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What does a MLS do?

Help healthcare providers diagnose via precise and accurate test results.

What are the core expertise in MLS?

Clinical microbiology, Clinical chemistry, Immunohematology, and Hematology

What are additional areas of expertise of MLS?

Quality control/ assurance, Immunology, Molecular biology, and forensic pathology

What is immunohematology?

Give patients accurate blood. Need to be very accurate and precise

Why can a mistake in immunohematology kill a patient?

If you don’t screen a patient for the correct antibodies, it could lead to the patient receiving the wrong blood.

True or False: Immunohematology includes blood and other body fluids.

True

What is hematology?

Work with blood only and can screen for cancer and diseases

What type of fluid is tested in clinical chemistry?

every fluid in the human body can be tested

Why is quality control important in the lab?

It ensures that tests and equipment are working properly in every department

What are morning runs?

Located in the hospital setting only, when doctors start ordering tests for their patients in the morning. Busiest time of the day

What shift usually runs morning runs?

The night shift

What are the 4 main parts of MLS?

Simulation, Treatment, Patient care, and Machine

What are some examples of simulation?

Collecting samples and emergency blood screening

What are some examples of treatment?

Documentation, Sensitivity testing (microbiology), and consulting with physicians

What is an example of patient care?

Building patient profiles

What is an example of machine?

Maintenance when the machine goes down

What type of people would you see working in a lab?

Pathologists, MLS, MLT, sample processors, and phlebotomists

What do pathologists do?

Make clinical diagnoses and then give patients treatment

What type of diagnoses can an MLS give?

Laboratory diagnoses

What are the qualities of an MLS?

Safety, dependent, responsible, detail-oriented, lifelong learner, and professional

What do you need to become an MLS?

ASCP National Certification Exam

Some states require licenses

What percent of decisions are based on lab results?

70%

What does CLIA stand for?

Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments

How is CLIA funded?

They are self-funded and get paid by certifications and fines

What does CLIA do?

Ensure quality and focus on safety and accountability

Who does CLIA report to?

CMS

What is a certificate of waiver?

Permit that allows labs to perform low risk test

What are examples of tests that can be performed with a certificate of waiver?

Pregnancy test, COVID test, Tox screens, and urinary test

What is a certificate for provider?

Allows for microscopy to be performed

Needed for pathologists and MLS in the lab

What is a certificate of compliance?

Needed for labs who have moderate and high complexity

Example: complex machines used in lab

What is a certificate of accreditation?

Certificate that needs to be renewed every 3 years and every lab must have it

True or False: Every state has the same rules for certifications

False, every state is different

What are the non-waived requirements?

1.) Proficiency testing

2.) Quality control

3.) Personal qualifications

What is proficiency testing?

A lab tests a sample provided by CLIA and must test the sample as any other patient sample. Never share the answer with other labs

When do you have to do proficiency testing?

Yearly

True or False: CLIA deals with all labs

True CLIA deals with all labs

EX: water treatment labs, FDA, and American Red Cross

True or False: If you don’t know the answer when CLIA is questioning you, you should make something up

False, never lie to CLIA. If you don’t know the answer, respond with you don’t know