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🔬 PROUDLY MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST 🥼
WHO IS A MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENTIST?
A Medical Laboratory Scientist (MLS), also known as a
Clinical Laboratory Scientist, works in a medical
laboratory analyzing a variety of biological specimens.
They are responsible for performing scientific testing on samples from
patients and reporting the results to physicians and other healthcare
providers.
Medical Laboratory Scientists are trained to use
sophisticated equipments like microscopes, hematology analyzers,
incubators, etc.
The data they find plays an important role in identifying and treating
diseases like cancer, diabetes, and other medical conditions.
About 60% to 70% of decisions regarding your diagnosis, treatment,
hospital admission, and discharge are based on the results of the
medical laboratory scientist's work.
SPECIALTY AREAS IN MEDICAL LABORATORY SCIENCE
A vast majority of Medical Laboratory Scientists are generally skilled
in most areas of the clinical laboratory. However, some are specialists.
Specialty areas in MLS include;
- Clinical Chemistry or Chemical Pathology
- Medical Microbiology
- Histopathology / Cytopathology
- Hematology / Blood Group Serology (BGS)
- Immunology