I mean, what is it called. I'm working towards my BS in biology. I'm looking into career options after I graduate, but I'm getting confused and nervous all at the same time. I want to work in a hospital setting mainly. Thankss!!!
2006-11-19 17:58:02 · 6 answers · asked by Mortabi d 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Medicine
I once worked in a clinical lab setting. Actually, several of them and all of them were set up with a section for each type of testing. Checking on a person's white cell count, red blood cell count, platelet count, hemoglobin and hematocrit would fall under Hematology (the study of blood.) You can also work in Blood Banking doing blood typing and cross matching for patients that require blood transfusions. If you like to determine what patient's blood sugars, cholesterol, liver enzymes, heart enzymes and other such tests are, then you would work in Blood Chemistry. Toxicology is the study of toxic or poisonous drugs (incl. illegal drugs) in the system. Most lab technicians are trained to work in all areas so they can be utilized more efficiently in the hospital or clinical setting. What you would want to do is get your degree and get Certified as a Clinical Laboratory Technician (ASCP or something like that.) I would talk to my college counselor who should be able to give you more information on this career. You will love it!
2006-11-21 14:03:18 · answer #1 · answered by Scarabia 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi. Working in the hospital lab, you would probably be called a medical laboratory technologist or sometimes a lab tech for short. There are a number of areas that you can specialize in the hospital lab. You could work in blood banking, that is typing and cross-matching blood for transfusions, you could work in hematology, using a microscope and cell counting equipment to make determinations about the condition of various blood cells.There are other areas in the lab too, such as microbiology and general chemistry. For more information about careers in the field, go to the American Medical Technologists website at http://www.amt1.com/ .
PS Phlebotomists are those whose job is to draw blood for testing by the lab techs.
2006-11-19 18:14:29 · answer #2 · answered by vulcanmeister 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Hematologist
2006-11-20 13:29:15 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Phlebotomist.
2006-11-19 18:05:33 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
They're called "phlebotamists".
2006-11-19 18:09:42 · answer #5 · answered by ttujes711 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
maybe phlebotomy?? I am not sure!
2006-11-19 18:06:02 · answer #6 · answered by elmsity 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋