Category: LOL Moments

A patient walked in to the lab to have his blood drawn. He sat down and I noticed that he was wearing a brown shirt with a small embroidery on the side that says "Kiss My Bass" I tried to work up a conversation and made a comment, "Sorry, but I'm not going to kiss… Continue reading Kiss My Bass

I'm a Clinical Cytogeneticist. Its worrying how little some doctors know about genetics. Doctor phoned to discuss his patient's results for a teenage boy who wasn't going through puberty properly. We analyzed his chromosomes and found he was an XX male (SRY gene translocates to an X). I explain the result and the implications for… Continue reading Girls and Boys

On Wednesdays, our laboratory accepts samples from a nearby sanctuary. My coworker end up doing O&P on tiger stool samples. She just laughed about it and said, "Here we go!" I laughed and 30 minutes later, I asked her if she was doing okay. She replied, "Yeah. I just got to get all this darn… Continue reading Ova & Parasites

Just last week I was on an overnight shift. I received Covid swab samples from the ED. Everything is perfect until I found one of them was collected in a gel swab with an orange top. So I called the ED and asked for a sample recollection. Me: "Hi, I need a recollection for the… Continue reading Lab Logic: Same But Different

A coworker told me about this story in pathology when he one day took a phone call from an outside line Coworker: Pathology, how may I help you today? Patient: Hello. I just had an autopsy two days ago and I would like to know my results... Coworker:*Trying to hold laughter* 🤣 Submitted by:Travis RogersMedical Lab… Continue reading Autopsy Result

The hospital I work at has a neuro unit where patients suffering from neurological conditions are admitted.  One day, I have orders to draw blood from a patient in this unit. Patient was in her mid 20's who just delivered a baby. However, she is also suffering from a severe case of post partum psychosis.… Continue reading *Cough* Corona!

When you’ve worked as a Lab Tech for a long time, you develop this perspective that is a whole lot different than any other non-lab people’s perspective. As for me, when I hear the word “stool”, I don’t think of a chair or a bar stool that you sit on. The first thing that comes… Continue reading First Thing That Comes To Mind

When you’re new on the job, you are likely to focus on what you need to do, and kinda tend to not notice the small details around you. One day, I went to draw blood on a patient. I was new at that facility, and was basically just focused on what I had to do—including… Continue reading Make a Fist, Please…

I went to the nursing home near the hospital to draw blood from one of their residents. As I entered the patient's room, there were two nurses in the room working on getting him dressed and ready for breakfast. I introduced myself and stepped on the side to get my stuff ready. One of the… Continue reading Where’s the Cow?

I was pulling on my gloves before drawing a patient and noticed one had a finger missing. I say to the patient,” oh boy. I wonder if there is a spare finger in the glove box.” Patient says, “Maybe there’s one for me.” He holds up his hand and only has 3 fingers and a… Continue reading Defective Glove