Researcher at the Research Institute for Tropical Medicines in Muntinlupa City, Philippines by ILO in Asia and the Pacific licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 To the untrained eye the work of a medical laboratory specialist includes performing a wide variety of medical tests, which consist of blood sampling, urinalysis, and microbiological examinations. Additional known responsibilities would include maintaining and sterilizing medical equipment used to conduct said tests. Which, yes is part of the job description.
However, there is a sense of art to a medical laboratory specialist, that goes unrecognized, even by those that are in the medical field! Medical laboratory specialists are masters of detail and time. Anyone trained in the field knows how many projects an individual is juggling (i.e. multiple). There are samples that need time to culture and others that demand immediate attention, such work requires an organized individual that is cool under pressure, well prepared, and ready to handle any surprises. Plus, laboratory technologists do all the dirty work. Prepped with masks, gloves, and goggles laboratory specialists inspect infectious human specimen. The job entails long hours on ones’ feet, risk of illness and busy work environment. Just take a look at Medical Lab Academy’s page, and notice the amount of work it takes to become a part of the growing field. The purpose of these tests previous mentioned will be to detect the presence or absence of medical abnormalities. Organizing the data from the lab work will then be used to help arrive at a medical diagnosis. In fact, most diagnoses are concluded from the test that clinical technologists conduct. That’s right it isn’t the physicians, nurses, pharmacists or biologists that conclude the case but the lab techs that know the lab interpretations. Lab professionals provide the foundation of everyday medical work, they may work behind the scenes, but their work helps prevent disease one specimen at a time.
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