MTLBE PRELIMS REVIEWER

RANNEA K. PANANGGULON BMLS-2A

DEFINITION OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES by MT

Heinemann The application of the principles • Laboratory

of natural, physical & biological • Research
sources to the performance of • Academe
laboratory procedure which aids • Preparatory to medical school
in the diagnosis & treatment of • QC specialist
disease • drug/chemical company
Anna Fagelson The branch of medicine PERSONAL TRAITS OF A MEDTECH
concerned w/ performance of
• Physical stamina
laboratory determinations &
analyses used in the diagnosis • Good eyesight
& treatment of disease & the • Normal color vision
maintenance of health • Manual anxiety
• Good intellect
Walters Health profession concerned w/ • Caring attitude
performing laboratory analyses
in view of obtaining information MT SPECIAL CHARACTERISTICS
necessary in the diagnosis & • Good communication skills
treatment of disease as well as • Ability to related to others
the maintenance of good health • Service oriented
• Patience
RA 5527 An auxilliary branch of lab • Honest
medicine which deals w/ • Accurate
examination of tissues,
• Skillful
secretion, & excretion of the
• Emotional maturity
human body & body fluids by
various electronic, chemical, • X factor
microscopic & other medical
laboratory procedures or EVENTS
techniques either manual or o 1500 BC
automated w/c will aid physician - Traces MT to discovery of Taenia & Ascaris as mentioned in
in the diagnosis study & some writings
treatment of disease & in the - Vivian Herricle
promotion of health in general
• EBERS PAPYRUS - An early writing containing treatment of
disease & the description of the three stages of hookworm
infection
DEFINITION OF TERMS
o 600 BC
Clinical Laboratories Facilities that perform chemical - Oldest laboratory
& microscopic examination of - Urine Analysis
various body fluids
- Hindu physician describing urine (polyuria & sweet urine)
Pathologist Licensed physician specialized
in Pathology (Anatomic/Clinical o 460 BC
both) certified by the Philippine - Father of Medicine
Board of Pathology: - Hippocrates described 4 humors of body fluids
head/director of clinical - Blood, black bile, phlegm, yellow bile
laboratory - Urine is also considered as a composite of the humors
- Practice of immunization by inhaling powder made from
Pathology Practice of medicine which smallpox scabs to develop immunity to the disease
contributes to diagnosis, (CHINESE)
prognosis, & treatment through - Developed laboratory tools such as forceps, scalpels,
knowledge gained by the specula, & surgical needles. (ROMANS)
laboratory applications of the - Practice of toxicology was mentioned in the Ayurveda
biologic, chemical or physical
classics (INDIAN)
sciences to man or material
- First describe hematuria by correlating the presence of blood
obtained by man.
to the physiological functions of the kidney (RUFUS OF
Medical Technologist Has a baccalaureate degree EPHESUS)
from CHED accredited school;
completed a clinical training in o 1096-1438
an accredited training laboratory - Believed that MT started in medieval period
by the Bureau of Health - Ruth Williams- “An introduction to the Profession of Medical
Facilities & Services/ CHED; & Technology” book
passed the licensure exam - Descriptions to urine begun & UA was a fad
administered by the board of
MT.
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RANNEA K. PANANGGULON BMLS-2A
MEDIEVAL ERA

ATHANASIUS KIRCHER - used the microscope to investigate the

causes of disease

ROBERT HOOKE - published the micrographia which featured

illustrations of his observations using a microscope

JEAN BAPTISTE van HELMONT – developed the gravimetric

analysis of urine

FREDERICK DEKKERS – described the protein in urine

RICHARD LOWER – performed the first blood transfusion in animals

WILLIAM HEWSON - described the process of coagulation

FRANCIS HOME – developed the yeast test for sugar in diabetic urine

MATTHEW DOBSON – identified sugar blood and urine of diabetics

o The growth of Clinical Laboratory happened in this order:

 Pathology

FIRST LABORATORIES  Clinical Microscopy

o FIRST LABORATORIES  Studies of red blood cells

- Laboratory in the University of Michigan- well equipped & the
largest at that time  Physiological chemistry
- Medical College of St. Bartholomew (1854)
 Bacteriology
- University college at Cambridge (1858)
o FIRST CLINICAL LABORATORIES
- John Hopkin’s Hospital- was fully equipped with the cost of
fifty dollars & occupied a 12 x 12 size room (1896) MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY IN THE PHILIPPINES
- University of Pennsylvania (William Pepper Laboratory) 1896

DR. DOUGLAS – started the first laboratory instruction

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RANNEA K. PANANGGULON BMLS-2A

FORMAL PHILIPPINE MT EDUCATION PAMET

Philippine Association of Medical Technologists

PAMET INSIGNIA

PASMETH (1970) o Circle – continuous involvement where practice and

education must always be integrated.
Philippine Association of Schools of Medical Technology & Public o Triangle – trilogy of Love, Respect and Integrity.
Health o Green – the color of health.
o Microscope and Snake- the science of Medical Technology
profession.