Roles Of The Medical Laboratory Technologist In The Medical Universe

 

In the modern day, the Medical Universe is comprised of a team effort starting from doctors, nurses, X-ray technicians, and more. Everyone has been tending to the health of the population. The medical laboratory technologist plays an important role in using advanced laboratory equipment, testing, analyzing bodily samples of patients, and more. The detailed report of test samples helps doctors easily diagnose and treat health conditions.

Experienced Medical Laboratory Technologist:

Normally, the medical laboratory technologist works behind the scenes as a critical healthcare professional. A technician works with accurately analyzing and testing various body fluids. These include the blood, urine, sputum, spinal fluid, synovial, and many others taken from the patients. These are suitable for assisting patients in complete healthcare. These provide the results in diagnostic treatment as well as care.

 Are you looking for a career as a medical lab technician? If so, then you need to know about the basics of the job along with specific duties. Medical laboratory technicians play an important role at the forefront of diagnostic areas in healthcare. Normally, the human body fluids contain the exact clues about what's going on with health. Sometimes, there may not be any kind of outward signs to aid in diagnosing the problem. The best option for diagnosing the patient's illness or disease is testing the blood, urine as well and other fluids.

Below are some of the duties performed by a Medical Laboratory Technologist

• - Analyzes various body fluids
• - Studies blood samples
• - Records findings
• - Identifies the blood type and compatibility
• - Provides critical value to the Physician
• - Use of a Laboratory Information System (LIS) for recording the clinical tests
• - Tests on patient samples
• - Cross-matching blood for transfusion
• - Monitors patient outcomes
• - Relays test results
• - Establishes quality assurance programs
• - Performs differential cell counts
• - Operates laboratory analyzers in different departments - clinical chemistry, hematology, hemostasis, as well as immunohematology

Accurate Analyzing The Results:

Normally, the medical laboratory technologist works in the Lab and follows the written instructions for collecting the samples of saliva, urine, stools, tissues,  blood, and many others. They would be performing the complex tests as well as procedures on these samples in the Lab. These are done either manually or with computerized equipment. So the result of the analyzed sample would be prepared for the doctor's usage. The Physicians, as well as other health professionals, would be easily analyzing them for treating the patients.

Medical Laboratory Scientist:

MLS or Medical Laboratory Scientists are also called clinical laboratory scientists or medical technologists. They work with analyzing the biological specimens in the Lab. A medical laboratory scientist performs scientific testing on the test samples. They would be accurately reporting results to physicians. Medical laboratory scientists would also be doing many numbers of complex tests on the patient samples with advanced equipment such as microscopes.

Data from the report helps with extensively identifying diseases such as heart disease, diabetes, cancer, and other medical conditions. Based on the studies, more than 60% to 70% of decisions regarding the patient's diagnosis, treatment, and hospital admission will be based on these results.

Written by
Dr. Archana Aravindan
Director IPHI