Introduction to the Profession of MLS: Then and Now

Question 1

Branch of medicine concerned with the performance of laboratory determinations and analyses used in
the diagnosis and treatment of disease and the maintenance of health

Answer 1

Fagelson

Question 2

The health profession concerned with performing laboratory analyses in view of obtaining information
necessary for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases as well as in the maintenance of good health

Answer 2

Walters

Question 3

Application of the principles of natural, physical, and biological sciences in laboratory procedures to aid
in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases

Answer 3

Heinemann

Question 4

In the Philippines, the practice of Medical Laboratory Science/ Medical Technology is defined under

Answer 4

Republic Act No. 5527

Question 5

RA no. 5527 defines the practice of ___________ as an _______ branch of medicine that deals with examinations using various ________, _________, ________, and _______________, that will aid the ________ in the _________, ________, ______________ and in the promotion of health in general.

Answer 5

medical technology, auxiliary, chemical, microscopic, bacteriologic, other medical laboratory procedures and techniques, physician, diagnosis, study, treatment of disease

Question 6

What section states that a person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical technology when for a ____, _____, or other ________ or ________, or _______ _______ or _______ through another any of the following professional services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis, study, and treatment of diseases and in the promotion of health in general:

Answer 6

Section 2 of the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969

fee, salary, compensation, reward paid, given directly, indirectly

Question 7

Functions of Medical Technologist

Answer 7

a. Examination of tissues, secretions, excretions of the human body, and bodily fluids either manual or automated
b. Blood banking procedures and techniques
c. Parasitologic, mycologic, and microbiologic procedures, and techniques
d. Histopathologic and cytotechnology
e. Clinical research involving human beings
f. Preparations and Standardization of reagents, standards, stains, and others, provided such reagents, standards, stains, and others are exclusively for the use of their laboratory
g. Clinical laboratory quality control
h. Collection and preservation of specimens

Question 8

a. Examination of tissues, secretions, excretions of the human body, and bodily fluids either manual or automated
b. Blood banking procedures and techniques
c. Parasitologic, mycologic, and microbiologic procedures, and techniques
d. Histopathologic and cytotechnology
e. Clinical research involving human beings
f. Preparations and Standardization of reagents, standards, stains, and others, provided such reagents, standards, stains, and others are exclusively for the use of their laboratory
g. Clinical laboratory quality control
h. Collection and preservation of specimens

Answer 8

Functions of Medical Technologist

Question 9

Conventionally, the profession of Medical Technology is practiced in what? (3 places)

Answer 9

Clinical laboratory, inside of a blood bank, anatomic laboratory

Question 10

The traditional working sections of a clinical laboratory include (6 sections)

Answer 10

The traditional working sections of a clinical laboratory include clinical chemistry, hematology, serology,
microbiology, clinical microscopy, and parasitology.

Question 11

Anatomic laboratories offer _____, and ______ services

Answer 11

cytotechnology and histopathologic

Question 12

Depending on the structural organization of the hospital, a blood bank may be considered a section of the ________, or a _______.

Answer 12

clinical laboratory, a separate department

Question 13

The advent of technological advancements has also incorporated additional areas of discipline in the
practice of Medical Technology. Advancements in the fields of ______ and _______ have led to the incorporation of ________________ in the field of medical laboratory science.

Answer 13

biochemistry, molecular biology
molecular biology laboratories

Question 14

Molecular biology laboratories, which perform ________ and ______, are often used in the detection of infectious diseases caused by viruses, bacteria, and other disease-causing microorganisms.

Answer 14

nucleic acid amplification test, DNA-based assays

Question 15

A person who engages in the work of
medical technology under the supervision of a ______ or a ________ when there is no _________.

Answer 15

Medical Technologist
pathologist, licensed physician, pathologist

Question 16

B. Laboratory Workers
Medical Technologist

Answer 16

• a person who engages in the work of
  medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or a licensed physician
• degree in BSMT/ BSMLS or BS Hygiene (BS Public Health).
• passed the Board of Examinations for Medical Technologists under (PRC) Professional Regulatory Commission

Question 17

Defines a __________ as a duly _______ who is specially trained in methods of __________, or the __________ and _________ of tissues, secretions, and excretions of the human body and its functions in order to diagnose disease, follow its course, determine the effectivity of treatment, ascertain the cause of death and advance medicine by means of research.

Answer 17

Pathologist, registered physician, laboratory medicine, gross microscopic study, and interpretations

Question 18

B. Laboratory Workers
Qualifications of Medical Laboratory Technician

Answer 18

• certified and registered (board of MT)
  *assist a medical technologist and/ or qualified pathologist
  *Inventory

Question 19

• certified and registered (board of MT)
  *assist a medical technologist and/ or qualified pathologist
  *Inventory

Answer 19

Medical Laboratory Technician

Question 20

Laboratory worker that is trained to draw blood using venipuncture either for laboratory tests or for blood donations.
*certified and license

Answer 20

Phlebotomist

Question 21

In the Philippines, a medical technologist is required to be skilled in ______

Answer 21

Phlebotomy

*Nowadays, phlebotomy is a
skill confined not only to medical technologists but also to other health care practitioners as well provided that
they were given certification by a reputed certifying or training body.

Question 22

Laboratory worker that specializes in the process of testing and preparation of blood and blood products for transfusion.
* cross-matching donor and recipient

Answer 22

Blood Bank Technologist

Question 23

Laboratory practitioners specialized in the preparation of cell slides for microscopic study and detection of cellular abnormalities

Answer 23

Cytotechnologists

Question 24

Medical Technologist who is specialized in the preparation of solid tissue samples for examination under the microscope

Answer 24

Histotechnologists

Question 25

Roles of Medical Technology in Health Care

Answer 25

1. Laboratory Diagnosis of Medical Conditions
2. Monitoring of Treatments
3. Prevention and Control of Diseases and Infections
4. Preparation of Safe Blood and Blood Products
5. Biological and Medical Research

Question 26

In the Philippines, a licensed medical technologist’s professional conduct is governed by?

Answer 26

Medical Technology Code of Ethics

Question 27

Recite the Medical Technology Code of Ethics

Answer 27

As I enter into the practice of Medical Technology, I shall accept the responsibilities inherent to being a professional;
I shall uphold the law and shall not engage in illegal work nor cooperate with anyone so engaged; I shall avoid
associating or being identified with any enterprise of questionable character;
I shall work and act in a strict spirit of fairness to employer, clients, contractors, employees and in a spirit of personal
helpfulness and fraternity toward other members of the profession;
I shall use only honorable means of competition for professional employment or services and shall refrain from
unfairly injuring, directly or indirectly, the professional reputation, projects or business of a fellow medical
technologist; I shall accept employment from more than one employer only when there is no conflict of interest;
I shall perform professional work in a manner that merits full confidence and trust carried out with absolute
reliability, accuracy, fairness and honesty; I shall review the professional work of other medical technologists, when
requested, fairly and in confidence whether they are subordinates or employees, authors of proposals for grants or
contracts, authors of technical papers or other publications or involved in litigation;
I shall advance the profession by exchanging general information and experience with fellow medical technologists
and other professionals and by contributing to the work of professional organizations;
I shall restrict my praises, criticisms, views and opinions within constructive limits and shall not use the knowledge I
know for selfish ends; I shall treat any information I acquired about individuals in the course of my work as strictly
confidential, and may be divulged only to authorized persons or entities or with consent of the individual when
necessary;
I shall report any infractions of these principles of professional conduct to the authorities responsible of
enforcement of applicable laws or regulations, or to the Ethics Committee of the Philippine Association of Medical
Technologists as may be appropriate.
To these principles, I hereby subscribe and pledge to conduct myself at all times in a manner befitting the dignity of
my profession.