21st Century Necromancer

Due to it being nighttime, Chen Yu had already finished work and gone home. As an associate professor, unless he chose to stay behind or a patient suddenly encountered an issue, Chen Yu was not required to work overtime. However, after the on-call doctor phoned him, Chen Yu immediately rushed over from his home. "How is the patient's condition now?" Chen Yu arrived at the ward hurriedly after putting on his white coat and, seeing two nurses trying to physically lower Keiko's father's fever, he asked the doctor on duty about the situation. "The patient was found with an unexplained high fever at the hotel tonight. I had the nurses attempt physical cooling, but his temperature just wouldn't come down," the on-call doctor explained, seeming relieved at Chen Yu's arrival: "Besides the fever, the patient also has symptoms like conjunctival congestion and rapid breathing, all his life signs are also in disorder." At this point, the on-call doctor suddenly leaned toward Chen Yu, lowered his voice, and whispered, "Professor Chen Yu, the patient's wife said that you had someone inject him with a medication today that might be causing the patient's high fever. What do you think we should do about this?" "Don't worry, the medication I had administered was to repair the patient's weakened, atrophic body and replenish his life vitality. The fever and bodily dysfunction are temporary and a normal response," Chen Yu certainly understood that the on-call doctor was worried about administering the wrong medication and potentially causing a medical accident. That's why he had quietly shared his concern. But Chen Yu wasn't worried about the issue, as he clearly knew the reason for Keiko's father's fever and disordered life signs at this moment. It was obviously the Dragon Blood Potion taking effect; the cells and organs in his body were undergoing mutations. Considering such a mutation would consume a great deal of energy, after thinking it over, Chen Yu said to the on-call doctor, "Prepare an IV for the patient, ready saline and glucose, 200 mL each, to start with." "Right away!" The on-call doctor, upon hearing Chen Yu's instructions, quickly organized the nurses to prepare the IV. Keiko's mother looked worriedly at her husband on the hospital bed. Although the reactions he was exhibiting were more than he had shown in the past year, seeing him appear as if he was enduring intense pain made her anxious and distressed. "Dr. Chen Yu, what exactly is the matter with my husband?" Although she was afraid of disturbing the doctor's treatment of her husband, seeing Chen Yu simply examine her husband and then stand aside prompted Keiko's mother to voice her worries. Chen Yu looked at Keiko's mother, seeing the worry written all over her face, and then he smiled and reassured her, "Don't worry, your husband's reaction is normal. The medicine I gave him earlier was to stimulate his physiological responses. The year-long vegetative state has caused significant damage to his body, with various organs and tissues experiencing degrees of weakening and atrophy. So we need to first stimulate the activity of these organs and tissues, allowing his body to return to a normal state before we can proceed to the next step of the treatment. Although he seems to be reacting intensely now, this is actually a good sign, because intense reactions mean his body is recovering. On the contrary, if there were no reactions, that would be what I'd worry about because then I'd have to use more drastic measures to facilitate his recovery. This current state is precisely ideal, so madam, you don't need to be so concerned." "Really?" Keiko's mother listened to Chen Yu's explanation, somewhat skeptical, but she didn't know how to judge the situation at the moment and could only choose to believe what Chen Yu said. "Please trust our professional integrity as doctors, there won't be any problem," Chen Yu reassured Keiko's mother. At this time, a nurse also brought over the materials for the infusion and began administering it to Keiko's father. Chen Yu watched the nurse's actions and suddenly interjected, "First replenish with glucose, then with physiological saline." "Yes, Professor," the nurse replied, connecting the infusion tube to the bag filled with glucose, then hung it beside Keiko's father's bed, and inserted the needle at the other end of the tube into his arm's vein. Glucose is the main source of energy required by the human body; it oxidizes into carbon dioxide and water in the body, simultaneously providing heat. Therefore, when the body has a fever, it also means that glucose stored as glycogen and fat in the body is being consumed in large quantities. Under such circumstances, the body can easily experience high fever and dehydration, so replenishing glucose through an infusion becomes a very effective and necessary method. As the glucose gradually entered Keiko's father's body through the infusion tube, either the cool liquid offset the body temperature or the body's depletion received replenishment, Keiko's father finally looked less uncomfortable, and the corners of his mouth, which were even twitching, smoothed out, but his breathing was still somewhat rapid. Chen Yu placed the stethoscope on Keiko's father's chest and listened. After furrowing his brow slightly, he said to the doctor on duty beside him, "The patient's breathing is very rapid; he needs oxygen." "I understand, Professor," the on-duty doctor nodded, once again instructing the nurse to fetch something while he stood by Chen Yu's side, curious to ask, "Professor, what exactly is wrong with this patient? Why is he experiencing these symptoms?" "The patient has been in a vegetative state for a year already. Due to the prolonged lack of use, all his organs are experiencing deterioration and atrophy, with even some organs ceasing function. According to traditional healing methods, it's very difficult for the patient to regain consciousness, and the body is also gradually falling into 'sleep.' At this time, some stimulating methods need to be adopted to wake up his body, so that we can further awaken his brain cells and restore his consciousness," Chen Yu did not stint on explaining to the on-duty doctor, as the healing strategy he used was indeed based on this principle. Only the last step to awaken Keiko's father's consciousness didn't rely on medical healing but on using magic to repair his soul. Even with the current healing plan and approach, it's possible to awaken Keiko's father's consciousness, but if the soul remains damaged, he would wake up with severe disabilities like other vegetative patients who recover. If his soul's damage goes unrepaired, such a state will continue for a long time. Perhaps with good luck and continuous exercise, he might regain a small part of his soul's function, but that is ultimately incomparable to the level of normalcy he could regain after Chen Yu repairs his soul.