Category: LOL Moments

I was working in the blood bank when I received a call from an OR surgeon. He sounded very impatient and asked for the FFP he ordered STAT. Me: We sent you two plasmas just now. Your CNA is bringing them. Doctor: OK, but I asked for FFP!! Me: 🤦‍♂️ Submitted by:Tres LehfeeteeMedical TechnologistUSA

Went to the ER to draw blood on a 60-year old female patient. FYI, I’m in my mid-30s. When I got to the bedside, the patient smiled at me and said “oh, a man! I always liked to be man-handled! I just smiled. While I was drawing her right arm, her left arm grabbed my… Continue reading Cougar Alert

I had an older patient who had an order for a stool culture.  When she came in, I asked her if she wants to collect the poop here in our lab restroom or at home. She whispered to me and said “I had an accident on my underwear, do you think I can use that… Continue reading Accidents Happen

I used to work in a lab where at that time, we did not have any plastic wide-mouthed containers for stool samples. So, patients can submit stool specimens using any containers they can find. There was one specimen where the container was a clear, transparent, 32-oz Mason jar, and where you can literally see all the… Continue reading Container Matters

We had an elderly patient drop off a 24-hour urine. Attached to the container was a long note written on personal stationary. The note informed us that while collecting her urine samples, some poop may have gotten into the container because she was having some diarrhea. Worse than that, she also told us not to… Continue reading Pubes Alert!

I've worked in the lab long enough to witness human creativity trying to use regular household items as a specimen container for their stool samples. All we ask is for the container to be washed clean and dried properly before using. Once we had an elderly grandma dropped off her stool specimen in a salt… Continue reading Salt Shaker Container

A home health nurse left shortly after dropping off a green top tube for a potassium level. Soon after, I processed it, spun it down, and ran it in our chemistry analyzer. Minutes later, I got a potassium level of 9.7 mEq/L. Wow! I called the nurse and this is how our conversation went. Me:… Continue reading Incompatible with Life

An outpatient came to the laboratory to drop off a stool specimen for culture and O&P. I'm sure you are all familiar with Tupperware and the many sizes of bowls it comes in. Well this was an enormous bowl - I'm sure the largest that they make. The lab assistant at the front desk said,… Continue reading Too Ample A Specimen

This story goes back to our Medtech internship days back in our school in the Philippines. The "Chikoy Boys" is what we call our group, has this habit of stealing the Microbiology Department alcohol spray and spraying it on the toilet bowl. We would then light it up, wait for the bluish flame to dissipate,… Continue reading Rear End Vaping

Right after his visit with his doctor, an elderly came to the lab to have his blood drawn. He was cussing and swearing pretty loud. I tried to keep him calm and hopefully start a conversation. "What seems to be the problem?" I asked. He showed me his discharge summary. "You see here? The doctor… Continue reading Major S.O.B.