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Pulmonary nodules, simply put, are something growing in the lungs!

This pulmonary nodule may be caused by many factors such as genetics, acquired environment, and living habits.

If it is a conscience nodule, then it does not matter. I am afraid that the malignant nodule will continue to grow and invade the lung tissue, which is what we often call lung cancer!

When Lu Wenguo saw the CT image in front of him, he couldn't help but think of what Lu Chen said to him, the crackling sound in his back!

The size and location of this nodule completely matched what Lu Chen said.

"Is Xiaochen's auscultation so good? He can detect such small abnormalities!"

After Lu Wenguo was slightly shocked, he began to turn his attention to the lung nodule.

In fact, pulmonary nodules are very common!

Many people have pulmonary nodules, but most of them are benign and very small. They are generally difficult to detect and only require regular follow-up CT scans every 3-6 months.

If the size of the pulmonary nodules does not change, CT scans can even be repeated every 1-2 years.

Thinking of this, Lu Wenguo still felt uneasy.

His ability to read images was limited and he could only seek help from the hospital's radiologists.

After finding the number of an imaging doctor with whom he had a good relationship, Lu Wenguo called.

"Hey, Lao Zhang, please help me look at a CT film. Yes... it was just done. The hospital number is... the name is Lu Chaoming, a relative of mine."

After making the call, Lu Wenguo took a few photos of the CT scan and sent them to Lu Chen.

As for Lu Chaoming, Lu Wenguo thought it would be better to keep it a secret for the time being before he could figure out the matter.

…

At home, Lu Chen was thinking about taking a good rest when he received a WeChat message from Lu Wenguo.

"This should be Second Grandpa's CT image."

Lu Chen immediately clicked on the original picture.

He saw the lung nodule at a glance!

"There is really a problem!" Lu Chen frowned, "There is bronchitis, but the most important thing is the problem of pulmonary nodules!"

Lu Chen briefly estimated the size of the pulmonary nodule.

Good guy, it's not small anymore, almost 1cm.

It's less than the size of a fingernail, but in the human body, this size is huge.

However, Lu Chen's own ability to read pictures was not very strong, so he sent this CT picture to a respiratory graduate student he knew at Beijing Second Hospital.

In the past half year, Lu Chen had met a lot of people at Jinghua Second Hospital, but they were mainly people majoring in internal medicine.

But Lu Chen also understood that it was impossible to diagnose benign and malignant through a chest CT scan!

Unless the nodule is particularly large and has invaded the surrounding tissue, the diagnosis of the tumor requires pathological biopsy!

That is, through a puncture needle, enter the lungs, take out a part of the lung tissue, and conduct pathological sections. This is the "gold standard" for diagnosing lung cancer!

Others, such as chest CT, contrast-enhanced CT, or genetic monitoring, only assist in diagnosis.

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After Lu Wenguo and Lu Chen inquired with their doctor friends, most of their colleagues were interested in the diagnosis of conscience nodules!

This made Lu Wenguo feel relieved!

However, Lu Chen did not dare to relax in any way.

If it is really just a benign nodule, then there will be three minus signs on his head?

This is unlikely!

In his heart, Lu Chen couldn't convince himself that this was his conscience.

In fact, through the system's health value interpretation, he is more inclined to think that this is a vicious one!

…

Lu Chen immediately communicated his thoughts to Lu Wenguo.

"Xiaochen, do you think this is vicious?" Lu Wenguo was very surprised.

"Yeah." Lu Chen nodded, "The size of the nodule and the surrounding area don't seem to be smooth, so malignancy is not excluded!"

Lu Wenguo frowned, and he also knew that the vicious ones could not be ruled out.

"Hey, what a mess!"

But then he thought about it, luckily he discovered it early.

If it is really a tumor, if it is discovered later, the tumor may metastasize, and by then it will be too late to say anything!

The most important thing now is how to tell Lu Chaoming about this...

After much thought, Lu Wenguo decided to keep the matter a little secret and tell Lu Chaoming's son first, and then let him choose to tell or not tell.

So, Lu Wenguo took out his mobile phone again and called Lu Chaoming's eldest son, Lu Donghua.

…

Although we are all relatives, it is impossible to make decisions on our behalf.

Lu Wenguo told Lu Donghua his thoughts.

"Conscience is highly likely, except for evil..."

This year’s Spring Festival was not a good one.

Lu Chen could only feel lucky now that he found this "pulmonary nodule" in advance according to the system's prompts.

What happens next depends on what Lu Donghua and Lu Chaoming choose!

Lu Chaoming's eldest son, Lu Donghua, was paying New Year's greetings at a relative's house. When he learned the news, he was also stunned.

He knew that his father was going for a physical examination today and thought it was just a formality. Unexpectedly, something went wrong during the examination.

"Donghua, I haven't told your dad yet." Lu Wenguo said on the phone.

"Okay, I understand. I'll go back to discuss this matter." Lu Donghua hurried home immediately.

Because Lu Wenguo said, the possibility of benign is high, but there is also the possibility of malignancy!

Lu Wenguo is an experienced doctor for many years, so he cannot be unreasonable and would not joke about this kind of thing.

About half an hour later.

Lu Wenguo received another call from Lu Donghua.

"Brother, what's your suggestion?"

Lu Wenguo was a little hesitant because the doctors from the respiratory department, thoracic surgery department and imaging department of the county hospital all had the same opinion and recommended a reexamination in one to two months.

However, Lu Chen said directly: "Dad, I suggest that the second grandfather go to the hospital in Jiangcheng."

"Is this necessary?" Lu Wenguo hesitated.

"Show the chest CT film to a more professional doctor." Lu Chen said, "The transportation is convenient now, and Uncle Donghua's family is not short of money, so I just want to have peace of mind."

"This..." Lu Wenguodao, UU Reading www.uukanshu.net "Let me talk to your Uncle Donghua."

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"What Xiaochen means is to send my dad to Jiangcheng Hospital?" Lu Donghua was slightly startled when he heard Lu Wenguo's words on the phone.

"Well, he also arranged this physical examination." Lu Wenguo told the truth, "He auscultated that there was a problem with the chest, so he specially arranged it."

"It was decided by Xiao Chen?" Lu Donghua hesitated for a moment. Listening to a student's opinion, it seemed...

"Xiaochen said that if he wanted to go to the hospital in Jiangcheng, he could introduce him to an expert in the respiratory department." Lu Wenguo added, "When he was studying in Jiangcheng, he worked with a chief expert in the respiratory department..."

"Okay, I'll think about it again." Lu Donghua hung up the phone.

Lu Chen said everything he needed to say, and he had a clear conscience for the rest.

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In the blink of an eye, the day came for Lu Chen to leave Pingyang and return to Beijing.