Phlebotomist: hold this cotton ball on there.
Patient: *lifts up cotton ball.
Needle hole: *bleeds.
Patient:
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You're supposed to be resting
I am so bored, and feel useless, just doing nothing
I'm tired, but I'm out of cool things on Netflix and just don't feel like doing anything
How are people who have "real surgery" surviving?!
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me: *pulls into gas station* just a quick stop :)
GPS: what the FUCK did you do
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Blood Typing - ABO
A blood type (also called a blood group) is a classification of blood, based on the presence and absence of antibodies and inherited antigenic substances on the surface of red blood cells (RBCs).
inherited from both parents.
A total of 36 human blood group systems exist - ABO and the Rh determine someone’s blood type (A, B, AB and O, with +, − or null denoting RhD status)
Typing is essential for suitability in blood transfusion
Antibodies in an individual’s plasma are directed against blood group antigens that their own RBCs lack
(this is confusing, it’ll take a while before you can look at blood typing stuff without having to think)
The ABO blood group system involves two antigens and two antibodies found in human blood.
antigen A and antigen B - on the RBCs
antibody A and antibody B - in the serum
All humans can be classified into 4 groups:
Antigen A with antibody B
Antigen B with antibody A
Antigen AB has no antibodies
Antigen nil (group O) with antibody A and B.
Agglutination (clotting) reaction occurs between similar antigen and antibody. This is a seriously dangerous reaction (essentially all your blood turns to jelly) - if a patient with A antibody in their serum is given blood with A antigen on the surface, they could die.
Group O = universal donor –> has no antigens on the RBCs, can be given to anyone and no agglutination will occur because nothing to react with the antibodies in serum
Group AB = universal acceptor –> no antibodies in serum, so nothing to react with any antigens on RBCs that are introduced.
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Sometimes you have to just treat yourself like an overtired toddler.
“Okay, as soon as you finish this assignment you can take a little nap.”
“You just cleaned your room, good job!”
“Hmm..maybe eating a snack will stop you from wanting to cry.”
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How was your long weekend?
Well, I was here, so fine I guess?
me: hi, how are you today?
some SuitPerson: haha well you know - thank God it’s FRIDAY amiright!!!!!!
me, who works the next three days and has entirely lost the concept of weekends as a time for rest and relaxation:
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Mark the electrician has been here for five minutes and he’s already said “well that’s…weird” twice from the other room and frankly I’m afraid to ask.
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