I drew this friendly reminder at work. I wish I could give it to the nurses who bring us unlabeled specimens.3d ⋅ slekrons ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
A patient came in to the ER with a pain in their hip. 24hrs later, dead.3mo ⋅ OnePhilosophie ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I recently started making earrings and these are some I made to wear to work!3wk ⋅ NovaStarchaser ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Dr. Zoidberg is ready to dilute some samples, woop woop woop!1yr ⋅ Party_Shades ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
you see how the cytoplasm has a ground glass appearance? no, no I do not9mo ⋅ iwasahorsegirl ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Amoxicillin crystals seen in urine. Rare encounter for my lab1mo ⋅ cig_sg_throwaway ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Someone on bones had a delayed transfusion reaction from a blood bullet1mo ⋅ ToKeepAndToHoldForev ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Lab week shoutout from Lake Ponchatrain Causeway in New Orleans1yr ⋅ bigdookyhead ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Ever wondered what it looks like when a reference lab freezes rare cells for future work ups? The answer is dippin dots1mo ⋅ Zukazuk ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Got this specimen today at the lab, first time seeing serum that colour.2wk ⋅ FluffyLabRat ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Been a tech for 25+ years. This the highest parasitemia I have ever seen at 29%. Pt just came in from Sudan. Half of these cells have a multiple infection; many have 3-4 per cell. Counts being done every 6 hrs. P. falciparum.1yr ⋅ labtech67 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I report for the blood bank to the hospital wide daily safety briefing (any safety/staffing issues that impact patient care). Today's meltdown was 6 months in the making and I'm so happy this is done via Zoom so I can be muted while my head explodes and I swear up a storm.1yr ⋅ bassgirl_07 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I hope this person gets a second opinion before transfusing urine10mo ⋅ cornelious1212 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I work at a Veterinary Pathology Lab and thought you might want to see this lipemic Schnauzer sample. Almost all Schnauzer blood ends up hemolyzed or lipemic like this.9mo ⋅ ProstheticTailfin ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Lab vs Hospital Week, guess they couldn't paint two weeks ago.7mo ⋅ jenntotheferr ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I am just going to start doing this. Just think of all the time we will save.1yr ⋅ labtech89 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
It took far more effort than I should have given it, but BEHOLD! A clean Cepheid box open!11mo ⋅ crocoala ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
My blood supplier is been buying blood from other blood suppliers again and there is a noticeable difference.6mo ⋅ bassgirl_07 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
When upper-level managmeent comes itno microbiology asking all kinds of questions7mo ⋅ forefootpower ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Currently on my clinical placement. I was reviewing some slides and saw this smiling eosinophil.8mo ⋅ NasiGorengLover ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Quite possibly the worst attempt at labeling I've ever seen. Done by a nursing student.9mo ⋅ MissanthropicLab ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Graveyard shift workers tonight watching the clock go from 1:59 to 1:001yr ⋅ ms_emerika ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I’m a traveler currently in CT and never have I ever witnessed a more beautiful sunrise from the windows at work. No filters or edits. Simply nature at her finest.11mo ⋅ syquant3 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
From Canada to the world : National Medical Laboratory Week 🇨🇦🔬🧬🩸🧫💉🇨🇦8mo ⋅ iamtejaspatel ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I just want to tell people about malaria and blood phenotypes5mo ⋅ ToKeepAndToHoldForev ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Pulled my lead over to tell her I was “questioning” this cell hehe1yr ⋅ chandrizzzle ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Found in the urine of a 17yo who likes to swim in a stream in his home town11mo ⋅ Turbulent-Pop-2265 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
How is this for a brief description of how our job works. Any suggestions?8mo ⋅ BilliamBaggins ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
We closed our covid unit today. EVERYONE worked so hard during this time. I'm crying3yr ⋅ Jessibear1981 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
A bit late, but happy lab week! We had a pet photo contest this year!1yr ⋅ MediAlice ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Watching a Golden Girls documentary and just about sh*t my pants when I saw this1yr ⋅ poecilio ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I would like to hand deliver a copy of this to everyone in my hospital's ED1yr ⋅ thish1 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Opened it on the first try! I don't know why people say it's so hard to open these!10mo ⋅ Baabaagaanoosh ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
You have been blessed by goldfish cell. All of your QC will be within 2SD today.1yr ⋅ burninatin ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
ER's ice machine broke last night so an ingenious phlebotomist brought this to us. 10/101yr ⋅ Lunaria523 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Anyone else take a minute to remember how to do stuff?1yr ⋅ Digital-Stimulation ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
insane bacteremia on smear! patient found unconscious, expired minutes after arriving, suffered cardiac arrest, no blood culture collected ;(11mo ⋅ OposDcEe ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
It's all fun and games until the patient's segs, lymphs, and monos are virtually indistinguishable from eachother1yr ⋅ wh3r3nth3w0rld ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Lab field: We're struggling to get techs and generate interest in the field! SCC MLT faculty: Hold our reagent.....1mo ⋅ LabMonkey12 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I’m a student who was describing my major to my friend who’d never heard of it, & this was their response. Thought this community would appreciate :’)2yr ⋅ emma5501 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
A nurse said she wasn’t sure how full the coag tubes need to be and was hoping it was enough. I told her I’ve never seen a shorter coag specimen.9mo ⋅ urbanskyline09 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Nothing says “Happy St. Patrick’s Day” quite like a green urine specimen!1yr ⋅ linktothewild ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
So I walked into this today happy New Year! supervisor left on vacation for 2 weeks for context1yr ⋅ ltzkirito ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
I had so much fun making this agar art today, it’s a flamenco dancer 💃🏻2yr ⋅ tigerlily0423 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Found this in a urine in April 2021 and realized I never shared it with you guys!1mo ⋅ awkwardturtle0 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Slowly-swarming Proteus mirabilis. I just thought it was pretty.1yr ⋅ lostboy1205 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
This patient is awaiting a Transplant. Check out these red cells!6mo ⋅ UnderTheScopes ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
Talking to coworkers we know management never has a plan to cover those who are out/sick, pto.1yr ⋅ Southknight46 ⋅ r/medlabprofessionals
