The ward was so quiet you could hear a pin drop.
Jiang Guojun held his breath, terrified of disturbing the expert's train of thought.
A moment later, Ju Jiahong checked the elderly man's eyelids again and gestured for Jiang Guojun to help undo a few buttons on the man's shirt, carefully observing his respiratory rhythm and chest wall stability.
"Trauma at an advanced age severely damages the Primordial Qi," Ju Jiahong said, retracting his hand. His voice carried a degree of clinical rigor. "The pulse is thready, weak, and choppy. The tongue is pale purple with a thin white coating. This isn't just an issue of Qi stagnation and blood stasis; it's a manifestation of Middle Yang deficiency and a loss of the ability to generate and transform. Because the Qi of the spleen and stomach in the Middle Jiao can't be lifted, the intestines lack the power to conduct, which leads to constipation. Because the lung Qi lacks the strength to descend, it causes constant coughing."
