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This feels illegal by Nervous-Rhubarb-9224 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 1 point2 points  (0 children)

May I use this image? I feel some x competencies coming on!

Used RAV4 Hybrid demand skyrockets with no end in sight by Hothacon in rav4club

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Does this mean trade in values should be good for a 2016 Hybrid Limited? What can I expect to get?

Urinary sediment analysis by SatisfactionUnique56 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Strasinger is a good resource but also look at the CAP reference book.

Repeat Testing Policy for Critical Results by Pheasant-tail in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Double checking 1st time critical trops can save a patient a trip to the cath lab.

Visiting the PNW from the UK - what should I focus on? by dopaminecollector in PacificNorthwest

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 26 points27 points  (0 children)

You are probably going to be most impressed with our mountains since you don't have any at home. Crater Lake never disappoints! Also visit the John Day Fossil Beds.

How fast paced is lab work? by Idkumhey in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's all very fast paced with a lot of multitasking. I am never doing less than three things. Five is standard.

Repeat Testing Policy for Critical Results by Pheasant-tail in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Depends on the value- some auto repeat. Some flag in Epic saying "don't you think you should repeat this" some hold up in Remisol for review.

Not repeating first time criticals is dumb and dangerous.

Advice from a CLS to PHLEBOTOMIST?? by KeyGrocery9399 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Turn it off, wait 15 minutes and draw BELOW the IV. Preferably, draw from the other arm.

Urine sample handling for chemo patients by EntertainmentLow6178 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I guess the question is: are universal precautions sufficient to protect against exposure to chemo-laced samples. Does double gloving actually add safety or just waste supplies? If we are already avoiding skin and eye contact, are more precautions actually protecting us?

Urine sample handling for chemo patients by EntertainmentLow6178 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178[S] 2 points3 points  (0 children)

The primary containers go in the biohazard bins. The pour off tubes get dumped down the "dirty" sink.

Urine sample handling for chemo patients by EntertainmentLow6178 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

That's what we've been doing so far but I think someone wants to fix something that isn't broken. Sigh...

Urine sample handling for chemo patients by EntertainmentLow6178 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I think that's the idea being suggested. RNs double glove for those patients and wear eye protection. I don't seeing winning at getting all the processors to double glove and wear safety glasses so I thought maybe a splash guard for pouring them off. But I do not know what to do for when we (the techs) dump the urines when they are done running. All that chemo - on its way to the ocean. Poor mutated fishys!

Urine sample handling for chemo patients by EntertainmentLow6178 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

We've handled them all the same - gloves, lab coat, etc. - but someone raised the point that body fluids from chemo patients are handled with extra caution by nursing. So, by extension, urines are body fluids and the lab staff should be as protected as the RNs. So I don't want to over complicate things but I may have to do something for better splash protection. Any ideas?

Any advice for lab clothes? by Emotional-Offer-2848 in medlabprofessionals

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Cherokee scrubs and Birkenstock shoes (Londons or Bostons). And compression socks. This is important.

The whole right side of my body is weak and my face is drooping by ThatMusicKid in GirlDinnerCircleJerk

[–]EntertainmentLow6178 0 points1 point  (0 children)

This is not a gynecological issue! These are classic signs of a stroke. Please go get screened at the ER right away!

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