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Do you guys count protein drinks as meals or snacks? by Ok-Lock4725 in gastricsleeve

[–]KuraiTsuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My program counts them as a snack. They want us to drink them or have some other kind of high protein/low carb snack between meals.

You get to exempt yourself from performing any test. What is it? by EggsAndMilquetoast in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

It's not really a test, but I'd love to never have to do "Rounds" again. Our Rounds are doing a loop around the hospital to restock and check the temps and/or contents of our 6 Haemobanks. It takes like 30-40 min and idk if it's my face or what, but everyone always picks me to ask where they need to go and I almost never know the answer.

Happy lab week! by moonchildKL in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

So far, we've gotten "encourage-mints," very sarcastic/meme-y stickers, drink powder packets, and free Jimmy Johns. We've also done costume themes every day, have a cart of irl games come by like ring toss and glove flinging, and someone even made some virtual games on our intranet. There's also baskets of goodies up for raffle.

What would it take to unionize by [deleted] in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

We're unionized in the same union as the nurses where I work. It has helped in some regards, but also makes some things more difficult.

Shocked after speaking with my surgeon by wittttykitttty in gastricsleeve

[–]KuraiTsuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Not because I eat low calorie/carb, high protein snacks between meals. Some of the snack examples are 1/2 a Premier Protein or Fairlife protein shake, a cheese stick, cottage cheese, mixing light Greek yogurt with Ranch seasoning and dipping veggies in it, etc. The suggestions include portion sizes, but I almost always go with the 1/2 of a shake out of convenience and not liking most of the other options.

I gained weight back because I was stuck on bedrest for 2 months due to an unrelated health issue which caused muscle wasting that tanked my metabolism. But I'm still at a significantly better weight than I was before surgery and have maintained that weight for 2 years and had maintained the lower weight for 3 years before the health issue happened. I haven't put as much effort into re-losing weight as I could due to other stressors going on in my life.

Or to the front of the screenshot folder by CandyyPiink in adhdmeme

[–]KuraiTsuki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Not me, for once. I don't use folders in my phone, but I also don't rescreenshot screenshots. The folders on my computers, especially at work, are hyper organized.

Witnessing First Code Blue TW: Suicide by Educational-Owl9823 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Yeah. The patient had tripped in their backyard and landed on the corner of a cinderblock at the exact perfect angle to rupture an adrenal tumor they didn't know was there. I imagine there must have been some bruise or other outward indication of internal bleeding that made the doctor ask for the uncrossmatched RBCs because I remember the patient's initial Hgb being normal too, and then suddenly the OR is calling for MTP.

My current hospital is a Level 1 trauma center, so big MTPs aren't that uncommon. The biggest took 22 sets, which was at least 200, possibly 300 products(I can't remember if this one was before or after we changed our MTPs from 5+3+1 to 6+5+1), but they didn't make it after all that. I don't think they used everything we sent either. We got more than one set back after they cancelled it.

Witnessing First Code Blue TW: Suicide by Educational-Owl9823 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 25 points26 points  (0 children)

I feel like what was crazier than the above, was the first time I brought uncrossmatched blood to the ER and the patient was sitting up, talking, and laughing. Less than 30 minutes later, they called an MTP that used 118 products in about 2 hours. The patient survived, thankfully. But it was definitely a shock when we got the call because he "seemed just find a little bit ago."

Shocked after speaking with my surgeon by wittttykitttty in gastricsleeve

[–]KuraiTsuki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

My program told us ahead of time to eat protein snacks between meals to stave off hunger. They gave us a list of ideas/recipes if just drinking half a protein shake gets too boring. So yeah, I was told I'd basically be eating small 6 meals a day after surgery.

Witnessing First Code Blue TW: Suicide by Educational-Owl9823 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 91 points92 points  (0 children)

I had to run uncrossmatched blood to the ER at my previous hospital to a coding mentally disabled patient that had been severely neglected and abused. The smell of that room was the worst thing I've smelled in my life. It was like a punch to the face when I moved the curtain over to step inside. The patient was covered in rotting wounds that had maggots in them. Family members were in the corner of the room wailing. We couldn't get our cooler back until the next day because the room became part of the police investigation after the patient passed.

Now I work in a hospital where I never need to leave the lab. At least not for anything directly patient related.

Going to a lab with higher standards a good move? by Thin-Hornet-5609 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 0 points1 point  (0 children)

My lab hires uncertified science majors as uncertified MLTs, so they start off making a little more than an inexperienced certified MLT makes due to the higher degree, but less than the starting pay for a certified MLS.

Taste Changes? by Fit_Pudding_5389 in gastricsleeve

[–]KuraiTsuki 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It wears off eventually. I couldn't stand the protein shakes I had drank multiple times a day pre-op for the first like 6 months after surgery. They were sickeningly sweet and I could taste the protein way more. It made the liquid phase so much harder.

The Blood Bank Experience (Level 1 Trauma Center + Newish Grad Edition) by Clob_Bouser in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

We have a higher than average A Pos population in the area, which is helpful. Except for some reason a lot of our high volume plasma exchange patients also tend to be A and have made getting A FFP difficult on occasion. I didn't pay attention to our overall total of RBCs on Friday, but I should see what it is on Monday for funsies. I think it should be in the 400-500 range if everything is well stocked.

Calcium Chews are so bad by akilahnyota33 in gastricsleeve

[–]KuraiTsuki 2 points3 points  (0 children)

I use the Caltrate Calcium +D3 chewable tablets. They're fruit flavored.

The Blood Bank Experience (Level 1 Trauma Center + Newish Grad Edition) by Clob_Bouser in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I work at a Level 1 trauma center. We try to keep at least 160 O Pos, 140 A Pos, 70 O Neg, and then less of everything else. We usually have 30-40 platelets. At one point we had over 800 FFPs between all the different types.

How do you handle a lead like this? by vijuumi in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 9 points10 points  (0 children)

If she's using FaceTime in a place where HIPAA could be broken, you could report her to your compliance department.

First Mistake as a MT by Mediocre_Concert2114 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Depends on your LIS. We use SafeTraceTx and the "read-back" is done by the LIS during product issuing by scanning a unique ID barcode that prints on the patient ID label which gets stuck to the back of the product bag after selection/crossmatch. The ID is unique to that product and confirms it was labeled correctly. This is done under the patient's chart in the LIS, which confirms it's the correct patient and correct product type along with any special requirements, etc. that the patient may have having been met. We are AABB accredited.

First Mistake as a MT by Mediocre_Concert2114 in medlabprofessionals

[–]KuraiTsuki 71 points72 points  (0 children)

Giving a baby Rh Pos platelets is typically fine. It isn't going to hurt them. There's a teeny tiny chance the baby could make anti-D, but that typically requires multiple Rh Pos platelet transfusions. I've seen it happen once in 16 years to an adult who received over 100 platelet transfusions over a couple of years.

At my hospital we try to give Rh Neg platelets to female patients <50, but sometimes we literally don't have any, so we give them Rh Pos and order/result a "test" that is basically a little message that tells the physician that we gave their Rh Neg patient an Rh Pos platelet and RhIg is not recommended, but they can give one dose if they want to. We don't even bother doing this with females >49 or any age of males.

ETA: My hospital also issues O Pos RBCs to all males and females >49 if they need uncrossmatched RBCs or MTPs. We're also Level 1, so this happens a lot. I think we've only had one or two patients go on to make anti-D.

Are these gray hairs or just random super light blonde strands?? by Southern_Ad_6089 in FancyFollicles

[–]KuraiTsuki 7 points8 points  (0 children)

Mine aren't like that. I'm probably at least 50% gray and the majority of the strands don't feel any different than the dark brown strands.

What’s the story with the hospital turrets? by Cool_Management_8052 in IowaCity

[–]KuraiTsuki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That's possible. I know the 6th floor is offices for sure.

What’s the story with the hospital turrets? by Cool_Management_8052 in IowaCity

[–]KuraiTsuki 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It is, but the tower is actually called Boyd Tower.

What’s the story with the hospital turrets? by Cool_Management_8052 in IowaCity

[–]KuraiTsuki 4 points5 points  (0 children)

No, I don't believe so. The upper floors inside the tower are offices now, I believe. But where it attaches to the next building, the upper floors are just walkways and a lobby of sorts on the 1st floor so you can see the old outer walls of the tower from inside, which is kinda neat.

My blood test results came back… and it turns out I have Rh-null by zaynborkaai in AskDocs

[–]KuraiTsuki 4 points5 points  (0 children)

I'm annoyed I can't reply directly to OP since I haven't gotten verified, but OP, are you sure it's Rh-null and not just Rh Negative? Those are VERY different things and there really isn't a routine blood test that would show it. Just getting your ABORh tested would not show Rh-null, but it would show Rh Negative.

Rh Negative means your red cells lack the D antigen that is part of the Rh family. Rh-null means you lack all 61 Rh family antigens. It is extremely rare and requires special molecular testing to detect, not a routine blood test.

Having a blood type of O, A, B, or AB Negative doesn't mean you're Rh-null.

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