PMLS LECTURE 5

clinical laboratory practitioners ; medical technologists : professionals worth rewarding

___ are an essential component of the medical team

clinical laboratory professionals

laboratory director is usually a ___

pathologist

a specialist in the study of disease and works in both clinical and anatomical

pathologist

liaison between the medical staff and the laboratory staff and acts as a consultant to physicians regarding a patient’s diagnosis and treatment

laboratory director

responsible for establishing laboratory policies

laboratory director

responsible for interpreting test results

laboratory director

responsible for performing bone marrow biopsies and autopsies

laboratory director

responsible for diagnosing disease from tissue specimens or cell preparations

laboratory director

responsible for the overall technical and administrative management of the laboratory, including personnel and budgets

laboratory manager / chief medical technologist

another name for laboratory manager

chief medical technologist

acts as a link among the laboratory staff, administrator of professional services

laboratory manager / chief medical technologist

a medical technologist with experience and expertise related to the particular laboratory section/s they are in

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for reviewing all laboratory test results

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for consulting with the pathologist on abnormal test results

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for scheduling personnel

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for maintaining automated instruments by implementing preventive maintenance

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for preparing budgets

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for maintaining reagents and supplies

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for orienting, evaluating, and teaching personnel

technical supervisor / section supervisor

responsible for providing research and development protocols for new test procedures

technical supervisor / section supervisor

in the Philippines, practicing medical technologists are licensed and registered with the ____

professional regulation commission

these are individuals who failed to pass the licensure examination for medical technologists but attained a certain rating for them to be granted a license

medical and clinical laboratory technicians

laboratory practitioners specializing in the microscopic study of cells and cellular abnormalities

cytotechnologists

prepare solid tissues such as biopsy samples and tumors for examination under the microscope

histotechnologists

practitioners specialized in blood extraction; collect quality samples from patients to produce quality laboratory results

phlebotomy technologists / phlebotomists

practitioners specialized in the process of testing and preparing of blood for transfusion

blood bank technologists

practitioners who investigate abnormalities such as hemolytic disease of the newborn, hemolytic anemia, and adverse reactions to transfusion

blood bank technologists

professionals specialized in the study of microorganisms and use the expertise to identify pathogens

microbiologists

specialized laboratory professionals who perform a variety of molecular biology techniques to analyze samples

molecular laboratory technologists

detection of the presence of absence of parasitic ova, larva, and adults

fecalysis

detection of urine chemicals and formed elements

urinalysis

identification of microbes and antibiotic reactions

microbiological analysis

testing of blood compatibility

cross matching

detection and identification of pathologic abnormalities

histopathological analysis

detection of antigen and antibody reaction in vitro

serological analysis

detection of blood formed element levels

hematological analysis