Day in the life of a clinical pathologist

[jake2]

Sorry for the repeat thread, but the previous one I posted appears not to be working. I was just wondering what the average day is like for a clinical pathologist. I have seen general job descriptions posted and on the net, but am still sort of unsure what they actually do all day.

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[LADoc00]

Sorry for the repeat thread, but the previous one I posted appears not to be working. I was just wondering what the average day is like for a clinical pathologist. I have seen general job descriptions posted and on the net, but am still sort of unsure what they actually do all day.

Me too and I am one. Once you figure what I should be doing for my paycheck, please post back here so I can get on it.

Mkay?

 

[yaah]

Sorry for the repeat thread, but the previous one I posted appears not to be working. I was just wondering what the average day is like for a clinical pathologist. I have seen general job descriptions posted and on the net, but am still sort of unsure what they actually do all day.

1) Argue with clinicians about mislabeled specimens
2) Argue with administration on how to save cost by cutting manpower or improving efficiency
3) Argue with staff about inter-staff issues
4) Be responsible for the tests that are run on all the machines that you only peripherally understand
5) Hoard blood
6) Look at peripheral blood smears and SPEPs.

 

[bananaface]

3) Argue with staff about inter-staff issues

Isn't that intra-staff issues?

 

[yaah]

It's both. There are many staffs around, you'd be surprised.

 

[deschutes]

It's both. There are many staffs around, you'd be surprised.

Isn't saying "staffs" like saying "informations" and "jewelleries"?

On the other hand, "coworker" is in and "staff" is out. At least in the world of IKEA.

 

[yaah]

I think they say "comrade" in Minnesota because it's socialist there.

 

[deschutes]

I think they say "comrade" in Minnesota because it's socialist there.

A bonking with a bonkstaff is in order.

 

[yaah]

Naw, you just have to make fun of Militiagan now. Something about guns or cars or obesity would probably be appropriate.

 

[deschutes]

Naw, you just have to make fun of Militiagan now. Something about guns or cars or obesity would probably be appropriate.

Minnesota:
- guns? Check.
- bad roads? Check.
- fat people? Check.

Having a scenic byway in my backyard is a definite plus though!

How do you think they concluded that Detroit is the fattest city in the country? Because they have the most obese people living there, or because the fattest person in the country lives there?

 

[bananaface]

Naw, you just have to make fun of Militiagan now. Something about guns or cars or obesity would probably be appropriate.

You are so obviously jealous of deschutes' easy access to that Minnesota cheese. Your macaroni is so sad, relatively speaking.

 

[gungho]

Minnesota:
- guns? Check.
- bad roads? Check.
- fat people? Check.

You misspelled Minnesota-it's "Mississippi"

 

[deschutes]

You misspelled Minnesota-it's "Mississippi"

And that my friend, is why this is the "United States of America"

 

[deschutes]

You are so obviously jealous of deschutes' easy access to that Minnesota cheese. Your macaroni is so sad, relatively speaking.

I find mac-and-cheese to be lacking a little.... something (though definitely not salt).
It needs meatballs, or something along those lines.

At any rate, the Minnesota cheese reference went right over my head...

 

[ToxicFugu]

I think they say "comrade" in Minnesota because it's socialist there.

lol. this post left me quite entertained, but i still dont know anything about clinical path. day in the life anyone? pleeease?

 

[yaah]

My previous post is pretty accurate. One day I had last week:

1) Argue with clinician because they are ordering too many blood cultures that are all positive for the same bug
2) Negotiate with clinicians who checked off every test on the requisition form to see which ones they can do without
3) negotiate with clinicians who ordered a test on a specimen it is not supposed to be run on.
4) Answer questions when clinicians call and ask "what does this result mean" or "what test can you do if we are looking for this."

 

[deschutes]

There is only one thing more boring than writing a progress note, and that is watching someone write a progress note.