Lab Medicine Rounds

00:00 Podcast Intro 00:56  On a lot of T.V. shows that I’ve watched over the years, I see the surgeons and emergency medicine docs after they see the patient pop back in the lab and perform those critical tests. In reality, is that really what’s going on? 01:42 Myself as a pathologist, I understand for a lot of physicians I’m probably one degree removed from the bedside, so one degree outside of their mind, and  maybe the medical technologist is another degree. So for our physicians and clinicians listening to this podcast, can you maybe share some of the biggest misconceptions about laboratory technologists and the value that they are actually contributing behind the scenes to that patient care?03:05 I know in our day to day we kind of think about those patients or situations where we’ve really been challenged and made a difference for the patient. Can you share one of those stories about where you specifically really played a role behind the scenes that made a difference for patient care?04:39 It sounds lik