Module 1 (Intro) Flashcards
The practice of Medical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology is defined in ?
Republic Act No. 5527
Republic Act No. 5527 is also known as?
Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969
Defined the practice of MT as a 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.
Fagelson
Defined the practice of MT as 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
Defined the practice of MT as the application of the principles of natural, physical, and biological sciences in laboratory procedures to aid in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Heinemann
is an act requiring the registration of medical technologists, defining their practices, and other purposes
Republic Act No. 1969
What section of the Philippine Medical Technology Act of 1969 states that a person shall be deemed to be in the practice of medical technology when for a fee, salary or other compensation or reward paid or given directly or indirectly through another any of the following professional services for the purpose of aiding the physician in the diagnosis.
Section 2
The profession of MT is practice in a ______________, inside a blood bank, or in an ______________.
clinical laboratory, anatomic laboratory
Advancements in the fields of biochemistry
and molecular biology have led to the incorporation of ______________________ in the field of MLS.
molecular biology laboratories
A person who engages in the work of medical technology under the supervision of a pathologist or a licensed physician authorized by the Department of Health in places where there is no pathologist.
Medical Technologist
They should have a degree in:
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology (now known as Bachelor of Science in Medical Laboratory Science)
or
Bachelor of Science in Hygiene (now known as Bachelor of Science in Public Health).
Moreover, he/ she should have passed the Board Examinations for MT.
A duly registered physician who is specially trained in methods of laboratory medicine, or the gross and microscopic study and interpretation 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 cause of death and advance medicine by means of research.
Pathologist
A person certified and registered with the Board of Medical Technology as qualified to assist a medical technologist and/or qualified pathologist in the practice of medical technology
Medical Laboratory Technician
An individual trained to draw blood either for laboratory tests or for blood donations.
Phlebotomist
They are medical technologists who are specialized in the process of testing and preparation of blood and blood products for transfusion.
Blood Bank Technologists
Laboratory practitioners specialized in the preparation of cell slides for microscopic study and detection of cellular abnormalities
Cytotechnologists
