large-scale experiments could not be conducted, and he could only continue to slowly accumulate points.

    Because of Yang Ping’s outstanding academic performance, the higher-ups intended for him to succeed Dean Xia as the dean of Sanbo Hospital in the future. Eventually, Dean Xia would retire. However, Yang Ping refused this goodwill from the higher-ups. Yang Ping had no interest in “Excelling in academia leads to an official position.” He only wanted to be a good doctor and do good research.

    Dean Xia, only a few years away from retirement age, had to prepare in advance to find a qualified successor. Dean Xia was well aware that Sanbo Hospital’s management achievements and its inclusive and free academic environment were largely due to his contribution. Replacing him with another dean, such as bringing in the former dean of the City People’s Hospital, could turn Sanbo Hospital into a chaotic place like the City People’s Hospital. Therefore, he had to prepare in advance and ensure that Sanbo Hospital, which was difficult to establish, would not be destroyed by others after his retirement.

    The higher-ups also placed great importance on Yang Ping, hence the idea of letting him take over the dean’s position in the future. However, Dean Xia knew Yang Ping had no interest in the dean position, so he had to find someone else. After looking around and finding no candidate, Dean Xia decided to establish a good system at Sanbo Hospital. With a good system, the staff could always push the right person to the dean’s position. But how should this system be designed, and would the higher-ups agree? Dean Xia had to think carefully about this, deciding to accomplish this task before retiring.

    “Xiao Yang, I respect your choice. Excelling in academia doesn’t necessarily lead to an official position; you can continue to excel further,” said Dean Xia thoughtfully.

    Yang Ping was very grateful that Dean Xia could understand him: “Thank you for understanding.”

    After seeing off Dean Xia, the chief resident came to report that a patient in the International Medical Center was urgently sent to the ICU, requiring Professor Yang to have a look.

    “Which patient?” Yang Ping asked. Having some information in advance was better than rushing in blindly, even if it was very limited information.

    “Lucas, it’s been five days since the surgery last night. He was doing well postoperatively, then suddenly they called saying he was urgently sent to the ICU.”

    Song Zimo and Xu Zhiliang were still in surgery, so Yang Ping, with a graduate student, rushed to the ICU of the International Medical Center to see what was going on with this patient.

    Upon entering the ICU, Director Wang immediately approached, “Professor Yang, the situation is a bit complex. Please come in and take a look first.”

    This ICU was special for the International Medical Department, and the costs were staggering. However, international friends who came here for treatment usually weren’t short on money, so they didn’t care about such expenses.

    Director Wang was hemming and hawing, unable to clearly explain the situation for a long time. Yang Ping had already arrived at Lucas’s ward. This patient had both eyes swirling. All data on the bedside guard screen was completely normal; this guy seemed fine.

    “What’s the situation?”

    Yang Ping asked while examining the patient.

    “Yesterday, he accidentally ate peanut butter. He used to have peanut allergies in the United States, experiencing three anaphylactic shocks, nearly taking his life. So, after knowing he ate peanut butter this time, he became very nervous and immediately told our on-duty doctor he needed rescue. After checking, the on-duty doctor found nothing abnormal but, considering his past medical history, dared not take it lightly and immediately transferred him to the ICU for observation, just in case anaphylaxis occurred, it could be promptly rescued,” the physician in charge immediately introduced the illness.

    Yang Ping, while reviewing the medical records and listening to the attending physician’s introduction, noted that the patient currently had no allergic symptoms. This allergy was typically immediate, rarely delayed. The symptoms would normally appear quickly, but he seemed fine.

    Yang Ping, in fact, understood well that Europeans and Americans were more prone to allergies than Chinese people. Some things that seemed ordinary to us might be deadly to them, such as peanut butter.

    There were actually two reasons for this: One was that Europeans and Americans were indeed more likely to be allergic to certain substances. Compared to Chinese, they had a higher sensitivity constitution and weren’t as tolerant to external substances. Another reason was that many things in Europe, especially the United States, had significant issues themselves. For example, their peanut butter was roasted, while most of ours was boiled or fried. Roasted peanuts were much more allergenic than boiled or fried ones, and the pesticide residues on American peanuts were generally higher.

    For Europeans and Americans, a constitution prone to allergies combined with allergenic peanut butter exponentially increased the risk of allergies. Of course, it was mainly due to the high-sensitivity constitution.

    “Have you used peanut butter for an allergen test?” Yang Ping asked.

    “Yes! Negative!”

    Then, transfer him back to the general ward. Even if delayed allergy occurs, the general ward can handle it in time. It is not feasible to keep him in the ICU, wasting medical resources as the ICU beds are limited.

    “Doctor, I won’t die, right?” Lucas asked nervously.

    Yang Ping shook his head, “It’s not that serious. Based on the current situation, you haven’t developed any allergic symptoms.”

    “But — but in the United States, eating peanut butter gives me a severe rash and requires rescue on three occasions, nearly taking my life.”

    “Possibly, Chinese peanut butter is different from American peanut butter.”

    “So what should I do?”

    “You can be transferred back to a general ward. Even if a delayed allergic reaction occurs later, the doctors and nurses in the general ward are fully capable of handling it.”

    “Okay, this is the first time I’ve accidentally eaten peanut butter without having allergic symptoms. It’s truly amazing; could it be that I no longer need to fear peanut butter?”

    “No, you only temporarily don’t need to fear Chinese peanut butter while in China. It doesn’t mean you no longer fear peanut butter. If you return to America, peanut butter will still be a potential danger and could threaten your life.”

    “Why is it like this, why is it like this?” Lucas kept repeating.

    “Transfer him back,” Yang Ping instructed the attending physician.

    A graduate student in the ICU was very curious, “Professor Yang, can I do a study on the differences and principles of peanut butter allergy between Chinese and American people?”

    “Of course, you can. This way, won’t you have your graduation thesis? However, writing this thesis might be a bit troublesome. You need to go to the United States to investigate and study Americans and American peanut butter. The cost of this topic is a bit high,” Director Wang told the graduate student.

    The graduate student smiled awkwardly.