Category: LOL Moments

When the COVID19 pandemic started, the whole world put their heads together and came up with various ways to prevent the spread of this virus. The scientific community spearheaded the game, and along came the not-so-scientific community who came up with ridiculous ideas that seems to lack common sense. This is one of them. I… Continue reading Nose Only Mask

Over two decades ago while I was earning my MLS degree, I worked in hospital registration on weekends. I was a young woman with little experience so I tried to learn whatever I could from the job knowing it would help me in the lab later. One Saturday a man came in to register for… Continue reading Viagra Diagnosis

Years ago, we in the microbiology department had to collect our own specimens. Some specimens were a little more embarrassing than most. Skin scrapings for jock itch being our most hated. Seeing how most of us were young women, it was embarrassing for us and our male patents to have to collect a down there… Continue reading Oops Wrong Site!

Patient came to the laboratory to have a Computer Assisted Semen Analysis (CASA) done. I was pretty sure I explained to him in great detail instructions on how to properly collect his semen sample. After that, I handed him a sterile cup to put his semen sample in. He then proceeded to the collection room… Continue reading Funny Story at the Fertility Clinic

On 3rd shift one night, the huge chemistry analyzer malfunctioned and I very much needed to get it running again. I got on the phone with tech support and was following instructions. I couldn’t reach inside, so I pulled up a one-step ladder for added reach. I am only about 5’ tall and still couldn’t… Continue reading How I Became Gracie

One nightshift I reported to the ER that the sample was hemolyzed. They told me to do the redraw because our centrifuge was the cause of the sample getting hemolyzed. I also was instructed by the ER to calibrate our centrifuge because they always draw the samples from patients without any trouble. 🤦‍♀️ Submitted by:Ione… Continue reading Defective Centrifuge

We were all talking with several conversations going on. One person said, "Jesus Christ." Our supervisor said, "He's got nothing to do with things here. I don't want to hear that again." Another person responding to another conversation said, "He came in for a CBC yesterday. It was normal. " Submitted by:Anne AshtonUSA

Went up to draw a patient in the ICU with male coworker.   Male patient made a request and asked to be spanked with a hairbrush while my coworker draws his blood. We made it to the stairwell before we both lost it. Midnights are weird...🤪 Submitted by:Heidi PerezMedical TechnologistWisconsin, USA

We had about a 2-3’ blizzard once. So bad that many lab people couldn’t get in on their own. They sent the 4-wheel drive brigade to bring me to work and I ended up working 36 hours straight. When they finally took me back home, I shared the ride with a custodian. When I mentioned… Continue reading The Snow Storm

Calls a positive blood culture... Doctor: So you’re saying it’s a VRE Me: No, it’s gram positive cocci in pairs in chains. It has to grow first before any ID can be performed.  Doc: Oh ok, so it’s VRE.  Me: No doctor, please understand I am only reporting the gram stain. There is no ID yet. … Continue reading Positive Blood Culture