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"Teacher Liu, is it really a lung lesion?" Liu Yiqing asked.
"I'm not sure myself right now, but I just glossed things over with the child's parents. Don't you learn to do that," Liu Banxia said.
Liu Yiqing paused. "How did I not notice? You explained everything that needed to be explained. Where did you gloss things over?"
"It was in how I described it. This is essentially a surgery, but I just used the term 'exploratory' to downplay it," Liu Banxia explained.
"I was afraid that if I mentioned 'surgery,' the parents would worry too much and refuse. An 'exploratory procedure' is always easier to accept; it sounds less alarming."
"But this child's condition is truly complex. It would be simpler if there were abnormalities in the heart sounds. Then, we could infer related conditions and have clear indicators for examination."
