CLINICAL LAB SCIENEC

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INDEX
fires, 93–95, 93f–96f
physical hazards, 92–93, 93f
hierarchy of, 28–32, 29f
official regulation of, 16–17
organization of, 77–87
anatomic pathology, 79
clinical pathology, 79
committee functions,
84–86, 85t
departments within, 79–84
clinical chemistry, 82
coagulation, 81
hematology, 80
immunohematology, 81–82
immunology, 83
microbiology, 83–84, 83f
serology, 83
preparing solvents for use in,
216–218, 216t
QA in, 232
regulation of, 9, 43–44
safety equipment and supplies in,
107, 107t
safety in, 89–100. See also Safety,
laboratory
workers in, history of, 9
Medical Laboratory Observer, 165
Medical laboratory science, background
of, 1–26. See also
Laboratory medicine, background
of
Medical laboratory technician
(MLT), 17, 18t
described, 33
duties of, 19–20
Medical laboratory technician
(MLT)/CLT, CLS/MT vs., differentiation
between, 21–23,
22t
Medical laboratory tests, history of,
9–10
Medical laboratory workers
bloodborne- or airborne pathogen–
related infections in, practices
and precautions for, 147–148
certification for, 15–19, 18t, 19f,
37–42, 39t–42t
categories of, 40–41, 41t
described, 39–40, 40t
disparities in, 38–39, 39t
credentialing of, 27–59
agencies in, 39, 39t
competition between agencies,
47–50
requirements for, 42–44
routes for, 44–45
testing at various levels, 23–25
duties of, 19–21
education and training for, 16–19,
18t, 19f
employment opportunities as,
11–15
described, 11–12
essential tasks, 12
future outlook, 14–15
image projected by, 14
intellectual requirements, 13–14
hierarchy of
clinical and anatomic
pathologists/director, 28–30,
29f
clinical sciences specialist, 29f,
30–31
CLS/MT, 31–32
D.L.M., 30
laboratory manager, 29f, 31
phlebotomists, 32
technician(s), 32–33
technician-level medical laboratory
worker, 32
technologists, 32–33
infection control in, 121–122,
122f
legal action against, 68–69
licensure for, 37–42, 39t–42t
described, 39–40, 40t
disparities in, 38–39, 39t
issues related to, 18–19, 19f
official regulation of, 16–17
registration of, described, 39–40,
40t
regulation of, 43–44
scope of practice of, 21–25, 22t,
24t
state licensure for, 50–55
technical workers, credentialing
and certification of, 17, 18t
technician-level, described, 32
Medical law
of health care, 61–76
introduction to, 61–63
questions related to, 70–71
standards for, 70
privacy and, relationship between,
69–71, 69f
Medical records
access to, confidentiality and, 73
confidentiality of, 69, 69f
storage and maintenance of, 131
Medical services
costs of
challenges to health care
provision, 171–172
contracts for services,
equipment, and supplies, 167
factors affecting, 161–172,
170f, 170t, 171f
laboratory-specific economics
and, 162–163, 172
lease purchase agreements,
167–168
lifestyle-related, 161–162
mechanization of laboratory
and, 164–165
POCT, 169–170, 170f, 170t,
171f
reference laboratories and,
163–164
repeat testing, 168
screening tests, 165–167
when equipment is “down,”
168–169
increased, factors leading to need
for, 162
Medical technologist (MT), 17
described, 33
duties of, 20–21
Medical technologist (MT)/CLS,
CLT/MLT vs., differentiation
between, 21–25, 22t, 24t
Medical wastes. See Waste materials
Medicare, 11, 45, 158–160, 162,
164, 171
Medicine, laboratory. See Laboratory
medicine
Memory(ies), central computer, in
QA results, 261
Memory cells, 402
Mental status, of patient, during
venipuncture, 272
Metabolic diseases, abnormal crystals
in urine of patients with,
307–308, 308f, 309t
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