Further Adventures in Janitation

So the Spay/Neuter clinic I'd been working at Is No More.
Now I have a job at a different clinic, which I'll call the Giant Kidney. I had applied as a phlebotomist, but the Universe had better things in store for me. I have returned to my roots.

the uniform

 The Giant Kidney is new and shiny (read: easy to scrub) with a pleasantly repetitive floor plan. By the time my work starts, nearly everyone else has gone home. I enjoy the silence. This is the sort of work that occupies the hands and body while leaving the mind free to roam.

self-explanatory!

 The rate of pay, incidentally, is a mere 25cents less than the highest hourly wage I've ever received in the state of misery Missouri Arkansas.  This job appeared the very same week the last one ended, and will keep me usefully employed until the next thing comes along (enigmatic smile).

largess from my previous stint as a
restroom maintenance technician

"The work to do is to continue doing the work"

Things worth knowing

tube, additive, test, department

s Yellow             no additive                       Blood Culture                                                        Microbiology

s Red                  no additive                       Chemistry, Serology, Blood Bank                           Chemistry

p Light Blue         Sodium Citrate                 PT, APTT, INR, D-Dimer, FDP,                          Hematology
                                                                   Fibrinogen, Platelet Function(hand carry)

s  Gold, Tiger,       silicone clot activator       Chem Panel, CMP, BMP, Electrolyte,                    Chemistry
 Red w/additive     (5 minute)                       Serum Myoglobin, Serum Calcium,
                                                                   Serum Bilirubin(protect from light)
                                                                   Gold tube for cold agglutinins(warm sample)

pst Light Green      Lithium Heparin gel         Stat Chemistry, Stat Potassium, BUN                     Chemistry  
                                                                    Uric Acid, Blood Alcohol  Amylase/Lipase
                                                                    CK,MB(creatinine kinase), Calcium
pst Dark Green     Sodium Heparin gel        Stat chemistry, CMP, electrolytes, ABG's                Chemistry                           
                                                                   Ammonia(ice sample)

p   Lavender          EDTA                            CBC, BNP, H&H, HgBa1c, ESR(sedimentation),
                                                                    platelet count, Reticulocyte count                         Hematology

     Gray                Potassium Oxalate           Blood Sugar, Glucose, Lactic Acid(ice sample)      Chemistry
                            Fluoride(inhibits glycolysis; can be room temp 24hrs, refrig 48)

    Pink                  K2 EDTA                       Blood bank samples (Red tube for antibodies)      Hematology,
                                                                    compatibility tests                                                Blood Bank

p  Tan                   Heparin                            Lead analysis                                                       Chemistry

   Royal Blue         Heparin, EDTA, none       Toxicology, trace metals, nutrition analysis             Chemistry

   Black                 Sodium Citrate                  Sedimentation rate                                               Hematology

   Pearl                   Polymer gel w/EDTA        Viral loads                                                        Microbiology

and the spacing looks really spectacular in "edit" mode, buit it's crap once published. Figures.

Oh say can you C

another one for the Illuminated Alphabet.

Corazon, cordis morbus, courage, cash, credit, cancer, casino,
cigarette, castrate, castigate, chasm, charmed, committed, competent,
capable, compassionate, companionate, Castle Nebulous,
charisma, cantata, catamenia, cosmic, creative, caught by the cunt

Largely inspired by a fragment of poetry

(with a nod to the wondrous work of Rima Staines)

also I currently have a Cold for which I am taking the relevant Vitamin.

and i've unpacked my winter Pajamas
which will enable me to survive anything

on the Career front, I've dived into a class for Phlebotomy which involves poking folks with needles. If you say it sloppily it can be mistaken for Lobotomy which isn't widely practiced anymore.