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Category: LOL Moments
Gentian Violet
Many, many years ago in the early 70s when we were allowed to smoke in the lab, one of the… Continue reading Gentian Violet
I Have A Boner
We used to do sterility testing for the bone bank. Of course, we called any positives to them. So there's… Continue reading I Have A Boner
Whose Specimen Is This?
One evening, a patient came into the lab to give a urine specimen. The phlebotomist handed him a specimen cup… Continue reading Whose Specimen Is This?
Literal Loose Stool
One day I came to work and there was a turd on the floor. Nobody knew where it came from.… Continue reading Literal Loose Stool
Name Confusion
This happened back in my home country where I took my first job as a Medical Technologist. At the time,… Continue reading Name Confusion
Skateboard Dare
Years ago when I worked at a trauma center during the night shift, I had to go to ER and… Continue reading Skateboard Dare
Stuck Up Vegetable
My mom has a former nurse friend who worked in the ER. A man came in who had a vegetable… Continue reading Stuck Up Vegetable
The Peeled Cucumber
A man came into the emergency room and had a cucumber stuck up his you know what! His story was… Continue reading The Peeled Cucumber
Quick Change
I went to the nursing home located just a short walk from the hospital I work in. The weather was… Continue reading Quick Change