Category: LOL Moments

I was working the graveyard shift and received a wet prep specimen. The order specifically said to check for those… Continue reading Wet Mount Entertainment

I work three 12-hour shifts at a family medicine/convenient care clinic, so every now and then we send patients home… Continue reading Not the Good Tupperware!

I used to work at this hospital where the ER beds are right next to each other, separated by a… Continue reading Baby Food Storage

Back in the day, we needed first morning urine for pregnancy tests. A patient called asking what kind of container… Continue reading Peanut Butter Jar

We once had a gentleman who needed to submit a semen specimen—but instead, he kept bringing in urine samples. Not… Continue reading Non Verbal Instructions

A hospital lab received an EDTA sample for a full blood count on a young boy. The specimen looked partially… Continue reading He only has 6 Platelets?!

I used to work in a 1200-bed hospital back then in Texas. Great hospital, with a few not so great… Continue reading Don’t Let It Clot!

So this happened quite a few years ago, but I remember it like it was yesterday. I work at one… Continue reading The Amputated Leg

A lady came in one day with an order for a 24 hour urine protein electrophoresis. The order was for… Continue reading Proper Labeling

About 6 years ago, I was working in the molecular department at my lab when a coworker and I were… Continue reading Size Matters