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Intro to MedTech Flashcards

1
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It is a science devoted to diagnostic testing of human
samples

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Medical Technology or Medical Laboratory Science

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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.

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Blood

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A watery, typically yellowish fluid stored in the bladder and discharged through the urethra

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Urine

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Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested

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Feces

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Any of the fine threadlike strands growing from the skin of humans, mammals, and some other animals

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Hair

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Any of the distinct types of material of which animals or plants are made, consisting of specialized cells and their products.

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Tissue

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Any of various body fluids resembling serum, that are typically pale yellow or transparent and of a benign nature

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Serous Fluids

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“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.”

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RUTH HEINEMANN

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“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”

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ANNE FAGELSON

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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.

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Walters

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11
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THE PHILIPPINE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY ACT OF 1969

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RA 5527

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Father of Medicine. Described four humors or body fluids as a source of person’s disease: BLOOD, PLEGHM, YELLOW BILE AND BLACK BILE

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HIPPOCRATES

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13
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The code of ethics for practicing physicians

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Hippocratic oath

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14
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Above the clot is a layer of RBC

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Blood

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Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)

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Phlegm

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Above is a whitish layer of WBC (now called the buffy coat)

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Phlegm

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16
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The top layer is clear yellow serum

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Yellow Bile

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17
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Dark clot at the bottom

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Black Bile

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18
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She traced the beginning of Medical Technology

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VIVIAN HERRICK

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19
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Book for treatment of disease in 1550 BC

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Ebers Papyrus

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20
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Scientific observation – urine of certain individuals attracted ants, and that such urine has a
sweetish taste.

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Early Hindu Doctors

21
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Recorded the sweet taste of diabetic urine

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Hindu physicians

22
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That the urine in diabetes had a taste similar to honey- In what year?

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1674

23
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Invented the compound microscope. He was the first to describe the red blood cells, protozoa, and to classify bacteria according to shape.

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ANTON VAN LEEUWENHOEK

24
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Founder of Pathology. Contributed to Embryology and Anatomy

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MARCELO MALPHIGI

25
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Founder of the “Archives of Pathology” in Berlin

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RUDOLF VIRCHOW

26
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Performed the first quantitative test for urine sugar

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HERMAN FEHLING

27
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He opened the first clinical laboratory

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Dr . WILLIAM OSLER

28
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Where is the first clinical laboratory

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John Hopkins Hospital

29
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Wrote “A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis” which became the standard reference for laboratories.

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Dr. JAMES C. TODD

30
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The century when the discovery of dyes was made possible the staining and study of microorganisms such as bacteria.

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15th Century

31
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The dye that was discovered in the 15th Century

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Aniline dyes

32
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In 1921, the _________ was organized

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Denver Society of Clinical Pathologists

33
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American Board of Pathology was organizied in???

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1936

34
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Produced a great demand for technicians

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World War 1

35
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One of the first schools to establish trainings for workers in 1922 and first to offer degree program in 1923.

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University of Minnesota

36
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Discovered blood circulation, the era of blood transfusion started.

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WILLIAM HARVEY (1578-1657)

37
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First physician to perform direct transfusion of blood (animal to animal)

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RICHARD LOWER

38
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Notable for having performed first fully documented human blood transfusion (animal to human)

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JEAN-BAPTISTE DENYS

39
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Performed the first successful transfusion of blood to a patient for treatment of a hemorrhage- human to human

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JAMES BLUNDELL

40
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Cross-immunity of smallpox and cowpox

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EDWARD JENNER

41
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Pioneer of antiseptic surgery

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JOSEPH LISTER

42
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1880: first attenuated vaccine
1881: develops an anthrax vaccine
1882: develops a rabies vaccine

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LOUIS PASTEUR

43
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First distinguished the ABO blood group system
Blood typing

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KARL LANDSTEINER

44
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The use of blood increased and the “closed system” of blood collection was widely adopted. Instrumentation was advanced

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WORLD WAR II

45
Q

The United States required a two-year collegiate education and a twelve month actual training in the
laboratory for the preparation of this practice.

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1940

46
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A standard curriculum was formalized in ____ in preparation for a Bachelor of Science Degree.

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1950

47
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Medical Technologists were required to have a bachelor’s degree or the equivalent

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1975

48
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The term “Clinical Laboratory Science” is adopted.

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1999

49
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Work of a Medical Technologist

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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

50
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An individual certified and registered with
PRC to various tests under the supervision of
a registered MedTech and Pathologist

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Medical Technician

51
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To succeed in the medical technology professions a person needs:

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  • 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

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