How do you deal with an inconsistant boss??!?

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One of my duties at work (in the lab of a clinic) is looking at urine samples under the microscope when they have an abnormal dip. (Such as blood or excess protein in their urine, or bacteria). One of the things we report to the Dr are casts. These are basically chunks of protein sloughed off from the kidneys. Hyaline casts are basic protein... chunks (for lack of a better term) that aren't a big deal. But if we see a cast that has Red Blood Cells (RBC's) or White Blood Cells (WBC's)trapped inside of it, it's a bit more serious. Well, when I first started working there, I reported on a urine that had a few hyaline casts that had either one little ol' WBC, or even a part of a cell that was already degrading. So instead of calling WBC casts, I reported "hyaline casts with WBC inclusions". That way I was still letting the Dr know that it wasn't a major deal, but if the patient had symptoms of kidney problems, then he'd see that they were starting to show. Well, my boss told me not to confuse the Dr's by putting stuff like that. If a cast has one WBC, or if it's full of WBC's, it's a WBC cast. Report it the way you are supposed to report it so the Dr's don't have to call to ask what the heck your talking about. So from then on, I report them as such if the casts have anything in them. Well... a few days ago, I had a smaple that was packed full of casts. Most of them had WBC's and remants, but none of them were actually FULL of WBC's. I called them WBC casts. My boss wanted to verify, so she looked. Then she said... "I'm not sure these really are WBC casts, since not a single one of them is full of WBC's, report that there are possible WBC casts, but mainly hyaline casts with WBC inclusions" HYALINE CASTS WITH WBC INCLUSIONS!?!?!?! My own termonology that she scoffed at months ago! I, of course, brought up that previous conversation to which she replied, "I certainly don't remember that conversation and I doubt that I have EVER said anything like that!" AHHHHHHH!!!!! So I reported it how she said. And from now on she wants to see (verify) any casts that I intend to report as a WBC or RBC cast. HOW frustrating!! Do you work with anyone like that?