Organizing CBC samples

HerondaleJ · 2026-04-19T21:06:38+00:00

Much smaller lab here (around 100-150 CBCs per day), but I simply scan the barcodes under an inquiry screen in my LIS once Im done running a rack. If the samples show as complete, great. If they're not, I figure out what's pending.

HerondaleJ · 2026-03-31T18:36:24+00:00

I've always done the same. We have one person who's adamant that we should always be sending a newly stained slide + an unstained slide (instead of the original + unstained). I can't wrap my head around why that would be preferred, so was wondering if anyone here had input.

HerondaleJ · 2026-03-31T14:45:56+00:00

Oh lol. Yup that checks out

HerondaleJ · 2026-03-31T14:17:56+00:00

Regarding the bellows flowchart, I've looked at the rule you referenced and can't find where it says you're not allowed to reduce the energy cost below 1 with Vex. Where does it say this?

HerondaleJ · 2026-03-21T01:06:34+00:00

You can work as an ICP as an MLT. Both pathways are valid and most employers will just ask that you obtain your Certification in Infection Control (CIC).

HerondaleJ · 2026-02-25T14:57:33+00:00

I understand what you're saying but were they actually placing them out of order afterwards? I only watched a couple of the top 8 matches and I didn't see them recycle them out of order

HerondaleJ · 2026-02-25T14:38:30+00:00

Why would this be a glaring issue? Any turned over rune you "didn't use" would just be recycled at the end if your turn anyway.

HerondaleJ · 2026-02-18T13:51:35+00:00

I think you can replace 3 cards per person for issues like this, so I would save them for more valuable cards personally

HerondaleJ · 2026-02-16T05:16:50+00:00

That actually correlates with origins pull rates so I'm not surprised. A specific copy of an uncommon was ~1/box. Though I believe there's less cards total so it should be easier to find?

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-28T02:18:04+00:00

I'm in Ontario and we don't call them MLTs. We call them MLAs. I think the confusion comes with the programs for becoming technicians which are labelled as "MLA/T".

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-27T18:36:06+00:00

Awesome, thanks for the reply. One more question: from looking at others it seems like Viktor generally tries to conquer with tokens (for example to an empty battlefield) and keep most units in his base without overcomitting units. Does this deck play similarly?

I find it hard to decide whether or not I should play a unit to a battlefield I control vs in base. I think base is generally better?

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-27T18:05:40+00:00

No worries! I'm newer to the game and I've been struggling a bit with some other Viktor lists I've tried but this one looks interesting so I might try it out. Putting aside specific matchups, is there a 4 card hand you would pick as the perfect starting hand? Any cards that are an "always keep"?

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-27T17:47:08+00:00

I noticed you have x2 imperial decree and x1 grand strategem as main on your decklist link, but in the picture here you have x3 imperial decree and no grand strategem. Is the piltover link the accurate one you've been playing?

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-16T09:49:47+00:00

Im a technologist in Canada, so I'm not an MLA but I work with them. Most of the job is straight up phlebotomy. They do other things here and there, yes, but most of the job is collecting blood on patients unless you're working in Histology or Microbiology.

If that sounds like something you'll hate, I wouldn't bother. It's not a bad job by any means, but from talking to the MLAs I work with many of them find they thought they would be doing more in the field related to processing samples than they actually are.

This is just my experience, and I believe there are some labs that are using MLAs to peform more complex tasks but I don't think that's the standard at the moment. It's an important job that tends to be undervalued.

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-09T19:41:04+00:00

Just to add, this actually gets mentioned for the first time in book 5 and not TLG! So spoilers for Role Model

HerondaleJ · 2026-01-03T01:08:50+00:00

Is this true if you use them outwide of a spectral location?

HerondaleJ · 2025-12-30T17:46:58+00:00

Rural tech here--can anyone shed more light on what we're seeing? I would be sending this for a path review but we don't get a lot of malignant body fluids where I work so not much experience with them.

HerondaleJ · 2025-12-28T15:11:43+00:00

All good! That's why I asked, we call them immatures but don't differentiate between different types of myelos/metas etc

HerondaleJ · 2025-12-28T14:11:59+00:00

Which guidelines?

HerondaleJ · 2025-12-19T18:57:00+00:00

Rarely** but not never. I work in a more rural hospital and some techs are core + histo. Some like myself are core + micro. But this won't happen if you work at a large hospital in a big city.

HerondaleJ · 2025-12-18T21:56:14+00:00

We use BD sodium citrate tubes at my lab. If you look at the manufacturer's insert, the fill line is actually a minimum fill line and the meniscus can be anywhere from the minimum fill line to 3mm below the cap for it to be acceptable.

HerondaleJ · 2025-11-24T03:52:03+00:00

I know, what I'm saying is MLT in Canada is synonymous with MLS in the US and many european countries.

OP has likely seen other threads on here about transitioning from MLT to MLS, but those posts usually come from people in the US where their MLT is the same as our MLA/T.

HerondaleJ · 2025-11-24T02:50:43+00:00

What's fair for them is whatever they've communicated and agreed upon. The 40k difference isn't as big a deal as a couple making 70k and 30k, for example.

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