The Mislabeled Specimen https://themislabeledspecimen.com/ The Fun Side of Clinical Laboratory Professionals Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:40:02 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.1 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/Logo-100x100.jpg The Mislabeled Specimen https://themislabeledspecimen.com/ 32 32 160721577 Grandma is Pimpin’ https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grandma-is-pimpin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grandma-is-pimpin https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grandma-is-pimpin/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:36:12 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=1317 I was drawing this old lady, maybe around 70ish.  As I was drawing her blood, she started asking me questions.She… Continue reading Grandma is Pimpin’

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grandma-is-pimpin/feed/ 0 1317 Doctor Germophobe https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/doctor-germaphobe/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=doctor-germaphobe https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/doctor-germaphobe/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:36:05 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=458 I’ve met a few germophobes in over 10 years of working in the laboratory. We have to say the lab,… Continue reading Doctor Germophobe

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/doctor-germaphobe/feed/ 2 458 Double Meaning https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/double-meaning/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=double-meaning https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/double-meaning/#respond Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:35:57 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=340 I had just been to one ward drawing blood from a multihandicapped patient and had had to almost tie a… Continue reading Double Meaning

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/double-meaning/feed/ 0 340 Horny Bitches https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/horny-bitches/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=horny-bitches https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/horny-bitches/#comments Sat, 22 Aug 2026 00:35:48 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=938 There was a scheduled draw on one of the patients on the floor. I’ve drawn her before. Because of her… Continue reading Horny Bitches

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/horny-bitches/feed/ 1 938 The Shoe Discrepancy https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/the-shoe-discrepancy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-shoe-discrepancy https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/the-shoe-discrepancy/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:51:35 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=17170 My consulting pathologist and I had a meeting with IT. During the meeting, he crossed his leg, ankle resting on… Continue reading The Shoe Discrepancy

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/the-shoe-discrepancy/feed/ 0 17170 Grossing Out https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grossing-out/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=grossing-out https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grossing-out/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:29:04 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=641 So last week, we received a pleural body fluid with a cell count ordered. In our lab the processor usually… Continue reading Grossing Out

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/grossing-out/feed/ 0 641 Make a Foot! https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/make-a-foot/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-a-foot https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/make-a-foot/#comments Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:28:57 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=428 I’ve only been a generalist lab tech for a few months while working in a small town hospital. Like any… Continue reading Make a Foot!

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/make-a-foot/feed/ 1 428 Attempting to Save a Life https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/attempting-to-save-a-life/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=attempting-to-save-a-life https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/attempting-to-save-a-life/#respond Sat, 15 Aug 2026 01:28:50 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=627 My manager had an aquarium in the laboratory and he had unusual creatures that resided in it. One night I… Continue reading Attempting to Save a Life

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/attempting-to-save-a-life/feed/ 0 627 Smell of E Coli https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/e-coli/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=e-coli https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/e-coli/#respond Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:07:31 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=629 So, I used to be a phlebotomist, and when I was I would take any specimen I could to Micro… Continue reading Smell of E Coli

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/e-coli/feed/ 0 629 New Parasite https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/new-parasite/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-parasite https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/new-parasite/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 02:04:28 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=6587 I was working with a young uppity know-it-all supervisor in urine microscopy and thought about pulling a prank on her.… Continue reading New Parasite

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