by scmarshtacky » Sat Apr 18, 2020 12:47 am
Glad to hear everyone is doing well.
I'm on the... second line of defense (I guess) as far as COVID goes since I work in a hospital laboratory. We don't have direct contact with the patients, but we're testing their blood for abnormalities in certain analytes (Ferritin, C-Reactive Protien, Lactate Dehydrogenase, Procalcitonin, D Dimer, etc). I do believe the Microbiology department is testing for Corona now although we have limited supplies so it's for those that need the results the fastest. The non-stat tests are being sent out to the state lab for testing.We have a lot of people coming through the emergency department right now and getting tested for Corona so precautions for the nurses that work there are pretty high.
I'm staying safe though. No employee at the hospital has caught it yet as far as I know, and everyone who works with me in the lab is doing fine. Outside of the ED samples, we really don't have that much work to do. We're used to getting blood from a ton of doctor's offices to test, but most of the non-essential ones are closed or have a shorter work day.
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