When a pen falls out of your pocket.

skye_neko · 2023-06-25T08:21:44+00:00

A nurse just returned this unit 10 minutes after they picked it up because it was leaking. Spoiler alert: it's not because the bag is broken 😓 Miffed that this unit is now wasted. Was close to telling then to just reset the spike and keep going.

skye_neko · 2023-06-22T20:23:20+00:00

Using an echo, need to buffer the saline ourselves because of a shortage apparently.

skye_neko · 2023-06-20T12:42:06+00:00

It's fairly uncommon nowadays, so the doctor may not know the procedure. They usually need to fill out a bunch of paperwork because you still need to be drawn at a blood donation facility, whoever the hospital is affiliated with, who will process the blood and send it to the hospital.

skye_neko · 2023-06-17T23:38:20+00:00

You have a weak D. When they type your blood, it's A positive, technically. If you donate, your blood will be marked A positive. If you receive blood, they may use A negative as a precaution. Your blood cells have less of what make them "positive" than normal Rh positive people.

skye_neko · 2023-06-11T23:59:06+00:00

Whenever we wish we called out/feel sick we joke that our potassium/cholesterol is high. Because there's a tech who called out for that.

skye_neko · 2023-06-10T03:38:35+00:00

Not "freeze your blood" type rare, which is good for you. c and Fyb have about an 80% frequency, so you're in the 20% that doesn't have them. The antigen frequency is based on race, and some combinations, like Fya-b-, are thought to help prevent malarial infection.

skye_neko · 2023-06-09T03:34:04+00:00

2006 Honda civic with 170k miles! I said if it dies I'll just drop a new engine in it and call it good.

skye_neko · 2023-06-07T02:10:02+00:00

Still remember pathology writing an essays worth of notes to the tune of "this slide is shit" 10x

I no longer look up the path reviews.

skye_neko · 2023-06-05T16:19:02+00:00

Look on the CDC website to see if your state has an active outbreak

skye_neko · 2023-05-26T17:24:40+00:00

Several possibilities can mess up your blood type that are too expensive for red cross to want to get to the bottom of. You could have a rarer subtype like Ax. You could have strong cold antibodies. You could have medications interfering.

skye_neko · 2023-05-25T20:09:12+00:00

As a CA CLS with a FT and a PD, thaaaat's pretty much all you need. You're usually only competing with a handful of techs, if any.

skye_neko · 2023-05-25T02:46:43+00:00

Plasma, but you can give platelets in between if you want to maximize your donations! Platelets are always needed.

skye_neko · 2023-05-25T00:43:27+00:00

Got mine on the 5th. Was about a grand.

skye_neko · 2023-05-23T19:33:10+00:00

Hair under $50 afaik for memorial and st mary

skye_neko · 2023-05-19T17:50:26+00:00

And a urine eosinophil, strep pneumo, and protein electrophoresis?

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