Questions and Answers
DefineAtheAroleAofAaAMedicalALaboratoryAScientistA(MLS/MT)A-
AAnswerAMLSAperformAaAfullArangeAofAlaboratoryAtests,AcommunicateAtestAresultsAtoAtheAtreatingAp
hysicians,AandAcontributeAtoAupAtoA70%AofAallAmedicalAdecisionsAmadeAbyAdoctors.AMLSAalsoAconfir
mAtheAaccuracyAofAtestAresultsAandAreportAabnormalAfindingsAtoApathologists.
IdentifyA3AdifferentAworkAenvironmentsAwhereAtheyAcanAbeAfoundA-AAnswerAHospitalAlaboratories
StateAorAnationalAcrimeAlabs
Physicians'Aoffices
PublicAhealthAagencies
ResearchAlaboratories
Biotechnology,Afood,AandAcosmeticAindustries
InstrumentAcompanies
HematologyA-
AAnswerAstudyAofAblood;AresponsibleAforAanalyzingAtheAquantityAasAwellAasAmorphology-
Asize,Ashape,AandAstructureAofAcellsAthatAareAfoundAin:
Blood
BoneAmarrow
CerebrospinalAFluidA(CSF)
ChemistryA-
AAnswerAbranchAofAlabAmedicineAthatAusesAchemicalAanalysisAtoAdetermineAtheAlevelAofAvariousAsu
bstancesAinAtheAbodyAduringAhealthAandAdisease.AChemistryAproceduresAmayAbeAperformedAonAseru
m,Aplasma,ACSF,AotherAbodyAfluidsAandAurineAspecimens;AanalytesAtestedAinclude:
-ElectrolyteAlevels-
Asodium,Apotassium,AchlorideAandAcarbonAdioxideAtoAmonitorAfluidAandAbloodApressureAlevels
-EnzymesA(AST,AALT,AGGT)AtoAdiagnoseAliverAdisease
-Glucose-AtoAdiagnoseADiabetes
-Lipids-AriskAassessmentAforAheartAdisease
UrinalysisA-
AAnswerAroutineAurineAtestsAareAperformed,AhelpsAdiagnoseAorAmonitorAmetabolicAdiseasesAsuchAas
AdiabetesAmellitus,AkidneyAdisease,AandAinfectiousAdiseasesAofAtheAbladderAorAkidney.ATheAthreeAco
mponentApartsAofAurinalysisAare:
-PhysicalAcharacteristicsAofAurineA(color,Aclarity,AspecificAgravity)