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Remote Assistance
After being persuaded (against my better judgment), a doctor asked me to contact a patient who needed to produce a ...
Analyzer System Check
The other day, I saw this meme on the internet that says: “When you’re over 40 years old, it’s not ...
Phew! What’s That Smell???
When I was in MedTech school, our chemistry professor shared this story to us. It was a typical day and ...
Full Instructions Matter
I was working in a military lab about 40 years ago. Our receptionist wasn’t medical and was fairly new to ...
Morgue Noises
I was alone working the graveyard shift in the lab. I was told by the prior shift that there was ...
Unit is Expired
This conversation happened to a coworker of mine. Date was August 12th. Nurse: Hey, you just sent me the blood ...
Analyzer Whisperer
Nurse: We sent a sample an hour ago. Can we make sure it's done STAT? Me: It's currently on the ...
Pink Highlights
It was around 2am in the morning when we received an order from the ER for a blood draw. Patient ...
Steak Knives and Syringes
We meet all kinds of people in the ER. Some have OMG types of backstories that are almost hard to ...
Bedside Confession
I was on my morning rounds when coming to an elderly lady all tucked up under the duvet (comforter). I ...
He Probably Died Happy
One night, I went to the ER to draw some labs on a patient. While I was in the hallway ...
Grocery Store Encounter
I ran into a coworker at the grocery store. We were both checking out at the same time, but she ...
Chocolate Agar
This happened before CLIA was implemented. At that time, lab techs do whatever they want in the lab—eat, drink, smoke, ...
Hold Your Spit
I was on attachment in a lab setting on a rural area. I was helping with phlebotomy and received this ...
Please Spin Slowly
One day we received a clotted sample for a CBC so naturally I have to call the floor to have ...
It’s Not That Bad
I had labs to draw on a 10 year old girl and called her name to have her come in ...
I’m Pretty Sure of My Blood Type!
A patient came in for blood typing for a possible blood donation. According to the patient, this was going to ...

