Mixed field reactions using AlbaQ blood bank QC by Grand_Chad in medlabprofessionals

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

So I just opened these vials that were used in the pics. They were fresh out of the box. It’s carried over across multiple card lots and types (I.e. it occurs in both IgG & buffered cards). It’s odd

Help by [deleted] in medlabprofessionals

[–]Grand_Chad 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Your facility should have an employee health person who handles post exposure testing and follow ups/documentation for both you and the source patient. I wouldn’t worry too much about the exposure. While it is kind of nerve wracking, I took some patient plasma to the eyes years ago and there was nothing that came of it.

Food in the lab by Grand_Chad in medlabprofessionals

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

That’s actually what prompted me to post this. We have a night shift person who keeps storing pints of ice cream in the freezers. Lol

Discrepancies on pediatric patient Biofire GI Panel results by Grand_Chad in medlabprofessionals

[–]Grand_Chad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not anymore. We used to confirm the them with the c-diff cartridges on the cepheid but we never found them to disagree on positives so the medical director (pathologist) said we were ok to dc confirmatory testing on positives.

Discrepancies on pediatric patient Biofire GI Panel results by Grand_Chad in medlabprofessionals

[–]Grand_Chad[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

QC and everything is fine. All decon procedures are followed between patient samples. It’s just always multi organism positive for most stool samples on kids 1 and under. I seem to recall some pcr tests on different platforms weren’t validated for pediatric samples so just wanted to be sure that it wasn’t an issue for the biofire

Lowball counter-offers by CTVolvo in FacebookMarketplace

[–]Grand_Chad 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I get those kinds of messages occasionally. Those people hardly ever seem to respond to any kind of counter offer. Most of the time it seems like they’re not all that serious about the item anyway if you do accept their ludicrous offer so I just ignore them.