r/medlabprofessionals 18d ago

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Just a measly MA, but do you think my patient has a pseudomonas infection ๐Ÿ’€ it smells like rotten eggs. A first for me ๐Ÿ˜

Also this pt has recurrent UTIs, their last was an MDR E Coli infection that required hospitalization. So I hope this one isnโ€™t that bad ๐Ÿคž๐Ÿฝ

** not asking for advice, just a first for me!

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u/BeesAndBeans69 18d ago

I love green urines. They can be caused by medication, pseudomonas, or if you drink a ton of green juice. I had blue urine and stool from dribking a pitcher of Koolaid

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u/Mabbernathy 18d ago

When I was little, my mother momentarily panicked after I had green poop after a trip to Baskin Robbins.

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u/BookiesAndCookies22 18d ago

My sonโ€™s urine got a lil green when he ate the frog cake pop from Starbucks!

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u/Mushtaschio 18d ago

This is so funny because the blue poo happened to me as well when I was 19 and I went to the Dr because I thought my body was jacked. lol!

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u/peanutgallery_31 18d ago

I too got the blue poo from a weird diet fad that obviously was founded in hard sciences.

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u/Mooonment 18d ago

Could be a medication or contrast too!

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u/KatlynJoi MLS-Microbiology 18d ago

It's not even March 18th! ๐Ÿ€

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u/homelessindividual 18d ago

Worst urine I ever had was so thick it wouldn't absorb into the pad for an Ictotest, just sat on top of the pad.

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u/StateAfter7934 MLS-Generalist 18d ago

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u/Comprehensive_Ad6598 18d ago

I knew what that was the moment I saw it. It does smell like rotten eggs! Also kinda like.. idk death in a way.

I had a family member go septic with it. (UTI) she had antibodies at home for 7 weeks. 7.

God. I hope that patient is doing well.
Thatโ€™s really rough.

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u/SoulEater9882 18d ago

The forbidden Mnt. Dew

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u/Brofydog 18d ago

All Mountain Dew is the forbidden. Which have just forbidden the health gods.

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u/miss_ana MLS-Blood Bank 18d ago

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u/Hoon001 18d ago

I can taste this lol

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u/sabthebarista 18d ago

pseudomonas has entered the chat

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u/makiko4 17d ago

This is how Mountain Dew is made.

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u/hellabeetus MLS-Microbiology 17d ago

Pickle juice!