Archive for the ‘Medical Technologist’ Category

Medical Laboratory Technologist Salary

Monday, January 30th, 2012

Job Description A medical technologist (also known as a clinical laboratory scientist or CLS) is scientist who prepares and analyzes certain samples that are given to him by a doctor. These samples are tested to conclude their biochemical compositions and for any abnormalities. From these results, a diagnosis is determined. The results are then sent [...]

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Medical Technologist Certification

Friday, January 27th, 2012

Daily Tasks Medical technologists (also known as CLS or Clinical Laboratory Scientists) spend their days preparing and analyzing samples that are given to them by doctors. They perform tests such as microscopic, biological, and bacterial in order to find the biochemical composition in addition to any abnormalities within the sample. Doctors then use the results [...]

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Medical Technologist Job Description

Friday, January 20th, 2012

Doctors are the one who patients trust to give them a proper diagnosis of what is causing them illness or pain. They’ll often take samples of as blood, tissue, or body fluids from the patient in order to run some tests and come up with a diagnosis of what could be wrong with him or [...]

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How to Become a Medical Technologist

Thursday, January 12th, 2012

Job Description Medical technologists are scientists who perform tests on samples of tissues or bodily fluids given to them by doctors. The results of these tests provide a diagnosis of the type of ailment that the patient has, and from the diagnosis, the doctor can begin a treatment regimen for the patient. These scientists are [...]

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What is a Medical Technologist?

Thursday, January 5th, 2012

When a patient visits a doctor due to an ailment of some sort, the doctor takes samples of tissue and/or bodily fluids to determine the root of the problem and find a treatment for the patient. However, doctors are not certified to run the tests themselves. They instead send the samples off to a laboratory, [...]

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