The Mislabeled Specimen https://themislabeledspecimen.com/ The Fun Side of Clinical Laboratory Professionals Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:32 +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 No Way He’s Anemic https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/no-way-hes-anemic/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=no-way-hes-anemic https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/no-way-hes-anemic/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:31 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=8707 When I was at the blood bank, we had to do a stint in the donor clinics. One day a… Continue reading No Way He’s Anemic

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/no-way-hes-anemic/feed/ 2 8707 Kickstarting It https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/kickstarting-it/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=kickstarting-it https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/kickstarting-it/#comments Sat, 12 Sep 2026 00:00:26 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=289 One Sunday morning my Coulter S was not feeling well. I’ve tried everything I can, including some very negative words.… Continue reading Kickstarting It

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/kickstarting-it/feed/ 1 289 Just A Wipe Away https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/just-a-wipe-away/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=just-a-wipe-away https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/just-a-wipe-away/#respond Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:59:54 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=13280 You know that absorbent pad that comes inside biohazard specimen bags? We know they’re meant to absorb spilled specimens in… Continue reading Just A Wipe Away

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/just-a-wipe-away/feed/ 0 13280 Fresh Stab Wounds https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/fresh-stab-wounds/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=fresh-stab-wounds https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/fresh-stab-wounds/#comments Fri, 11 Sep 2026 23:59:54 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=266 I was once drawing blood on a patient when a strung out intern came up and started talking to the… Continue reading Fresh Stab Wounds

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/apps/task-manager-screen/feed/ 0 17187 Wrongfully Accused https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/wrongfully-accused/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=wrongfully-accused https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/wrongfully-accused/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:26:35 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=317 I went to the employee restroom to pee, because someone was already using the lab restroom. When I went in,… Continue reading Wrongfully Accused

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/wrongfully-accused/feed/ 2 317 Pocahontas and the Vaginal Swab https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/pocahontas-and-the-vaginal-swab/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=pocahontas-and-the-vaginal-swab https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/pocahontas-and-the-vaginal-swab/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:25:27 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=8385 A tech brings me all of our vaginal swabs and asks me which one of these is for the “Pocahontas”… Continue reading Pocahontas and the Vaginal Swab

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/pocahontas-and-the-vaginal-swab/feed/ 1 8385 Unusual Play Thing https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/unusual-play-thing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=unusual-play-thing https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/unusual-play-thing/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:25:20 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=423 Working in the medical field opens the door to some of the weirdest stories and encounters with our patients. Some,… Continue reading Unusual Play Thing

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/unusual-play-thing/feed/ 2 423 Matching Colors https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/matching-colors/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=matching-colors https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/matching-colors/#comments Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:25:20 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=269 I was drawing blood on a lady a few years back. When I finished and was wrapping her arm up,… Continue reading Matching Colors

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]]> https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/matching-colors/feed/ 3 269 Would You Want This? https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/would-you-want-this/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=would-you-want-this https://themislabeledspecimen.com/lol-moments/would-you-want-this/#comments Sat, 29 Aug 2026 00:43:56 +0000 https://themislabeledspecimen.com/?p=1542 Another funny and memorable story from one of my many nursing home draws. I have to draw a patient in… Continue reading Would You Want This?

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