2: DEFINING THE PRACTICE OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY PROFESSION

Question 1

• is an inter-disciplinary science devoted to diagnostic testing of human samples.
• Samples may be:
o blood, urine, feces, body secretions, serous fluids, spinal fluid, seminal fluid, stone, nail, hair, bone or tissue. Testing may be quantitative, semi-quantitative, qualitative or descriptive physical or chemical analyses.

Answer 1

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Question 2

• Synonyms:
o Medical Laboratory Technology
o Medical Laboratory Science
o Clinical Laboratory Science
o Biomedical Science

Answer 2

MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY

Question 3

• An act requiring the registration of Medical Technologist, defining their practice, and for other purposes

Answer 3

Republic Act 5527: Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

Question 4

• First released in August 6, 1968
• Revised on March 7, 1997 under the leadership of former PAMET President Norma Chang

Answer 4

Code of Ethics of the Medical Technologists

Question 5

• PRC registered Physician
• With specialty in Anatomic and/or Clinical Pathology
• Member of Philippine Society of Pathologists (PSP)

Answer 5

PATHOLOGIST

Question 6

• PRC registered Medical Laboratory Technician
• Graduate of B.S. Medical Technology
• With average of 74.9 or below (Board rating)

Answer 6

MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN

Question 7

• With Phlebotomy training/certification
• In the Philippines, Medical technologists act as Phlebotomist

Answer 7

PHLEBOTONIST

Question 8

• Registered Medical Technologist
• With specialty training in Cytotechnology

Answer 8

CYTOTECHNOLOGIST

Question 9

• Registered Medical Technologist
• With specialty training in Histopathology

Answer 9

HISTOTECHNOLOGIST

Question 10

• Registered Medical Technologist
• With certification of training in Nuclear Medicine under Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

Answer 10

NUCLEAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Question 10

• Registered Medical Technologist
• With certification of training in Nuclear Medicine under Philippine Nuclear Research Institute (PNRI)

Answer 10

NUCLEAR MEDICAL TECHNOLOGIST

Question 11

• Registered Medical Technologist
• With specialty training in Toxicology

Answer 11

TOXICOLOGIST