Category: LOL Moments

OB/GYN Office, male patient for a CSA, he is calm & courteous as we go thru the usual pre-collection information & paperwork.   He has no more questions and is shown the room for collection.   As I start to walk away, he suddenly has a confused look.  I pause and ask if he has a question. With… Continue reading WIFI Password

At my previous job, we collected specimens for paternity testing. People who called with questions about  paternity tests always offered up too much information.   One lady told me she needed a paternity test on her grandchild to see if the child belonged to her son or her husband. Submitted by:Robin FulfordUSA

Years ago, I went to a nursing unit to stick a patient.   It was a tiny elderly lady curled up in a fetal position asleep.  I gently touched her arm, woke her up and told her why I was there. She seemed to understand so I started the phlebotomy process.  All was well until I put the… Continue reading Feisty Grandma

I sent a patient to the restroom to collect a semen specimen in a paper cup. He was taking a very long time, checked on him and said he needed more time.  2nd check and still needed more time.   Maybe 10 minutes later he came out looking exhausted and said he just couldn’t do it.   I looked… Continue reading Full Specimen Cup

One night I had called for a cab to transport a stat to another facility.   A bit later a man walks in, looking around as if he didn’t know who to approach. He was dressed in crazy plaid pants, etc. I thought he was the cab driver. Turns out he was a doctor I had… Continue reading Not the Cab Driver

My phleb on midnight shift answered a phone call from a doctor notorious for being nasty when called in the middle of the night by nursing. “This is Dr ******. I need results of ‘so and so’ culture   AND DON’T PUT ME ON HOLD." She said ok and hung up on him!!   We both looked at… Continue reading Don’t Hang Up

Doctor yelling at me for not reporting MRSA. Me: But, doctor it's Staphylococcus epidermis. Doctor: But it's resistant to oxacillin, right? Me: MRSA stands for Methicillin Resistant STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS. Doctor: You should still report it as MRSA. Submitted by:Nora FriedMedical Technologist/ScientistNew York, USA

A cheeky young girl probably a high school student had an affair with her boyfriend and luck was not on her side. She was caught by the parent and brought in for lab tests. I handed her a cup for a urine sample and she came back with the "sample". I take one quick look… Continue reading Tap Water Specimen

A very common thing I'm sure we all have dealt with, but my favorite are patients who lie even when we can make allowances if they tell us the truth. A patient came in for her usual fasting diabetic review. When asked if she had anything to eat or drink in the last 8+ hours,… Continue reading Can of Red Bull

Just last week a new nurse came down to the lab to pick up blood. I was at my scope finishing a manual diff, told her I'd meet her over in blood bank in a minute. She waited, and when I finished, we were walking to the BB and she goes "So what is it that… Continue reading Autoclaving