Clinical Laboratory Sciences

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Clinical Laboratory Sciences

• By
• Ker Vang
• Flora Zeng

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What is CLS?

• Clinical Laboratory Sciences
• The study and practice of diagnostic medicine

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Professional Job Titles

• Clinical Laboratory Scientists (CLS)
• Medical technologists
• Clinical Laboratory Technicians (CLT)
• Medical laboratory technicians (MLT)

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Five Major Areas of Work

• Blood banking
• Storage for donated blood
• Hematology
• The study of blood
• Immunology
• The study of the immune system
• Chemistry
• Microbiology
• The study of microorganisms

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Responsibilities

• Perform tests
• Analyze
• Blood
• Tissue
• Urine
• Provide critical data for
• Diagnosis
• Treatment planning
• Preventative health care

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Characteristic Traits
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Preparations

• High School Curriculum
• Biology
• Chemistry
• Mathematics
• Computer Sciences
• Clinical Education
• CLS program approved by CAAHEP
• Certification Exam
• Given by the Board of Registry of ASCP
• Those who pass are identified with a blue and
  white emblem on their lab coats

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Career Opportunities

• Very favorable
• Increased shortage of professionals
• Projected 17 growth rate
• National average beginning salary
• 27,000 to 43,000

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Job Settings

• Hospitals
• Pharmaceutical laboratories
• Private laboratories
• Clinics
• Nursing homes
• Public health facilities
• Businesses
• Industries

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Current Events

• SARS
• Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
• Reported in Asia, North America, and Europe
• Further research
• Treatments and vaccines are needed
• West Nile Virus
• Transferred by infected mosquitoes bites

• Monkey Pox Epidemic
• Bites by infected prairie dogs
• Symptoms
• Fever
• Headache
• Muscle aches
• Backache
• Swelling of the lymph nodes
• No cure or treatment yet

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Thank You

• Ms. Marion L. McDowell
• Assistant Dean
• Ms. Nikiya Harris
• HCOP Pre-college Coordinator
• Mr. Duane Mueller
• HCOP Counselor