Intro to MedTech Flashcards
It is a science devoted to diagnostic testing of human
samples
Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science
The red liquid that circulates in the arteries and veins of humans and other vertebrate animals, carrying oxygen to and carbon dioxide from the tissues of the body.
Blood
A watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra
Urine
Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested
Feces
Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals
Hair
Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.
Tissue
Any of various body fluids resembling serum, that are typically pale yellow or transparent and of a benign nature
Serous Fluids
“Medical Technology is the application of natural, physical and biological sciences to the performance of laboratory procedures which aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.”
RUTH HEINEMANN
“Medical Technology is the branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in the diagnosis and treatment of the disease and maintenance of health”
ANNE FAGELSON
Medical technology is the health profession concerned with performing laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information necessary in the diagnosis and treatment of disease as well as in the maintenance of good health.
Walters
THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969
RA 5527
Father of Medicine. Described four humors or body fluids as a source of person’s disease: BLOOD, PLEGHM, YELLOW BILE AND BLACK BILE
HIPPOCRATES
The code of ethics for practicing physicians
Hippocratic oath
Above the clot is a layer of RBC
Blood
Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)
Phlegm
Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)
Phlegm
The top layer is clear yellow serum
Yellow Bile
Dark clot at the bottom
Black Bile
She traced the beginning of Medical Technology
VIVIAN HERRICK
Book for treatment of disease in 1550 BC
Ebers Papyrus
Scientific observation – urine of certain individuals attracted ants, and that such urine has a
sweetish taste.
Early Hindu Doctors
Recorded the sweet taste of diabetic urine
Hindu physicians
That the urine in diabetes had a taste similar to honey- In what year?
1674
Invented the compound microscope. He was the first to describe the red blood cells, protozoa, and to classify bacteria according to shape.
ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK
Founder of Pathology. Contributed to Embryology and Anatomy
MARCELO MALPHIGI
Founder of the “Archives of Pathology” in Berlin
RUDOLF VIRCHOW
Performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar
HERMAN FEHLING
He opened the first clinical laboratory
Dr . WILLIAM OSLER
Where is the first clinical laboratory
John Hopkins Hospital
Wrote “A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis” which became the standard reference for laboratories.
Dr. JAMES C. TODD
The century when the discovery of dyes was made possible the staining and study of microorganisms such as bacteria.
15th Century
The dye that was discovered in the 15th Century
Aniline dyes
In 1921, the _________ was organized
Denver Society of Clinical Pathologists
American Board of Pathology was organizied in???
1936
Produced a great demand for technicians
World War 1
One of the first schools to establish trainings for workers in 1922 and first to offer degree program in 1923.
University of Minnesota
Discovered blood circulation, the era of blood transfusion started.
WILLIAM HARVEY (1578-1657)
First physician to perform direct transfusion of blood (animal to animal)
RICHARD LOWER
Notable for having performed first fully documented human blood transfusion (animal to human)
JEAN-BAPTISTE DENYS
Performed the first successful transfusion of blood to a patient for treatment of a hemorrhage- human to human
JAMES BLUNDELL
Cross-immunity of smallpox and cowpox
EDWARD JENNER
Pioneer of antiseptic surgery
JOSEPH LISTER
1880: first attenuated vaccine
1881: develops an anthrax vaccine
1882: develops a rabies vaccine
LOUIS PASTEUR
First distinguished the ABO blood group system
Blood typing
KARL LANDSTEINER
The use of blood increased and the “closed system” of blood collection was widely adopted. Instrumentation was advanced
WORLD WAR II
The United States required a two-year collegiate education and a twelve month actual training in the
laboratory for the preparation of this practice.
1940
A standard curriculum was formalized in ____ in preparation for a Bachelor of Science Degree.
1950
Medical Technologists were required to have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent
1975
The term “Clinical Laboratory Science” is adopted.
1999
Work of a Medical Technologist
Identify microorganisms and analyze cells
Do blood tests
Measure substance in blood and other body fluids
Identify organisms causing infection and disease
operate complex apparatus, instrument and machines
Work under pressure with speed and accuracy and
precision
An individual certified and registered with
PRC to various tests under the supervision of
a registered MedTech and Pathologist
Medical Technician
To succeed in the medical technology professions a person needs:
- Stamina * Good eye sight * A normal color vision * Manual dexterity * Good intellect and aptitude for the biological sciences * Caring attitude * Good communication skills and ability to relate well to fellow workers * Observant, Motivated, Good organizational
Skills
