A middle aged lady came in to the lab to have her blood drawn for thyroid testing. We were busier than heck that day and it’s my turn to draw the next outpatient.
I brought her in and asked for her name and date of birth. She had this confused look on her face so naturally I asked if she has any questions about her blood work before we get started.
She asked, “How would this work since I’m getting a free test?”
“What do you mean?” I asked, and obviously a little confused too.
She said,”My doctor said I’m supposed to have a free T4 done.”
Oh I see where her confusion lies. I have to explain to her that the test is actually called a Free T4 and it is a test to assess how her thyroid gland is functioning.
“Oh!”, she said. She then bursts out laughing! “Now everything makes perfect sense.”
Submitted by:
Rodney Lopez
Laboratory Technician
Florida, USA
Experienced this.. Hahaha…
The doctor angrily asking,
“Why did u charged this amount to my patient?!!!”
Mayghad
woah!!! seriously??? 😳
Had an older gentleman many years ago come stomping down to the lab when he got his bill. He only did the damn test because his doctor told him it was a free psa.
Hahahaha I never thought it would be interpreted this way 😆