All language subtitles for Let.Me.Take.Your.Pulse.2023.S01E01.1080p.KKTV.WEB-DL.x264.AAC-PTerWEB

[soft music playing]

Good morning, passengers.

Welcome aboard Conquest Flight TM1370
from Dalian to Hong Kong.

Flight time is approximately four hours.

Go get it now.

Our company policy
is to serve drinks after takeoff.

I don't care.

I want my whiskey right now.

Go get it for me.

Sorry, Mr To, it's company policy.

So I have to wait?

Yes.
I'm out of patience.

I can't sleep without a drink.

Just bring me my whiskey now.

Sir, your heart is not healthy.

You should avoid alcohol. It's bad for you.

Mind your business.

Do you sit in the back?

Get back to your seat.

Sorry, Mr To. Let me handle it.

This way, sir.
Sorry about that, Mr To.

Sit down please.
I can't sleep without a drink.

Please.

Cabin crew, please be seated for takeoff.

[high frequency sound]

[airplane engine sound]

[high frequency sound]

[airplane chime beeping]

Your hot tea, sir.

Thank you.
Be careful.

[playful music playing]

No.

Pressing Neiguan
can direct qi downward, relieve nausea,

and reduce motion sickness in children.

To! To!

My husband passed out! Any doctors here?

To! To!

What happened?

A passenger passed out.

He's barely breathing and unconscious.

Does he have heart disease?

Do you have medication?

No. He doesn't have heart disease.

I'll make an announcement.

Stop scaring me.

Dear passengers...
Let me take a look.

Okay.
One of our passengers is sick

and needs medical assistance.

If you are a health professional,

please contact our staff. Thank you.

Did he drink alcohol?

He had one drink.

He said his chest hurt after takeoff,

then he fainted.

He has recurrent chest pain.

Excuse me, which hospital do you work at?

I have a PhD in Chinese Medicine.
I work at Harbin Traditional Chinese...

Sorry,

we need a doctor to perform first aid.

Please get back to your seat. Thank you.

I'm a registered CM practitioner.

Chinese medicine has first aid treatment.

We have to follow the procedure.

Sorry, please get back to your seat.

Thank you, sir.

There's no doctor on the plane.

No doctor? What should we do?

What's the situation?

A passenger passed out.

Can we land at the nearest airport?

The weather condition
is not suitable for emergency landing.

Let me give it a try.

If something happens to the passenger,

we will be held accountable.

What are you waiting for?

My husband is dying.

You could tell
my husband had heart disease at a glance.

I trust you. Please save him.

But...

[intense music playing]

Wiry, choppy pulse. Heart blood stagnation.

[moaning]

Sir, what's your name?

To Tai-koo.

You had chest pain and fainted.

I'll perform acupuncture
to relieve your chest pressure.

[solemn music playing]

Do you feel better now?

Yes, better.

Thank you, doctor.

I'm a CM practitioner, not a doctor.

Like I said,
Chinese medicine has first aid treatment.

[rousing music playing]

Ka-ying, I'm back to Hong Kong for good.

[message sent notification]

[soft music playing]

Take a seat.

I'll help you with registration.

I called to make an appointment.

First time here.

That's the singer?

We're here to see Physician Ching Ka-ying.

You requested government-subsidised service,

not private.

You can't choose a physician.

We will assign you one randomly.

Then change it to private.

Money is not a problem.

She is fully booked.

Earliest available slot
is the third of next month.

But we came a long way to see her.

Other physicians are just as good.

[depressing music playing]

How are you feeling, sir?

I'm cold.

Your hand is abnormally cold.

Physician Ching Ka-ying will see you today.

Let me call her.

I requested to see Ching Ka-ying,

and they randomly assigned a physician.

We came a long way.

What a waste of time. Let's go.

[intense music playing]

Let me see your tongue.

Anything else other than feeling cold?

I feel chills in my heart.

Clothes can't warm me up.

Am I going to die?

Not so easy.

Get me a cup of hot water.

Sure.

[intense music playing]

Drink it. You'll feel better soon.

Better?

Much better. Thank you.

CMP Ching, I'm Oscar.

My concert will start next week,

but I've lost my voice.

No doctors can help me.

I know you're fully booked today,

but I hate to cancel my concert.

Can you help me?

I can't guarantee you anything.

I'm fully booked today,

not sure if I can squeeze you in.

Stick around and wait if you want.

[door closing]

Okay.

The medicine really works.

I stopped coughing
after taking the first dose.

Come back for a follow-up visit
next Friday at 3pm.

My mother-in-law is not coughing anymore.

Is it necessary to come back?

I will enhance the formula.

It's such a hassle.

We should see a doctor next time.

Do you have period pain?

It starts as early as
the week before your period, right?

How did you know that?

Sometimes she can't even go to work.

Inspection, Listening & Smelling,
Inquiring and Palpation.

Observation is part of inspection.

Redness and tiny specks on the sclera
reflect body condition.

The outer corners of your eyes are red.

This area represents
the female reproductive system.

But these are just statistics.

One of my patients had eyes like hers.

She was diagnosed with
fallopian tube obstruction.

So I...

Wait for the medicines outside.

Get yourself checked by a doctor sometime.

[timer beeping]

CMP Ching,

I told you I had terrible headaches.

You were right.

I have bone spurs in the neck.

Sorry I misunderstood you.

Will you consider surgery?

Waiting time at the public hospital
is at least six months.

The pain is killing me.

Is there anything you can do
to ease my pain?

There's no way to remove a bone spur,

but I can perform acupuncture

and prescribe pain-relief medicines.

[timer beeping]

CMP Ching,
you're not going to believe this.

The gallstone is gone.

Gallstones smaller than 1 cm
are easy to treat.

Larger ones can be problematic.

Did you think I lied to you?

It's not like I don't believe you,

but medicine is advancing so fast.

Chinese medicine is traditional.

I didn't think it could do miracles.

Show me your tongue.

Don't deify Chinese medicine.

Chinese medicine is not witchcraft.
It's not about faith

and doesn't matter what we think.

It has thousands of years of history.

There's only one reason
why it's been around for so long,

effectiveness.

[door knock]

CMP Ching, you're so efficient today.

There are only three patients outside.

Pretty much like usual.

You rarely come in here. What's up?

He's still waiting outside.

It takes you an hour to see three patients.

There's a good chance
you can squeeze him in.

Should I go give him some hope?

No.

What if those three patients
take extra long time?

As I always say, stick around and wait,

but there's no guarantee.

Physicians don't knock on the door.

[water pouring] [footsteps]

[water pouring]

Finish the water. It's your turn.

I...

Oscar lost his voice. I'm his manager.

For inquiry,
write your answers on the paper.

How did you lose your voice and when?

It started as a cold.

He went to the doctor.

The doctor said he had acute laryngitis.

But with choreography and singing practice,

he was sleep deprived for a week,

then he lost his voice.

Did Western medicine help?

For a couple of days.

His sore throat got better.

No more cough and runny nose.

But after sleep deprivation,

he lost his voice completely.

What about your cold?

Do you catch a cold easily
and feel cold all the time?

Actually Oscar...

Actually no one understands him
better than himself.

Let him answer it.

I get colds more often in recent years,

about three to four times a year,

especially in and out air conditioning
and during the winter.

Let me take your pulse.

Open your mouth and show me your tongue.

Okay.

Do you sweat a lot?

Yes, I sweat a lot
when I'm running and dancing.

After I lost my voice, the doctor said

I needed an injection
for laryngeal dystonia,

but I heard it would weaken
laryngeal muscles and affect singing.

So I'm hoping Chinese medicine can help.

I see. Did you eat breakfast today?

Doing acupuncture on an empty stomach
can cause fainting.

(I ate)

[typing sound]

[soft music playing]

I'll start with Renying in the throat.

No need to leave the needle in.

We'll get to other points later.

Try to relax.

You seem nervous.

Didn't you say you've done it before?

Are you worried it will hurt your windpipe
and affect singing?

Okay, let's switch to abdominal acupuncture.

[solemn music playing]

Centred around the belly button,

nearby points are drawn into
the shape of a turtle,

known as the Miraculous Turtle.

This method requires precision and accuracy.

It varies depending on
the patient's body shape.

So it's necessary to take measurements.

Abdominal acupuncture uses shallow needling
and causes no pain.

It's safe, painless, and fast-acting.

It was developed in the 1970s
by Chinese acupuncturist Bo Zhiyun,

with over 20 years of clinical experience.

I'll insert the first needle
and let you feel it.

Okay?

It doesn't hurt, right?

Let's continue then.

You can pull your shirt down.

Oscar, how are you feeling?

Better.

I've got my voice back.

It really works.

Will my voice recover before the concert?

Take care of your voice,

talk less, eat light,

and take follow-up visits seriously.

Then you should see results.

[lively music playing]

(Ching Ka-ying, COS)

Your new office is ready.

Let me know if you need anything.

It's well-equipped.

Please bring me my books later.

Sure.

The CVs for this year's CM practitioner
trainee programme are on your desk.

Okay.

By the way, did you read Oscar's IG?

He praised you highly.

I almost thought he was your paid endorser.

Really?

I'll be outside if you need me.

Thanks to this amazing CM practitioner,

I got my voice back.

When you're sick, see a CM practitioner.

[soft music playing]

(Koo Ching-king)

[depressing music playing]

CMP Ching, Mr Ng is here.

He said he would take a look
at the candidates' information.

I asked them to wait in the activity room.

Okay, thank you.

CMP Ching, today a patient begged me
to prescribe ginseng again.

Did you do that?

I refused at first,

but he wouldn't stop bugging me.

He will keep coming back for more.

What's his queue number?

P29.

Excuse me, P29.

Your name?

Yam Shing-kwan.

Just follow the preparation instructions
on the prescription slip.

Thank you.

Can you pack the ginseng separately?

It's all packed. Three days' medicines.

Three packs of ginseng.

Okay, thank you.
Don't worry, okay?

Sorry, the ginseng needs QC.
We're taking it back.

Will you give me another batch?

You have qi deficiency.

It can be treated with something else.

Give him codonopsis.

Okay.

No, only ginseng can help me.

Our job is to prescribe
the right medication.

Codonopsis suits you.

I want ginseng and nothing else.

You don't sound like you have qi deficiency.

Excess qi is heat.

Even codonopsis is too much for you.

You're not my physician.

You're too young to be a physician.

My physician is much older.

I only trust him.

Social security recipients
don't have to pay for our services.

How can you be so greedy?

It's not your money.

The government pays for it.

The government has limited resources.

If people get more than they need,

those in need won't get enough.

Give me back my ginseng...

You're a horrible person.

What is wrong with you?

Can't you tell that old man is sick?

I've been a physician for 10 years.

I don't need you to tell me what to do.

[gloomy music playing]

Hi, Mr Ng.

Call me Francis. Congratulations.

You're officially the COS.

Thank you. Without your recommendation,

I couldn't have been promoted so fast.

How are you settling in?

I remember 10 years ago, I was here

for the trainee programme interview.

I know very well
what it took me to come this far.

I believe I can handle it.

You're a smart woman.

Consultation is never challenging for you.

I'm sure you'll survive probation.

But starting today,

you'll have to handle administrative work
and hit sales target.

Let's see what you've got.

Rest assured that I know
the government has limited resources.

I'll make the most out of our resources.

I'm counting on you.

[door knock]

All the candidates are here. Shall we start?

Okay.

One of the candidates is relatively old,

but he has a letter of recommendation
from Grand Master of Chinese Medicine

and a PhD.

He's the first interviewee.

[door knock]

Come in.

Physician Koo Ching-king?

Yes.

Take a seat.

Your CV says you passed
the licensing examination 10 years ago,

but instead of working in Hong Kong,

you became a volunteer physician

and then went to mainland China.

When I was volunteering,

I met Grand Master Duan Zhan-hua
who wrote my recommendation letter.

I spent the past few years
as an apprentice in the mainland,

providing consultations,

doing research, assisting with training.

It's all on your CV.

Let me ask you a situational question.

If someone pretended to be sick
to get expensive medicines for cash,

what would you do?

It happens all the time.

I've seen a man using a woman's medical card
to cheat the insurance company.

When I was a kid,

I was caught stealing
in a Chinese medicine shop.

(1997)

Remember to avoid raw and cold foods.

$96.

Daddy, we have a customer.

Can I help you, kiddo?

Do you have tokay gecko?

Tokay gecko? What do you need it for?

Here you go.

You scared him.

They scared him, I didn't.

[phone ringing]

Hello?

Okay, bye.

Ka-ying, Mommy says dinner is ready.

Let's go home.

What are you doing here?

Daddy, I caught a thief!
No...

Call the police!
Don't catch me.

What's going on?
No...

He stole our tokay gecko.
I didn't.

Why did you steal our gecko?

He's having an asthma attack.

Get my needles.

Feeling better?

Have some water.

Please don't call the police.

I can't let my grandma know.

Did someone tell you
tokay gecko could treat asthma?

You can't eat tokay gecko raw.

You have to cook it, you moron.

I have asthma since I was small.

Sometimes my grandma carried me to the ER
in the middle of the night.

She never liked doctors,

but she took me to see many doctors
and spent a lot of money.

I'm sorry.

I shouldn't have stolen your tokay gecko.

Please don't call the police.

I don't want my grandma to be sad.

King.

Grandma.

Sir, my grandson is an ignorant kid.

He didn't mean to cause trouble.

How much is the tokay gecko?

I'll pay you back.

It's okay.

He had an asthma attack.

I used acupuncture
to stabilise his condition.

Let me give him some xiao qing long tang.

Go home and cook it for him.

How much is it? I'll go get the money.

It's...

It's not worth much.

Just pay me back when he recovers.

Thank you.

Thank you, physician.

Do you still hear phlegm?

Both the lungs and kidneys are weak.

Other than asthma, did he get sick often?

Like colds, flu, fever and cough.

He got sick easily.

Maybe he was malnourished.

He was a premature baby.

His mom died giving birth to him.

To boost kidney qi, ginseng gecko powder...

And kidney qi pills.

Does asthma go away?

It happened to some of his patients.

How long does it take? Like ten doses?

It doesn't happen overnight.

It takes time to tonify qi.

He will have fewer asthma flare-ups

until he outgrows it eventually.

If it goes away before he turns 18,

you'll have nothing to worry about.

Seven doses. Cook the first dose here, okay?

I, um... I have to get money.

It's okay, just pay me back later.

Later? How late?

Finish it while it's hot.

Your grandma will come pick you up
after grocery shopping.

Take your medicine, sick baby.

My name is King, not sick baby.

Do you know what's in it?

Your favourite tokay gecko.

What are you afraid of?

You won't notice it once it's cooked.

Let me give you something
to go with your medicine.

You have asthma. Avoid cold food.

Here, pick one.

Good choice.

You picked her name.

My name is Ching Ka-ying.

Like ka ying chi, sugar plum?

CMP Ching, I'm very lucky to have met

a kind CM practitioner when I was a kid.

He taught me the role of a CM practitioner
was to treat patients.

Treat patients
regardless of their background.

That's what physicians do.

You mean you would turn a blind eye to it?

Do you realise
it's a waste of government resources?

You would encourage him to do it again

and set a bad example for others.

Find the root cause of disease.

There must be a reason why he lied.

Maybe he has financial problems,

or even mental health problems.

Or I might have overlooked something.

Ignoring the reason treats the symptoms
but not the root cause.

The patient is likely to reoffend
somewhere else.

Making accusations is easy,

but physicians don't just treat the disease.

Instead of curing the disease,

treat the patient as a whole.

CMP Koo has some interesting thoughts.

But Chinese medicine
is not mainstream in Hong Kong.

If you want to focus on the patient,

why didn't you choose Western medicine?

Because of the physician you met
when you were a kid?

To be honest with you,

I hated doctors when I was a kid.

Your gecko stinks.

Wrong. You forgot to regroup.

King.

Grandma.

Let's go home.

How was the interview?

Not bad.

When will you start?

Next week.

What do you do?

Cooking and housework.

Let's go.

But the medicine is not ready yet.

I'll come back later.

So the house is in Repulse Bay?

The houses there are beautiful.

Is it a high-paying job?

Yes, much higher than market rate.

Right, Grandma?

Stop saying that. I've lost everything.

What happened, Grandma?

I'm useless and stupid.

I can't even speak English.

Why would a rich family hire me?

I was invited to play mahjong,

but it was a scam.

I lost hundreds of thousands of dollars,

including my savings
and money for your medical expenses.

What are you doing here?

You've been to Sieun Hospital, right?

Which bus should I take?

Take 20K and get off at the third stop.

But you'll have to walk a long way.

20K, the third stop. 20K...

Are you going now? What about school?

You'll get a demerit for skipping school.

20K, the third stop...

What are you going to do?

I'm skipping school with you.

My mom is going to kill me.

Hey, answer me.

[depressing music playing]

(Gastroenterologist and hepatologist,
Shing Ka-kit)

[door knock]

What are you kids doing here?

Are you lost? Where are your parents?

This is my mom.

My grandma got scammed
and lost all her money.

She's been working so hard to raise me.

Can you help her?

[depressing music playing]

If you don't know her name, just ask him.

Is it enough?

I can give you more if it's not enough.

Did you know about me?

Yes.

Grandma hates you.

She said you didn't want me. Is it true?

If your mom had listened to me

and given you up,

she wouldn't have died.

[sad music playing]

There's nothing!

I told you I had no money.

You won't find anything.

I gave you all my money. What do you want?

You lost over $200,000.

Tens of thousands can't settle it.

Don't touch that can.

It belonged to my daughter.

Sit down!

What's in it? Give it to me!

King...
Give it to me...

It's okay, King, let him take it.

Stop! Here's the money.

Count it.

Take the money and get out.

Let's go. What took you so long?

Are you okay?

Thank you, CMP Ching.

You saved our lives.

I don't know how to repay your kindness.

Money comes and goes. I'm glad you're okay.

Thank you, CMP Ching.

What about me? I brought my dad here.

Thank you, Sneezy.

When I was a kid,

I thought all doctors were bad

and CM practitioners were good.

After I grew up, I realised

it wasn't about Chinese or Western medicine,

but the people.

That's why I became so passionate
about Chinese medicine.

That physician treated me, saved my family.

I hoped I could pass on the torch,

help those in need,

treat the patient and not just the disease.

Do you think you did it?

Treating the patient requires skills.

I know I'm not very bright.

I had to work very hard to get my license.

Luckily, I wasn't alone.

Zhongwan.

(2007)

This one?

Wrong again.

Time to eat.

Wait, I need to finish this.

Go ahead and eat first.

By myself?

You've been studying all day.

What's taking so long?

Haven't you memorised that song?

Ren 24 begins at the lower abdomen.

Qugu Zhongji...

Yes, but I always mix up
acupuncture points with meridians.

I have trouble memorising their locations
and functions.

I'm not a straight-A student like you.

Where is Qihai?

Qihai...

Here.

Mhm. What about Jiuwei?

Here.

Get up. Come on.

Jiuwei is the second point below Danzhong.

I've been your tutor since primary school.

You're a college student now.

I really thought my job was done.

Looks like I can't retire
until you pass the licensing exam.

Sorry.

Okay, here's a quiz.

Name the acupuncture point.

Feel the location of my finger.

Let your body help you remember.

Chengjiang.

Lianquan.

Here.

You just said it.

Danzhong.

Here.

Zhongwan.

Shimen.

Next...

It's okay, I think I got this.

Thanks.

Let's eat.

[touching music playing]

I forgot to press the button.

We grew up together.

There's nothing I haven't seen, right?

Your qi and blood are effulgent.

It's a normal response for your age.

It means you're healthy.

[audible pedestrian crosswalk signals]

Let's go.

[touching music playing]

It has nothing to do with qi and blood.

I wouldn't normally act like that,

not around my friends,

not anyone else.

It's because of you.

Ching Ka-ying,

I've been having a crush on you
for a long time.

[touching music playing]

I want to know how you feel,

but my heart is racing.

I can't take your pulse.

[audible pedestrian crosswalk signals]

Your heart is racing, and so is mine.

Because I feel the same way you do.

[audible pedestrian crosswalk signals]

Will you be my girlfriend?

[touching music playing]

During my university years,

I was lucky to have my professors,

classmates, and my dearest ones.

Without their help,

I couldn't have graduated
and passed the licensing exam.

You're too humble, CMP Koo.

You even earned a PhD.

You said you couldn't have become
a physician without other people's support.

Why didn't you become a physician
after you passed the licensing exam?

Why did you choose to leave?

Physician Koo Ching-king,
please answer my question.

Why? Why did you leave?

Why had you been gone for so long?

Relax, don't be nervous.

He's having a seizure.

I'll call an ambulance.

Are you alright? Grab me that bag.

Sir...

Watch him, I'll get CMP Ching.

[intense music playing]

How long has he been twitching?

Three minutes.

He suddenly fainted and fell to the floor,

then he started twitching.

Phlegm misting the heart.

Neiguan can calm heart fire.

This is a clinic.

Please follow the guidelines.

We can't use acupuncture as first aid.

Are guidelines more important
than human lives?

Where's your self-awareness as a physician?

We all know
Chinese medicine has emergency treatment.

Any more delay
can cause permanent brain damage.

And you call yourself a physician?

[intense music playing]

Sir, what's your name?

Siu Man-lok.

Do you know where you are?

You're not the only physician
with first aid knowledge.

I've saved as many lives as you have,
if not more.