PRELIMS: DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY Flashcards
Duly registered physician who is especially trained in the methods of:
• laboratory medicine
• gross and microscopic study and interpretation of tissues, secretions, and excretions of the human body and its functions in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain the cause of death, and advance medicine by means of research.
pathologist
• Normally considered the “head”
• Counterchecks the work done by a medtech
• His/Her signature
should always be affixed i n every result form releas ed by the laboratory
pathlogist
• Defined as a person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or a licensed physician authorized by the Department of Health in places where there are no pathologist
• Having passed a prescribed course (Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology/ Bachelor of Science in Hygiene) of training and examinations
• Registered under the provisions of the aforementioned act.
Medical Technologist
• Front liners of laboratory diagnostics
• Process the specimens and release the results after the tests have been confirmed by the pathologist
• Their signature should always be affixed in every result form released by the laboratory
• Only registered or licensed medical technologists are
allowed to practice
• Practicing without any valid board certification is, therefore, ILLEGAL and PROHIBITED
Medical Technologist
• A person certified by and registered with the Professional Regulatory Board of Medical Technology
• Qualified to assist a medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist in the practice of medical technology
Medical Laboratory Technician
A person can also become a medical laboratory technician without taking any examination once he/she, upon application and payment of the required fee, shows satisfactory evidence to the Board that:
• He/she has passed the civil service examination for medical technicians given on March 21, 1969; or
• He/she has finished a two-year college course and has at least one (1) year of experience working as a medical technology technician
Medical Laboratory Technician
• He/ She has failed to pass the board exam for medical technology but obtained a general rating of at least 70% .
- A registered medical laboratory technician when employed in the government shall have the equivalent
civil service
Medical Laboratory Technician
• Someone trained to collect blood samples either through a skin puncture, venipuncture, or arterial puncture.
• Refers to a specially trained person who is responsible for drawing blood samples from patients
• A highschool graduate who may have been trained on the job or who may have gone through a phlebotomy training program.
• May be given expanded responsibilities, including specimen processing or, in some cases, simple laboratory testing such as the macroscopic analysis of urine specimen.
Phlebotomist
• A laboratory practitioner who examines human specimens to detect cancer cells or diseases.
• Works closely with the pathologist to arrive at a final diagnosis.
• Have baccalaureate degree with a strong science background
• Know how to perform special chemi cal stains and techniques, as well as determine differences among
inflammatory, viral, and malignant changes in cells.
Cytotechnologist (“Cell Processor”)
• Cytologic examination may also be performed by medical technologists assigned in the histopathology section of the laboratory.
• Skilled in the processing of human specimens for the study of normal and pathologic cellular changes and
the association of such findings to clinical conditions of the patient
- Cytotechnologist (“Cell Processor”)
• Histologic technicians routinely prepare, process, and stain biopsies and tissue specimens for microscopic examination by pathologist.
• Histotechnologists perform all the aspects of the job that HTs do and other more complex processing, staining, or identification procedures
• In abroad, a 12-month training program has to be completed and passed before a student can become a histologic technician.
Histotechnologist (“Tissue Processor”)
Clinical laboratory scientist (CLS)/ medical technologist (MT) who has worked for a number of years in a specific discipline and has extensive knowledge and experience in that area
Specialist
• Provides the diagnosis of inherited and acquired chromosomal disorders
• Culture cells from tissue and body fluid samples to obtain chromosomes to be used in an analysis.
• Must master the art of cell culture, chromo some banding and analysis (karyotyping), and photography and darkroom skills.
• Computer imaging has become a major part of this field.
Cytogenetic Technologist
Apply knowledge on radiation physics and safety
regulations to limit radiation exposure, prepare and administer radiopharmaceuticals, and use of
radiation detection devices and other kinds of
laboratory equipment that measure the quantity and distribution of radionuclides deposited in the patient or in the patient’s specimen.
Nuclear Medical Technologist
• Studies the effects of toxic substances on the physiological functions of man, animals and plants. • Designs and conducts studies to determine
physiologic effects of various substances in sample s using biological and biochemical techniques.
Toxicologist
