LESSON 2: DEFINING THE • Blood banking procedures and

PRACTICE OF THE MEDICAL techniques

TECHNOLOGY/ CLINICAL LAB • Clinical research involving human
SCIENCE PROFESSION beings requiring the use of and/or
application of medtech knowledge
Technology and procedure.
➢ Physical artefact, machine, or • Preparations and standardization of
instrument reagents, standards, stains and others
➢ Activity or means to accomplish a (exclusively for the use of their lab).
goal • Lab quality control
➢ As knowledge • Collection and preservation of
specimens
Nature of Medical Technology
• Improve the detection, diagnosis, Medical Technology Code of Ethics
treatment, and monitoring of diseases. (Revised by Rodolfo Rabor)
As such, it has linkages with many
other disciplines for specific Responsibility and Integrity
diagnostic or therapeutic purposes. As I enter into the practice of Medical
• Testing plays a crucial role in the Technology, I shall accept the responsibilities
detection, diagnosis, and treatment of inherent to being a professional; I shall
diseases. uphold the law and shall not engage in illegal
• Looks for the presences of bacteria, work nor cooperate with anyone so engaged;
parasites, and other microorganisms I shall avoid associating or being identified
in the body, abnormal cells, and with any enterprise of questionable character;
presence of other fluids.
• Analysis of chemical contents in the Objective and Teamwork
specimen. I shall work and act in a strict spirit of fairness
• Prepare specimens for examination to employer, clients, contractors, employees
and cell count. and in a spirit of personal helpfulness and
• Use of sophisticated and automated fraternity toward other members of the
equipment and computerized profession;
instruments.
• Analyze the results and relay them to Respect
physicians. I shall use only honorable means of
competition for professional employment or
Medical Technology Practice Defined services and shall refrain form unfairly
RA 5527 (Philippine Medical Technology injuring, directly or indirectly, the
Act of 1969) professional reputation, projects or business
Section 2 of the RA, as amended by R.A. of a fellow medical technologist;
6132, P.D. 498, and P.D. 1534 (Practice of
Medical Technology) Reliability, Accuracy, Fairness, and
• Examination of tissues, secretions, Honesty
and excretions of the human body and I shall accept employment from more than
body fluids by various laboratory one employer only when there is no conflict
procedures and techniques. of interest; I shall perform professional work
in a manner that merits full confidence and
trust carried out with absolute reliability, ✓ Low complexity Tests
accuracy, fairness and honesty; I shall review
the professional work of other medical Hospital Laboratory
technologists, when requested, fairly and in ✓ Performing high volumes of routine
confidence whether they are subordinates or tests procedures
employees, authors of proposals for grants or ✓ May also serve as a reference lab for
contracts, authors of technical papers or other local community
publications or involved in litigation; ✓ STAT (Short Turn-Around Time)
✓ POINT-OF-CARE TESTING:
Network perform at the patient’s bedside using
I shall advance the profession by exchanging portable instruments; gives
general information and experience with immediate results.
fellow medical technologists and other
professionals and by contributing to the work Reference Laboratory
of professional organizations; ✓ Conduct specialized testing
✓ Specimens may be sent from all over
Respect and Privacy the country
I shall restrict my praises, criticisms, views ✓ Usually contains complete sample
and opinions within constructive limits and analysis and testing than POL
shall not use the knowledge I know for selfish ✓ Term is applied to any laboratory that
ends; I shall treat any information I acquired does additional analysis or testing of
about individuals in the course of my work as sample or specimen
strictly confidential, and may be divulged
only to authorized persons or entities or with Why is Lab Testing Performed?
consent of the individual when necessary; • Critical for Appropriate patient
treatment
Law Abiding • Health care procedure to gain info
I shall report any infractions of these that is not found in the patient’s
principles of professional conduct to the history.
authorities responsible of enforcement of
applicable laws or regulations, or to the Reasons for Ordering Lab Testing
Ethics Committee of the Philippine 1. To assign a diagnosis
Association of Medical Technologists as may • For differentiate diagnosis test
be appropriate. of the patient Confirm a
clinical diagnosis
Professionalism 2. Prevention and early detection of
To these principles, I hereby subscribe and diseases
pledge to conduct myself at all times in a • Routine keeping the patient
manner befitting the dignity of my healthy.
profession. 3. Ongoing assessment of the patient’s
progress and treatment
Types of Clinical Laboratories • Monitoring the patient
Physician’s Office Laboratory (POL) • Request frequent blood
✓ Performs on-site diagnostic tests of testing
specimen from patients
• Verify the efficiency of the
✓ Ambulatory lab performing medical treatment
 Ensure Timely Delivery of Results
Phases of Lab Testing • Some request may require priority for
1. Pre-Analytical Phase immediate release of results. Check
• Proper specimen collectio notations on STATS or Source of
• Specimen handling and Request.
identification
• Rigorous control measure to Demonstrate Professionalism
avoid errors
• Preparation of samples for Uphold Confidentiality
testing
• Proper choice of test request Collaborate with Other Health Care
2. Analytical Phase
• Performance of the test that Professionals Conduct Research
have been ordered • Assessing and revisiting knowledge
• Maintenance and calibration • For the development of skills, the
of lab equipment and field, and may be used as future
instruments reference for patient care.
• Quality control of kits
3. Post-Analytical Phase Involvement in Health Promotion Programs
• Recording and reporting of
lab results Departments/Sections of Medical
Technology
• Storage and disposal of
1. Hematology (blood and blood
specimen after testing
forming tissues)
• Patient notified of their results
2. Clinical Chemistry (Chemistry of
human health and disease
Roles and Responsibilities of Medical
3. Serology (immune serums, antigens
Technology Professionals
or antibodies)
Perform Clinical Laboratory Testing
4. Immunology (structure and func of
• Equipped with resources necessary immune sys.)
for performing procedures or any 5. Clinical Microscopy (Chemical and
kind of laboratory testing
microscopic analysis of specimen)
• Performs from the basic to the most 6. Histology (Tissues)
advanced lab test. 7. Pathology (Causes of diseases and the
modification in cell functions and
Perform Special Procedures changes)
• Special procedures in diagnosing 8. Microbiology (microorganisms)
diseases with advanced diagnostic 9. Parasitology (parasites)
equipment. 10. Cytology (Examination of the cells)
Ensures Accuracy and Precision of Results Practice of Other Laboratory Personnel
• Impacts the interpretation of results 1. Pathologist (Clinical Lab Head)
by the physician to provide proper 2. Medical Lab Technicians (Assist
medication for treatment medtech or pathologist)
3. Phlebotomist (Draw blood)
Be Honest in Practice
4. Cytotechnologist (detects changes in
body cells)
5. Histotechnologist (Preparation,
processing, and staining of biopsies
and tissue specimen)
6. Nuclear Med Technologist
7. Toxicologist (Studies the effects of
toxic substances on the physiological
function of human beings, including
drug testing)