Doctor Dan entered the ward after he was done reading through the medical records. He went to Bed 52 and glanced at the patient before looking at the medical record again. "Li Lu, I am Dan Ming, an attending physician from the Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery of Yun Hua Hospital. You can just call me Doctor Dan. I'll examine you now."
Li Lu was a young woman with an oval face, and she looked to be in her mid-twenties. She did not really feel anything when she heard Doctor Dan. Instead, her mother who was sitting beside her bed was the first one to get anxious. "What's wrong with Li Lu?"
"It's too early to tell. I'll carry out a few examinations first." Doctor Dan was very courteous.
Doctors in the hospital were always relatively friendly towards the patients themselves. This was especially true when they matched the surgical methods the doctors were usually chief surgeons for. The doctors would find more comfort to be in their home ground.
Translator's notes:
[1] Murphy's sign: the inspiratory arrest that occurs upon palpation of the right upper quadrant during a deep breath.