MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGY What will I do? Perform tests on human blood, tissue and fluid Be a part of the health care team Help the doctor diagnose.

MEDICAL LABORATORY MEDICAL LABORATORY TECHNOLOGYTECHNOLOGY

What will I doWhat will I do??

Perform tests on human blood, tissue Perform tests on human blood, tissue and fluidand fluidBe a part of the health care teamBe a part of the health care teamHelp the doctor diagnose sick patientsHelp the doctor diagnose sick patientsProvide information on a patient’s Provide information on a patient’s healthhealth

WHAT FIELD CAN I WHAT FIELD CAN I CHOOSE?CHOOSE?

You can work in You can work in the following the following fields:fields:

Haematology Haematology the study of blood the study of blood and diseases such and diseases such as leukemia and as leukemia and thalassemiathalassemia

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Microbiology Microbiology the study of the study of bacteria that bacteria that cause diseasecause disease

WHAT FIELD CAN I WHAT FIELD CAN I CHOOSE?CHOOSE?

Virology Virology

the study of the study of viruses that viruses that cause diseasecause disease

WHAT FIELD CAN I WHAT FIELD CAN I CHOOSE?CHOOSE?

Blood Blood banking banking the the study of study of transfusion of transfusion of blood for sick blood for sick patientspatients

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Clinical pathology Clinical pathology

the study of body the study of body fluids to diagnose fluids to diagnose heart attacks, heart attacks, cholesterol, kidney cholesterol, kidney and liver diseases and liver diseases etcetc

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Cellular Cellular pathology pathology

the study of the study of tissues and tissues and cells to cells to diagnose diagnose cancercancer

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Where can I Where can I workwork??

Hospital Hospital laboratorieslaboratoriesPublic health Public health agenciesagenciesResearch Research laboratorieslaboratories