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Diagnostic Services
Career
Electroencephalographic
Technologist (EEG)
Phlebotomist
Medical Laboratory
Technologist
Radiologic
Technologist/Radiographer
Cytotechnologists
Ophthalmology
Technicians
Cardiovascular
Technologist
Electrocardiograph
Technician (EKG Tech)
Computer tomography (CT)
Technologist
Cytogenetic Technologist
Diagnostic Medical
Sonographer
Histotechnician
Exercise Physiologist
Geneticist
Histotechnologist
Clinical laboratory
technicians
Magnetic Resonance (MR)
Technologist
Pathologist
Mammographer
Medical Technologist
Nutritionist
Pathology Assistant
Phlebotomist
Nuclear Medicine
Technologist
Positron Emission
Tomography (PET)
Technologist
Radiologist
Cardiovascular Technologist is a person who assist cardiologist with invasive test of the heart.
Clinical laboratory technicians are responsible for a number of tasks, including examining
body fluids and cells and matching blood for transfusions.
Computer tomography (CT) Technologist - takes images to gather anatomic information
from a cross-sectional plane of the body utilizing ionizing radiation and a computer.
Cytogenetic Technologist - analyzes chromosomes of specimens to aid diagnoses and
treatments for genetic diseases such as congenital birth defects, fertility problems, and
hematological disorders
Cytotechnologists - study cells and cellular anomalies using a microscope, they examine slides
of and to detect cancer and other abnormalities
Diagnostic Medical Sonographer use special imaging equipment that directs sound waves into
a patient’s body while performing an ultrasound, sonogram, or echocardiogram to assess and
diagnose medical conditions.
Echocardiogram Technician – uses ultrasound equipment to perform specialized
echocardiogram test
Electrocardiograph Technician (EKG Tech) is a person who operates machine that records
heart impulses (EKG and stress test).
Electroencephalographic Technologist (EEG) is a person who operate machine to record
electric activity in the brain.
Exercise Physiologist studies acute responses and chronic adaptations to a wide-range of
physical exercise conditions
Geneticist is a biologist who studies genetics, the science of genes, heredity, and variation of
organisms.
Histotechnician prepare sections of body tissue for examination by a pathologist clinical
laboratory.
Histotechnologist or Histologists ( HTLs) are experienced laboratory personnel that prepare
human or animal tissue samples for microscopic examination.
Magnetic Resonance (MR) Technologist - operates the equipment and prepare patients for
Magnetic resonance imaging which is a noninvasive nuclear procedure that gives information
about the chemical makeup of tissues.
Mammographer - a physician or radiological technologist who prepares and interprets
mammograms
Medical Technologist -collect samples and perform tests to analyze body fluids, tissue, and
other substances
Medical Laboratory Technologist is a person who studies tissues, fluids, and cells of the body
to help determine the presence and/or cause of disease.
Nuclear Medicine Technologist They prepare radioactive drugs and administer them to
patients and then use a scanner to create images of various areas of a patient’s body.
Nutritionist advises on matters of food and nutrition as it impacts another person’s health
Ophthalmology Technicians assist ophthalmologists in identifying, diagnosing and treating
illnesses, diseases and conditions of the eye.
Pathology Assistant working under the direction and supervision of a pathologist, the assistant
pathology studies the changes in organs, tissues, and cells that are caused by disease in plants
and animals.
Pathologist - studies the changes in organs, tissues, and cells that are caused by disease in plants
and animals.
Phlebotomist is a technician that collects blood and prepares it for testing.
Positron Emission Tomography (PET) Technologist - the technologist that gives a small, safe
quantity of a radioactive form of glucose by IV injection.
Radiologic Technologist is a person who takes pictures of internal parts of the body to help
diagnose injury or disease. They perform diagnostic imaging examinations, such as x rays, on
patients.
Radiologist a certified physician that uses radiation for the diagnosis and treatment of diseases.
Immunology or Immunodiagnostics refers to a type of chemistry testing or analysis that uses
the science of antibodies to detect a specific chemical of interest.
Cytogenetics is a branch of genetics that is concerned with the study of the structure and
function of chromosomes.
Immunohematology or Blood banking includes the processes of collecting blood from donors,
testing the donor blood, processing the blood into the various blood components, and making
sure the blood is safe to use
Molecular biology deals with the molecular basis of biological activity; attempting to
understand the interactions between the various systems of a cell, DNA, RNA, and proteins
within the cell.
Hematology is the study of blood, and diseases of the blood
Coagulation is the study of blood clotting
Urinalysis is the study of urine and its constituents
Immunology & Serology is the study of antibodies and antigens
Immunohematology is the study of transfusion and transplantation laboratory medicine;
including blood group typing and cross matching of blood and tissue typing