Category: LOL Moments

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

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

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

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

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

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

Lazy Saturday morning in the lab. Morning labs all done and sitting in the lounge when I get called to… Continue reading Smell the Sex

An elderly couple came into our clinic lab with a specimen. They were upset. The gentleman said he found shrimp… Continue reading The Shrimp Mystery

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