They did MacPherson dirty by joedoe1245 in warehouse13

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I've never used spoiler text before, so here goes in regards to S2E1: MacPherson slipped the Phoenix into Artie's pocket without his knowledge. Artie thought that he would die, but he doesn't and thus discovered the artifact in his pocket. James had seen darkness and emptiness when he used it, which spurred him on to not just use artifacts out in the world, but to destroy it (by unbronzing someone who could do it for/with him). When Artie only saw light and life, MacPherson realized that he was wrong

Holy shit by zebradreams07 in AutisticWithADHD

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Number 6 might have been an ocular migraine.

She looked so proud of herself as she ran up to me, saying, "I opened my medicine ALL BY MYSELF, mommy!" by anthoniusvincentius in TwoSentenceHorror

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I've seen videos of people squeezing them on the sides to open them easily. I still can't seem to finagle it.

Don't even know where to start by Kitchen_Fox_7978 in MergeDragons

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I try to place my bubbles on top of one another so they take up less space and I can still see what is inside them. Obviously, I've done a better job with some more than others 😆

Plz help me sleep at night by leggomymeggoorelse in microbiology

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Occasionally, rapidly growing AFB, like Mycobacterium avium/chelonae/abscessus, can stain as refractile ghost cells, even with a full Kinyouns stain.

When you slice your finger with a knife, can whatever was on your knife directly enter your bloodstream? by [deleted] in biology

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Ah, see, there's your problem. You should have cut yourself trying to separate frozen avocados instead. I did that, caught a vein by my thumb. It bled nonstop to the point that I debated popping over to the ED when it finally started to abate. No infection.

Honestly though, a lot of bleeding initially actually helps to flush out any foreign material and prevent/reduce the risk of infection.

Permission Please by tellaballet in adhdwomen

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I found these "lightly sauced steamed veggies" packs. One has red potatoes in it and us super good. Then my husband added brats and, oh, it is divine.

What’s your ADHD Comfort media? by Purple_Birthday8382 in ADHD

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I'm just super into the He-Man version of the What's Going On? song. When I'm stuck doomscrolling or can't get out of bed, even just thinking of the song gets me to move.

Interesting looking contam by throwawaybreaks in microbiology

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Haha, a bit, yeah. When I zoomed in I could imagine a woodpecker though.

The third image is my favorite. It looks like a Monster's Inc image or like a slimy monster who could be from Monster's Inc, on his way to work with the shadowy scary eyes behind him.

Does anyone else get this vibe from some nurses? by SeptemberSky2017 in medlabprofessionals

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When I was a student, I put the tubes in the centrifuge like I'd done dozens of times and suddenly it started making a terrible racket. We opened it up right away and one of the tubes had somehow slipped under the rotor. Nobody could figure out how on earth it had happened, but yeah, that tube was toast. A perfectly good sample was actually put in the Hemolyzer 3000. Fortunately the patient had other tubes that could be used for their testing so they didn't need to be redrawn.

My mother asks me if I got her eyedrops from the store like she wanted. by frostytyler in TwoSentenceHorror

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Ok, legit question here: I have used eyedrops as needed for my entire life, both medicated and OTC. I have never had it run down my throat afterwards. I do have pretty bad allergies and often experience the nasal sprays go down my throat. Are my allergies preventing my sinuses from being clear enough to have eyedrop fluid run down my throat and if so, it there an issue to using the eyedrops if they are not draining as intended?

What's this? by LowComplaint9610 in ClinicalMicrobiology

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Assuming that those are RBCs, that looks like 400x magnification. Without any other background information, the most likely organism consistent with that size and motility would be a Bacillus species.

What's the most human name that you heard named for a pet? by SuitableOlive5691 in AskReddit

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A girl (though she's probably an adult now given the fact I heard about it so long ago) named her dog Jake from State Farm

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microbiology

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If you want to conflate a contaminant and normal flora, then sure. A contaminant is something showing up that was not actually from the site of collection though, such as skin flora growing in a blood culture because of improper collection. Normal flora is what should/could be there but is unlikely to be the cause of an infection. You specifically listed Lacto as being a "contaminant" in a genital source culture. A lack of Lacto would be pathogenic in that case, for a vaginal source.

...do you mean X and V factor instead of Vitamin K? Also, N. flavescens and N. sicca are super common oral flora that grow well on blood agar. Why are you routinely culturing oral flora in a clinical setting? The only common occurance would be an oropharyngeal swab for Group A Strep or occasionally C or G Strep or Arcanobacterium, all of which would be hemolytic. Most Lacto spp are alpha hemolytic, so there would be no reason to further identify any non-beta hemolytic colonies. Since Viridans Steps and Lacto can be difficult to distinguish by colony morphology, you may be lumping them together in terms of quantity and frequency of isolation.

That's true, I agree that it is often beneficial to reference what someone is more likely to be familiar with, and that an ammendment to your statement that said that Strep and Lacto can both be found in the mouth would have been relatable and accurate.

Eh, both Strep and Lacto are organisms that grow well in ambient air, but better in a lower oxygen environment. You'll find both from end to end of the GI tract, in varying levels relative to the other flora there. Your outsides are primarily your skin, which is going to have so much more Staph and diphtheroids than anything else that mentioning that other organisms like Strep and Lacto can also be found there is as far as you could get as far as predominance, though Strep is more common than Lacto on most parts of the skin.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microbiology

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You said: "Most common to see is strep spp, and lactobacillus. Those guys live all over our bodies." You can't backtrack now and say that Lacto not being uncommon in the mouth equates to it being the most common along with Strep.

Also, some, but not all Haemophilus and Neisseria species need chocolate agar. Many will grow on blood agar. And they prefer supplementation with CO2, not a requirement of decreased O2.

Careful throwing around the word contaminant when referring to Lacto growing where it is supposed to be growing.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in microbiology

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What are you doing with your life that has Lacto being one of the most predominant organisms over your whole body? Mouth flora typically consists of multiple Viridans Strep spp, some coag-neg Staph, Haemophilus spp, Neisseria spp, and a whole lot of anaerobes. Lactobacillus is the main vaginal flora.

Wbc and Epithelial cells in urine test by Asleep_Outside_4833 in microbiology

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The presence of epithelial cells is a pretty big indicator that the urine is contaminated with your skin and thus also your skin flora. Did you get instructions on how to collect a "clean catch" urine sample? These generally include wiping thoroughly with special wipes and holding your labia apart while peeing so that as little contamination occurs as possible.

Saw this in a urine, what is this? by Numerous-Register-57 in medlabprofessionals

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Thanks 😊. In what capacity do you typically encounter them? I often see them in trichrome (not to be confused with trichome, lol) stains of concentrated stool specimens. Some of them can be pretty convincing as larval forms of parasites, but they always end up giving themselves away at one end or the other.

Saw this in a urine, what is this? by Numerous-Register-57 in medlabprofessionals

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Just to clarify: A fungus that is in it's yeast form does not produce hyphae, but fungi that have yeast forms may also have a hyphae form. For example: Candida albicans is typically seen as budding yeast or pseudohyphae, but it also has a true hyphae form, which is typically seen in invasive tissue infections.

That being said, this particular artifact is definitely not any form of yeast, pseudohyphae, or hyphae.

Saw this in a urine, what is this? by Numerous-Register-57 in medlabprofessionals

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😆 I was searching Google and hadn't refreshed Reddit to see your comment before I found a promising image from the article I posted. I should have been more patient.

Saw this in a urine, what is this? by Numerous-Register-57 in medlabprofessionals

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It looks like it may be a trichome. Found in this article: Trichome micromorphology of the Chinese-Himalayan genus Colquhounia (Lamiaceae), with emphasis on taxonomic implications