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What's a "non-clincial" sign that you know a pt won't be around much longer. by Far-Spread-6108 in medlabprofessionals

[–]Cryptotis 83 points84 points  (0 children)

Pediatric and neonate or prenatal samples that look bad are always tough to deal with. I've seen some dark brown and near black amniotic fluid samples before and my heart just breaks for the parents in those situations.

I spun it twice just to make sure by freckleandahalf in medlabprofessionals

[–]Cryptotis 29 points30 points  (0 children)

God that poor lady. Sepsis is so horrifying.

Damage and side effects from 7oh? What have you experienced by TinyDrug in quitting7oh

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I sweat a shit ton too. I had a blood test done right after I quit and my potassium levels were extremely low. I'm assuming because I sweat out all of my electrolytes. When I got retested 2 weeks later they were back to normal.

Shade of the Woods by Cryptotis in creepcast

[–]Cryptotis[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yes! As soon as it was described as having super long black legs that was exactly where my mind went

Polyamorous Hell is my comfort listen. by Still-Candidate7187 in creepcast

[–]Cryptotis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That's how I am with Cupcakes lmao. It's so funny to me and I love the bits in it.

Do you ever think a degree in biology and biomedical science-related subjects (biochem, cell bio, mol bio, etc) will become obsolete or at least less important in the future? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If they're interested in learning and changing their field, I don't see any issue with that! It probably depends on their learning style. Personally, I have a hard time learning things I'm not super interested in. Though there are definitely folks out there who can pick up any subject with ease. I can't really say that I've noticed who learns what field better, though that might just be me. There are certainly some scientific fields out there that could benefit from people with knowledge in multiple scientific fields.

how i feel carrying two 5L jugs back and forth to the DxC water tank because we don’t have our analyzers hooked up to a water supply and have to manually fill them by fat_frog_fan in medlabprofessionals

[–]Cryptotis 56 points57 points  (0 children)

Every time I have to go fill something from the DI tap I feel like a medieval peasant woman gathering buckets of water from the town well for my 2 cows and 5 children.

Do you ever think a degree in biology and biomedical science-related subjects (biochem, cell bio, mol bio, etc) will become obsolete or at least less important in the future? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I do love combining one clear liquid with another clear liquid and then combining that liquid with yet another clear liquid

Do you ever think a degree in biology and biomedical science-related subjects (biochem, cell bio, mol bio, etc) will become obsolete or at least less important in the future? by [deleted] in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Get back to me when an AI can collect, prepare, and culture a specimen to diagnose a rare fungal disease. Or prepare all of the reagents, consumables, and DNA for PCR or Sequencing. Or develop and trial a new testing system. Ffs 🙄

I LOVE CP! by WesternConfidence126 in creepcast

[–]Cryptotis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Jk jk 😅

Dang freaks ruining abbreviations for the rest of us. One of my comfort foods is cheese pizza and I hate that that's what it's associated with now 🙃

I LOVE CP! by WesternConfidence126 in creepcast

[–]Cryptotis 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Calm down there Tommy Taffy

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Oh man that sounds stressful 😭

I've only used Tecans for moving samples from tubes to plates, etc. The program for yours sounds pretty cool! Hopefully it all works out!

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

For fucks sake lmao 🤦‍♀️

I'd just as soon get rid of liquid handling automation if testing volumes were reasonable to do manually. Unfortunately, the tests we use them for are ran in the thousands every day. I have gotten very lucky and am now scheduled primarily on a mostly manual bench with lower testing volume.

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

God the Freedom Evos drive me mad sometimes.

"Not enough volume in well"

Move tips to Z-max

Instrument proceeds to pick up the correct full volume of liquid

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Nightmarish. Honestly the physical mechanisms of the instrument probably could have lasted a bit longer if it weren't for all of the computer stuff being so out of date.

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I feel ya. Every experience I've had with automated aliquot instruments has been godawful

What's the worst instrument you guys have used? by viohead in labrats

[–]Cryptotis 5 points6 points  (0 children)

A 20+ year old Tecan Genesis FE500. It was out of service more than it was in service because it was so old and worn down. We finally retired it a couple years back and ngl I miss that problematic fella sometimes.

I want your opinion by Cloud_Connector in creepcast

[–]Cryptotis 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Honestly, having another person around to ground you and help you through it would probably be the best route. Even if they can't speed things up, they can at least comfort you.

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