Blood banking Information and Courses from MediaLab, Inc.
These are the MediaLab courses that cover Blood banking and links to relevant pages within the course.
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| Types of licenses Clinical laboratory personnel licenses are divided into four types: director, supervisor, technologist, and technician. Each type has different roles, responsibilities, qualifications, and continuing education requirements. When you apply for a license, you must apply for one of these four types.
All licensed clinical laboratory personnel are permitted to collect, process, store, and ship specimens and perform manual testing procedures. Directors, supervisors, and technologists are permitted to interpret and report test results.
In addition, each license is valid for one or more specialties. Clinical laboratory personnel are only permitted to conduct testing that falls under their specialty. Specialties include microbiology, chemistry, blood banking, immunology / serology, and more. A full list will be presented later in this program. | View Page |
| Description of Specialties (2) Specialists in immunohematology perform all testing prior to blood transfusions and work to prevent transfusion infections. They also investigate any post-transfusion reactions. This specialty includes all lab procedures performed in the specialty of histocompatibility.
Specialists in clinical chemistry analyze body fluids such as blood, urine, and spinal fluid to determine the chemical makeup, including the amount of carbohydrates, proteins, enzymes, and trace elements. The special covers urine microscopics and chemical evaluation of the liver, kidneys, lungs, heart, and other vital organ systems. This specialty also covers all testing performed in the specialties of radioassay and blood gas analysis.
Specialists in blood banking can perform all immunohematology testing as well as testing from the specialties of clinical chemistry, hematology and serology/immunology that relates to donor blood. Specialists in immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology / immunology may perform all tests in the blood banking specialty. | View Page |
| Specialists in immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology / immunology may perform testing associated radioassay, blood banking, and histology. | View Page |
| Specialists in radioassay, blood banking, and histocompatability may perform all tests associated with immunohematology, clinical chemistry, hematology, and serology / immunology. | View Page |
| Specialists in clinical chemistry may perform blood banking testing. | View Page |
| Which of the following continuing education courses are required for ALL new clinical laboratory supervisors, technologists, and technicians? | View Page |