| What do you do in Junior
Medical Laboratory? |
| Safety |
We spend a lot of time on safety. We will be handling blood and body fluids. |
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| Phlebotomy |
We learn how to draw blood from the finger and from the arm. The professional
term is plebotomist. The common name is "vampire". |
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| Urinalysis |
Yes, you will have to handle someone else's sample. Most health care workers
don't just test their own specimens. |
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| Blood Bank |
Do you have O positive blood? Are you the universal donor? We will type
your blood during this unit. |
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| Chemistry |
Are you at risk for heart disease? How do you know? What is your cholesterol?
What is your serum glucose? What does an elevated glucose level indicate?
I will ask all these questions and many more. Hopefully you will correctly
answer these questions and many more. |
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