Category: LOL Moments

You know how you would say to a little girl that she does so well with her blood draw tell… Continue reading Big Woman

I used to work for a high volume Trauma Center and I had gotten a call from one of the… Continue reading Inventory Issue

One day as I walked in to the lab, I saw a pregnant lady crying inside our draw room. She… Continue reading Instant Karma

A nurse brought a urine specimen to the laboratory.  Even though we have a paperless electronic system, the specimen came… Continue reading Lab Week Prank

Went to our skilled nursing facility to draw blood on one of the residents. I usually engage on a conversation… Continue reading Bloody Mary

Ah yes, the urgent blood culture. I shall just speak to the germs and ask if they would mind growing… Continue reading Urgent Blood Culture

I worked at a pediatric cancer center. One night we received a urine sample from one of our patients. We… Continue reading The Urine That Wasn’t

We have a big class of over 150 students. Imagine 150 interns in this huge laboratory run mostly by student… Continue reading Special Ingredient

I just started a my new job in Anatomic Pathology at my current hospital. I was there maybe 2 weeks,… Continue reading He Bit What Off???

One day I was drawing blood on a patient. I noticed how anxious he was and had sweaty hands. I… Continue reading Possible Miscommunication