Category: LOL Moments

I work at a small town hospital in Central Florida. 25 beds to be exact. Part of the charm of… Continue reading The Whore is Coming!

We’ve always received stool specimens from patients in a lab-provided container. Well, one day, a patient handed me a rather… Continue reading Unique Sample Container

I have been working in the laboratory profession for over 45 years. But back when I first started, my RN… Continue reading Oh No You Didn’t

During my first year in the lab, I was fascinated by dry ice. I had never worked with it before… Continue reading New Tech, Explosive Results

Normally when a patient were to ask what container can be used to put a stool sample in, we would… Continue reading Jar of Poop

This story happened back before our previous lab manager retired. Talk about a dry sense of humor, hers is as… Continue reading Serum vs Plasma

Before becoming an MLT, I was employed as a Clinical Laboratory Assistant. I clearly remember my VERY exciting first week… Continue reading Out Like A Light

At times, there’s a thin line between downright stupidity and overwhelming curiosity. Here’s my dry ice story. One time, an… Continue reading Don’t Play with Dry Ice

I was a fairly new phlebotomist at a rural hospital that got in patients from all over. One day I… Continue reading Scared of Needles

I don’t know about other schools, but the MedTech school I went to had a certain way of doing things.… Continue reading Semen Analysis at School