Category: LOL Moments

I was working 2nd shift when I received a urine specimen dropped off by the patient's husband. It was placed inside a grocery bag. When we open the container, we were surprised to find peaches inside. He got the wrong bag from the fridge! It was for his lunch! 🤣 Submitted by:Nancy JonesMedical Technologist/ScientistUSA

Mother and daughter came in to the lab from some lab work. Not knowing what they needed at the time, I greeted them promptly and told them to have a seat. As they handed me their lab order on paper, I was surprised to find that both the mom and the daughter needed to do… Continue reading Family Matters

Someone brought in a mosquito that had bitten their daughter and wanted it tested for HIV. They were so persistent because they were worried about their daughter getting HIV. So I ended up sending them to ask the health department. I'm not sure what happened afterwards 🤣 Submitted by:Amira RodriguezMedical Technologist/ScientistTexas, USA

One day, an older guy came into the lab carrying a stool specimen container wrapped in a grocery bag. When he handed it to me, I couldn’t help but notice that the container was abnormally warm.  So I asked him why it’s abnormally warm.He said that the doctor told him to “keep it warm”, so… Continue reading Organic and Oven-Fresh

I was doing my morning draws one day and I came across this patient in the Neuro unit. She was enjoying her breakfast of toast and cold cereal. "How's your breakfast?", I asked. "Everything tastes pretty good!", she said. "Except I don't like the Kentucky jelly. It tasted funny." "Huh? What's that?" I said confusedly.… Continue reading Kentucky Jelly

I was working in a private office medical facility. A nurse from one of the offices down the hall came in and said something was wrong with her microscope could I please come and look at it. So I went down, looked into it, took a Q-tip,spit on it and wiped off the lens and… Continue reading The Microscope Fix

Just recently, I had this experience while I was drawing blood from an old lady. I was doing my usual small talks with her. You know, talking about her kids, family, weather, etc. She mentioned that she had 6 kids. "I've had them one right after the other" She added. "Wow it must have been… Continue reading Just a Ho

It has been a long week. The girls in lab just want to do something fun and hang out and do something fun together. Somehow, we got into agreement to go to the strip club next town over. My coworker, Ana, is maybe in her late 50's and has never been to a strip club… Continue reading Strip Club Incident

A patient once came to the lab with a referral note that his Doctor had given him. The patient handed me the note and innocently said "I'm here to see Mr Paul Bunnell". LOL!! Needless to say I had to put on my best pokerface and gently explained that Paul Bunnell was the name of… Continue reading Mr. Paul Bunnell

Our lab labels print with the appropriate tube description for each ordered test. One night ED sent a dark green (sodium heparin) tube for a CMP. The label said "green". I called to explain to the RN that "green" is the light green lithium heparin. A test requiring the dark green tube will say "dark… Continue reading Pistachio Tube