Medical laboratory technicians

Doctors and medical laboratory technicians rely on the chemical reactions between a persons blood and chemicals added to their blood sample to detect, diagnose, and treat diseases. Medical lab technicians, for example, use a chemical reaction to match blood types for blood transfusions. They also use chemical reactions to test for drug levels in the blood to show how a patient is responding to treatment. 

Harrington JM, Shannon HS. 1975. Mortality study of pathologists and medical laboratory technicians. Br Med J 4 329-332. 

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Medical laboratory technicians may perform moderately complex testing under the direction of a medical technologist. This position requires a two-year degree and a license in the field. 

Clinical laboratory technicians, also known as medical laboratory technicians, perform a wide variety of tests on body fluids and cells that help in the diagnosis and treatment of patients. These tests range from determining blood concentrations of glucose and cholesterol to determining drug levels in the blood for transplant patients or a patient undergoing treatment. Clinical laboratory technicians also prepare specimens in the detection of cancerous tumors, and type blood samples for transfusions. Clinical laboratory technicians must also interpret and analyze the test results, which are then passed on to the physician. 

C. V. Mosby (St. Louis). A teaching text for medical technologists and laboratory technicians. 

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The most common route of exposure to NAC is (voluntary) inhalation through the respiratory tract. Although not approved by the US Food and Drug Administration, it may be given intravenously in emergency situations. According to a National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health survey conducted between 1981 and 1983, over 30 000 workers in the United States are exposed to NAC on a daily basis. Over two-thirds of those people are inhalation therapists and clinical laboratory technicians, with the remaining majority in some type of medical profession. 

According to the National Occupational Exposure Study (NOES) conducted by NIOSH from 1981 to 1983, the following estimated number of workers were potentially exposed to Aroclors in the workplace 2,214 to Aroclor 1242 3,702 to Aroclor 1254 991 to Aroclor 1260 and 1,558 to Aroclor 1016 (NIOSH 1989). Occupational exposure to Aroclors occurs in miscellaneous workers in the transformer industry, noncellulose fiber industry, semiconductor and related industries, and in sawmills and planing mills. It also occurs in clinical laboratory technicians and technologists of general medical and surgical hospitals. The NOES database does not contain information on the frequency, concentration, or duration of occupational exposure to any of the chemicals listed. The survey provides estimations of the numbers of workers for whom potential exposure in the worlq)lace is an issue. Since this study was conducted from 1981 to 1983, it does not accurately represent current worlq)lace exposure to PCBs. 

The 14th of April, 1995, Zaire (now the Democratic Republic of Congo). A 36-year-old laboratory technician checked into the medical clinic in Kikwit, complaining of a severe headache, stomach pains, fever, dizziness, weakness, and exhaustion [6]. 

The laboratory technician that will draw the blood cultures will need the band to identify the client before drawing the specimen, and the nurse will need the band before administering the medication. Checking for the right client is one of the five rights of medication administration. 

Varaine, F., Rich, M.L., 2013. In Grouzard, V. (Ed.), Tuberculsosis Practical Guide for Clinicians, Nurses, Laboratory Technicians and Medical Auxiliaries. Medecins Sans... 

In the pharmaceutical industry, people come into contact with both chemical intermediates and finished products. The risk of developing contact allergy is greatest for chemists and laboratory technicians, who are involved in research for new compounds, and for cleaning personnel and technicians in general, who are often less well protected than the workers in production units (Sherertz 1994). Pharmacists are also exposed to medications when preparing compounded formulations, and the conditions they work in are similar to those of medical personnel (Foussereau et al. 1982). 

The field of proteomics is growing rapidly and offers exciting new careers in research for individuals with bachelor s through doctoral degrees. Careers in the field can be as diverse as medical doctors, doctorate-level researchers, and laboratory technicians. The number of laboratories that conduct protein research and therapeutics is growing rapidly, and funding for this type of research is expanding. 

Other allied healthcare workers that train in the simulation hospital include but not limited to respiratory therapists, social workers, infection control, physiatrists, emergency medical services, and laboratory technicians. 

In early 1950, Johnston unwittingly entered into what would become his lifetime career path when he joined Smith Nephew as a laboratory technician. In his new job, John did it all—he tested incoming raw materials, performed quality control tests on industrial and medical tapes, and even produced some of Smith Nephew s small-volume products (e.g., diachylon bandages). 

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The determination of quantity in complex mixtures is also vital in health care and medicine. We are all familiar with the medical examinations in which a sample of blood or urine is sent to a laboratory for analysis. The procedures used have been developed by chemists, and are performed by trained chemical technicians. The high level of automation achieved by the chemists who designed these analytical procedures has greatly reduced the costs of such analyses. Clinical analysis continues to be driven by a need for better methods to detect and measure important proteins, for example, that while present in tiny amounts are relevant to our health and well-being. 

We thank the staff of the BMT unit for providing outstanding care of our patients and the medical technicians for their excellent work in the BMT laboratory. 

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