Is that really the case? Clinical patients present with complex symptoms, and it's hardly possible to easily and neatly identify the cause. If it were, no one would suddenly discharge a patient after a three-week hospital stay.
Xie Wanying chose this moment to listen to the patient's heart. Upon reflection, there were many puzzling aspects in Yangyang's Mom's case that deserved further scrutiny.
For instance, the patient's jaundice was relatively mild, hepatitis B markers were positive but transaminase levels were largely normal, and cirrhosis typically involves a shrinking liver whereas Yangyang's Mom had an enlarged liver and spleen.
The patient's chest X-ray appeared normal, with only a slight coarseness in the left lung striations and a normal mediastinum and heart shadow.
