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It is estimated that 70–80 percent of medical decisions made by physicians are a direct result of laboratory test data.

large proportion of diagnostic and medical decisions are based on laboratory test results. Laboratory testing requires knowledge and education in numerous scientific fields. A medical laboratory scientist has a four-year bachelor’s degree in clinical laboratory science. To receive this bachelor’s degree, you must take many classes in biology, chemistry, physiology, anatomy, and higher-level clini- cal sciences. On a normal day, a medical lab scientist will use sciences such as clinical chemistry, hematology, immunology, immunohematology, microbiology, and molecular biology.

What Do Medical Laboratory Scientists Do?

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