ACT. 1C AREAS OF LAB AND PROFESSIONALS IN THE LAB Flashcards
Areas of Hospital and Health Care Setting
- Electrocardiography Department
- Electroencephalography Department
- Pharmacy Department
- Physical Therapy Department
- Radiology Department
- Nursing Department
ANCILLARY HOSPITALS AREAS AND THEIR
PURPOSE
- ADMINISTRATION
- ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY (EKG)
- ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG)
- ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
- FOOD SERVICE (Dietary)
- GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) LABORATORY
- LABORATORY
- MEDICAL RECORDS
- NURSING
- OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
- PHARMACY
- PHYSICAL THERAPY
- RADIOLOGY
- RESPIRATORY THERAPY
- SPEECH THERAPY
TYPES OF PATIENT CARE
- CORONARY CARE UNIT (CCU)
- EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
- GERIATRIC
- HOME HEALTH-CARE
- INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)
- NEONATAL
- NEPHROLOGY
- OBSTETRICS
- ONCOLOGY
- ORTHAPEDIC
- PEDIATRICS
- RECOVERY
LABORATORY STAFF
- PATHOLOGIST (Anatomic and Clinical)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST (MLS)
- MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNICIAN
(MLT) - PHLEBOTOMY TECHNICIAN (PBT)
- CYTOTECHNOLOGIST (CT)
- HISTOTECHNOLOGIST (HTL)
- Does electrocardiogram (EKG)
- EKG performed in the Patient’s room and
the Phlebotomist often waits for the test
tube completed to draw blood
Electrocardiography Department
- Does electroencephalogram (EEG), which
records the electrical activity of the brain
Electroencephalography Department
- Dispense many types of therapeutic drugs
that often are much more patent than a
prescription taken at home. - These drugs are prescribed and monitored
under control, while the patient is in the
hospital
Pharmacy Department
- Works with patients who, due to disease or
injury is no longer able to function to their
full physical capacity. - Involve rebuilding deteriorated muscles after
a long illness or learning to function after
amputation.
Physical Therapy Department
Patients work to overcome their
physical handicaps so they can
be productive again in their job
or function in a new job.
Occupational Therapy
Patients who have difficulty
speaking or who have lost the
ability to speak because of a
stroke or disease are retought
how to speak
Speech Therapy
Perform X-ray, cardiac catheterization,
computed tomography (CT) scans, magnetic
resonance Imaging (MRI), and ultrasound
Radiology Department
Involves in direct patient care
* Phlebotomist may need to ask nurse for
assistance with patients who are unwilling to
hold still or to check with them about the
proper time to draw a sample.
* When phlebotomist work closely with many
different types of nurses, it leads to the best
care to patients.
Nursing Department
Keeps the hospital in compliance
ADMINISTRATION
Monitors patients with cardiovascular
disease
ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY (EKG)
Diagnosis of neurophysiological
disorders
ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAPHY (EEG)
Maintains a clean facility
ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES
Provides diets to patients
FOOD SERVICE (Dietary)
Diagnosis gastrointestinal disorders
GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) LABORATORY
Provides testing of patient sample
LABORATORY
Maintained patient records
MEDICAL RECORDS
Provides direct patient care
NURSING
Provides therapy to help maintain
living skills
OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY
Dispenses drugs and advises on drug
usage
PHARMACY
Provides therapy to restore mobility
PHYSICAL THERAPY
Uses imaging for diagnosis and
treatments
RADIOLOGY
Provides therapy to evaluate the
lungs
RESPIRATORY THERAPY
Provides therapy to restore speech
SPEECH THERAPHY
Increase care of the patient due to a
heart condition
CORONARY CARE UNIT (CCU)
Emergency treatment of patients
EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT
Care for elderly patients
GERIATRIC
Follow- up care of a patient at home
HOME HEALTH CARE
Increase care due to the critical
needs of the patient
INTENSIVE CARE UNIT (ICU)
Newborn care
NEONATAL
Care for patient on dialysis
NEPHROLOGY
- Care for patient in labor or childbirth
OBSTETRICS
Care for patients with cancer
ONCOLOGY
Care for patients with broken bones
ORTHAPEDIC
Care for patient who are infant and
children
PEDIATRICS
Recovery treatment of patients
(usually pots- operation)
RECOVERY
Is a licensed physician, usually
trained for an additional 4-5 years
after graduating from medical school
* Examine all the surgically removed
specimens form patients, which
include frozen sections, tissues
samples, and autopsy specimens
- Examination of Pap smears and
other cytologic and histologic
examinations are also generally
done
ANATOMIC PATHOLOGIST
- Is a licensed physician with additional
training in clinical pathology or laboratory
medicine - They often direct all of the special division of
the laboratory
CLINICAL PATHOLOGIST
A registered Medical Technologist is a
registered duly licensed individual who
performs the following duties and
responsibilities
✓ Examines Blood and other body
fluids by analyzing their
chemical content concentration
and reaction to come up with
diagnostic findings;
✓ Examines stool/feces for the
presence of absence of
parasites in various stages
✓ Determines the capability of
blood samples prior to
transfusions;
✓ Determines the qualifications of
blood donor through conducting
screening procedures;
✓ Examines blood smear for
abnormal appearance of blood
cells, including blood cell count
and indexes;
✓ Performs a full range of
laboratory tests from simple pre-
marital blood tests to more
complicated tests to uncover
disease such as AIDS, diabetes
and cancer;
✓ Confirms the accuracy of test
results and submits reports to
requesting physicians upon
certification made by a
pathologist;
✓ Operates instruments in the
laboratory form a simple
microscopic to a more complex
automation; and
✓ Conducts research activities
and ventures to new discovery I
the field of science and
biotechnology
LABORATORY STAFF: Medical LaboratorY
Scientist (MLS)
❖ A person certified and registered with the
board as qualified to assist a medical
technologist or qualified pathologist in the
practice of medical technology
LABORATORY STAFF: Medical Laboratory
Technician (MLT)
Have special training in addition to a high
school diploma or an associate degree.
LABORATORY STAFF: Medical Laboratory
Technician (MLT)
They have the following duties and
responsibilities:
❖ Performs less complex tests and laboratory
procedures than a medical technologist who
and usually works under the supervision of
a medical technologist
LABORATORY STAFF: Medical Laboratory
Technician (MLT)
They specialize in blood extraction. The
blood samples are brought to the clinical
laboratory for processing and analysis.
LABORATORY STAFF: Phlebotomy
Technician (PBT)
Phlebotomy
Technician (PBT)
have the following duties and
responsibilities:
✓ Collects quality samples from the
patient to produce quality
laboratory results;
✓ Creates an atmosphere of trust and
confidence with patients while
drawing blood specimens in a
skillful, safe, and reliable manner;
✓ Is accurate, and works well under
pressure and communicate
effectively; and
✓ Because they work directly with
the patient, they also act as the
“eyes and ears” of the doctors,
nurses and laboratory
professionals
They specialize in the microscopic study of
cells or cell abnormalities.
Cytotechnologist
Cytotechnologist performs the
following tasks;
✓ Examines human cell samples
under microscope looking for early
signs of cancer and other diseases;
✓ Traces the clues to disease in the
cytoplasm and nucleus of cells that
have been stained with special dyes
✓ Looks for the smallest abnormalities
in color, shape, and size of cells that
can be clues to the presence of
disease; and
✓ Issues the final report on specimens
with normal findings. When
abnormal cells are present, they
work with a pathologist to arrive at a
final diagnosis
They specialize in the preparation of tissues
for the microscopic study of tissue structure.
Cancer can often be detected by the
appearance of cells in a tissue sample.
LABORATORY STAFF: Histotechnologist
Once a sample tissue is taken from the
patient; it is sent to the laboratory where the
histotechnologist performs the following
tasks:
✓ Prepares very thin sections
of body tissues for
microscopic examination by
a pathologist
✓ Works closely with the
pathologist
Histotechnologist
