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Jobs in Diagnostic Services

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Basic Job Duties

• Perform test or evaluations

• Aid in detection, diagnosis, and treatment of diseases, injury, or other physical conditions

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Places of Employment

• Hospitals• Laboratories• Doctor’s offices• Clinics• Pharmaceutical Agencies• Research / Government Agencies

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ECG/EKG Technician

• Operate ECG machine• Prepare report for physician• May preform Stress Test• Apply holter monitors• Assist with thallium scans

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• What is an EKG? - ADC - YouTube

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• What is a Stress Test? - YouTube

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Cardiovascular Technologist

• Assist with cardiac catherization• Monitor patients during open heart surgery• Specialists called echocardiographers use

ultrasound to diagnose heart conditions

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• Cardiac Cath with Angioplasty - YouTube

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EEG Technologist

• Operate machine• Prepare reports for physicians, usually

neurologists. To diagnosis seizures, brain tumors, and sleep disorders

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• placing an eeg test - YouTube

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Electroneurodiagnostic (END) technologist

• Preform EEG’s • Preform nerve conduction test• Operate other nerve muscle monitoring

devices• Polysomnographic Technologist evaluate sleep

disorders

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• What is a Nerve Conduction Study & EMG? - YouTube

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Medical Lab Technologist (MT’s)

• Work under supervision of doctor• Determine presence and/ or cause of disease

by studying tissues, fluids, and cells of the human body

• Specialties:– Biochemistry, Blood Bank, Cytotechnology,

Hematology, Histology, and Microbiology

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqNAxCyTh-c

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Medical Lab Technicians (MLT’s)

• Work under supervision of technologist

• Perform routine test that DO NOT require advance knowledge

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Medical Lab Assistants

• Work under supervision of technologist• Prepare specimens for testing• Perform BASIC tests• Clean and maintain equipment• ** Usually found in doctors offices**

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Phlebotomists

Collect blood and prepare it for testing

10 -20 hour course for certification

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8CsBFLL6MQo

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Radiologic Technologist

• Work under supervision of doctor

• Work with x-rays, radiation, nuclear medicine, ultrasound, MRI, CT scans, mammographers, and PET Scans.

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6VtNkaZ9L4s

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Epidemiologist

• Identify and track diseases as they occur in a group of people

• Develop methods to prevent or control the spread of diseases

• Usually work with government agencies / CDC

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• http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwOsxJvHfuw

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Biological or Medical Scientist

• Study living organisms such as viruses, bacteria, and other infectious organisms

• Assist in development of vaccines