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The laws in medical technology are a collection of implementing rules and regulations (IRR) governing the practice of medical technology pursuant to the provisions of the

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Medical Technology Act of 1969

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These laws provide a glimpse of the policies and guidelines for the accreditation of Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology and Bachelor of Science in Laboratory Science programs, clinical laboratories. water testing, and drug testing laboratories.

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Medical Technology Act of 1969

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is a branch of the allied health professions that deals with the study of various disciplines such as chemistry, microbiology, parasitology, blood banking, hematology, clinical microscopy, histology, and histopathology, among others.

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Medical technology

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The earliest laboratory works and activities

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Ancient laboratory practice

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Collectively known as the paramedical professions

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Allied professions

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The American colonial regime in the Philippines

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American occupation

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Surgeons who are connected with the armed forces

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Army Surgeons

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The laws or orders governing persons, property, ownership, obligations and contracts, succession, intestate proceedings, and family and marriage; the Muslim Code of Personal Laws of the Philippines

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Civil Law of the Philippines.

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The system of laws or orders governing punishable acts or omissions (crimes) and their corresponding penalties

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Criminal law

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Acts and omissions which constituted crimes against persons, property, and public interest, chastity, national security, liberty, fundamental laws of the state, and public safety

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Felony

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The laws or orders governing labor relations, social legislation, conditions of employment, human resource development programs, health, safety, social welfare benefits, and pre-and post-employment

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Labor law

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Perennial issues and concerns which are present in this modern era of medical technology practice

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Legal issues and concerns.

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Practitioners who examine and diagnose the health of patients inside a laboratory

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Medical technologists

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The medical technology profession
(key term)

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Profession

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The ethics governing the medical technology profession

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Professional ethics

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Professional organizations of Medtech in the Philippines

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The Philippine Association of Medical Technologists (PAMET) and the Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology and Public Health (PASMETH)

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Ancient Laboratory Practices started in what year

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400 B.C.

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The diagnosis of diseases in the ancient world greatly depended on?

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observation of the clinical symptoms of the patient’s

PALPATION AND AUSCULTATION

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In ancient times therapeutic procedures were only available to

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upper classes

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The medical treatment of people in the middle and lower classes were non-scientific such as?

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divination through the performance of RITUALS OR SACRIFICES to certain gods

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when did several great philosophers began to use rudimentary methodology to diagnose diseases or provide immediate relief to some of the dreadful diseases at the time

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300 B.C.

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What great development in medical technology happened in 300 B.C.

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several great philosophers began to use

RUDIMENTARY METHODOLOGY

to diagnose diseases or provide immediate relief to some of the dreadful diseases at the time

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analyzed urine to aid his diagnoses and wrote a book on uroscopy

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Hippocrates

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They were able to conclude if a patient was diabetic by observing if his/her urine attracted ants

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Greeks

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practiced immunization by inhaling powder made from smallpox scabs to develop an immunity to the disease.
Chinese
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at the peak of their empire, developed laboratory tools such as forceps, scalpels, specula, and surgical needles which are still used today
Romans
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What country introduced the practice of toxicology
India
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In India, the practice of toxicology (agadatantra) was mentioned in the
Ayurveda classics.
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toxicology is known as ______ in India
agadatantra
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Other contributions of India in the development of MT
distillation, pharmacy, and analysis and separation of minerals
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Tagged as the healthiest men next to Libyans because they maintained a notable public health system
Egyptians
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Who tagged the early Egyptians as the healthiest men next to the Libyans because they maintained a notable public health system.
Herodotus
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first described hematuria by correlating the presence of blood to the physiological functions of the kidney.
Rufus of Ephesus
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led to advancements in the field of diagnosis. It promoted the evaluation of body fluids rather than the making of assumptions based on physical symptoms.
The formulation of Hippocrates' HUMORAL PATHOLOGY (yellow bile, black bile, blood, and phlegm)
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In what era did Medieval Laboratory Practices happen
16th -18th Century
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Who invented the microscope
Dutch spectacle-maker Zacharias Janssen
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The problem with the microscope invented by Janssen was?
it only provided 9x magnification
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It was not until the ______ till a better microscope was invented
late 1700s
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Who improved Janssen's microscope
Dutch draper and scientist by the name of Anton Van Leeuwenhoek
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Leeuwenhoek improved Janssen's microscope and increased its magnification from 9x to
270x
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Who when and where was the first laboratory opened? (international)
Dr. William Osler 1896 Johns Hopkins Hospital
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Used the microscope to investigate the causes of diseases
Athanasius Kircher - Jesuit priest
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Published the Micrographia which featured illustrations of his observations using a microscope
Robert Hooke - English philosopher, architect, and polymath
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Investigated the embryology of chicks and the histology and physiology of the glands and viscera
Marcello Malpighi - Italian microscopist
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Developed the gravimetric analysis of urine
Jean Baptiste van Helmont - Belgian mystic
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Performed the first blood transfusion in animals
Richard Lower - English physiologist
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Described the protein in urine
Frederick Dekkers - Medical doctor
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Described the process of coagulation
William Hewson - English physiologist
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Developed the yeast test for sugar in diabetic urine
Francis Home - Medical doctor
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Identified sugar in the blood and urine of diabetics
Matthew Dobson - Medical doctor
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The great London cholera outbreak resulted in the investigation of_______ who traced its cause to a contaminated water pump.
John Snow
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Beginning of the Practice of Medical Technology in the Philippines happened in what era?
19th Century
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education was lagging behind in the medical sciences simply because the Spanish colonial administration viewed medical practices and anything that pertained to such as
"materialistic and impious studies"
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When was medical practices from the West introduced in the Philippines
when American occupation began
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What diseases were prevalent and quite alarming in the Philippines by the time Americans started studying the public health in our country?
Malaria (mosquito-borne) and Cholera (water-borne)
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This epidemic in the Philippines was a way for American scientists to further understand disease causation and develop new approaches in terms of isolation, diagnosis, and control
typhoid epidemic 1898
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When did training Filipinos in laboratory work begin?
when war broke 46 years from the time Americans occupied the country
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Who trained the first Filipinos in laboratories?
army surgeons of the 26th Medical Infantry of the 6th US Army
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board 1899-1900
Lt. Jere Clayton Lt. Richard Strong Contract Surgeon Joseph Curry
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board 1900-1902
Lt. Strong Lt. William Calvert Contract Surgeon Curry
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board March-December 1906
Capt. Percy Ashburn Lt. Charles Craig
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board December 1906 - July 1909
Capt. James Phalen Lt. Henry Nichols
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board July 1909-January 1910
Capt. Edwin Kilbourne
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Members of the Philippine Tropical Disease Board January-March 1910
Maj. Weston Chamberlain Capt. James Phalen Capt. Edwin Kilbourne
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Two important events triggered the start of medical laboratory practice in the Philippines which eventually provided the opportunity for Filipinos to be trained in laboratory work which are?
1.OPENING OF SUEZ CANAL facilitated the dissemination of information from the West to the East. 2. OUTBREAK OF WORLD WAR II the American soldiers who were based in the Philippines trained Filipinos in routine laboratory techniques which ultimately paved the way to the establishment of medical technology in the country.
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The eventual training of these Filipino volunteers led to the establishment of the first laboratory based in the Philippines and headed by
Dr. Pio De Roda
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Where is the first laboratory in the Philippines located?
The Public Health Laboratory on Quiricada Street in Sta. Cruz, Manila
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began in July 1929 as a clinic in the Philippines
Manila Sanitarium and Hospital
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Manila Sanitarium and Hospital began in what year and who managed it?
July 1929 Dr. Horace A. Hall
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The demand of the Manila Sanitarium and Hospital for its service increased in?
1940
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When was the Manila Sanitarium and Hospital Renovated?
After World War II or between 1947 and 1949
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the first School of Medical Technology was opened in? lead by?
Manila Sanitarium and Hospital, 1954 wife of Dr. Elvin Hedrick, Mrs. Willa Hedrick
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the Manila Sanitarium and Hospital offered its medical internship and residency training program which was affiliated with
Loma Linda University in California, USA
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The School of Medical Technology was absorbed by the
Philippine Union College, PUC (now Adventist University of the Philippines, AUP)
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the Manila Sanitarium and Hospital and School of Medical Arts, Inc. was renamed as the Manila Adventist Medical Center and School of Medical Arts, Inc. under what resolution
resolution number 2002-039 dated April 2, 2002
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Manila Sanitarium and Hospital and School of Medical Arts, Inc. was renamed as the
Manila Adventist Medical Center and School of Medical Arts

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