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sually under the supervision of medical |
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technologists, medical laboratory technicians |
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(MLTs) collect, type and group blood.
They stain |
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slides and perform routine tests on the body's
blood |
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tissues, and fluids. MLTs keep records
and clean and |
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sterilize equipment. They use
microscopes, |
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computers, and other laboratory equipment to
gather |
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data used to determine the absence, presence,
extent |
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and cause of diseases. As
they gain experience, |
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MLTs are given more responsibility and perform
more |
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complex tests. Medical laboratory
technicians are |
