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Medical Laboratory Science
- "Medical laboratory science professionals... assist physicians in patient diagnosis and treatment, as well as in disease monitoring or prevention (maintenance of health). We use sophisticated biomedical instrumentation and technology, computers, and methods requiring manual dexterity to perform laboratory testing on blood and body fluids. Laboratory testing encompasses such disciplines as clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology, and molecular biology. Medical laboratory science professionals generate accurate laboratory data that are needed to aid in detecting cancer, heart attacks, diabetes, infectious mononucleosis, and identification of bacteria or viruses that cause infections, as well as in detecting drugs of abuse. In addition, we monitor testing quality and consult with other members of the healthcare team."
- Other MLS specialties include blood banking/transfusion medicine, flow cytometry, urinalysis, and molecular diagnostics
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Updated 2021-02-16
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References for Medical Laboratory Science
Clinical Chemistry as a MLS specialty
Immunology as a MLS specialty
Microbiology as a MLS specialty
Blood Banking/Transfusion Medicine as a MLS specialty
Flow Cytometry as a MLS Specialty
Hematology as a MLS specialty
Urinalysis as a MLS specialty
Molecular Diagnostics as a MLS specialty