A
Medical Laboratory technologist (MLT) (also referred to as a Medical or
Clinical Laboratory Scientist) is a healthcare professional who performs chemical,
hematological, immunologic, microscopic, and bacteriological diagnostic
analyses on body fluids such as blood, urine, sputum, stool, cerebrospinal
fluid (CSF), peritoneal fluid, pericardial fluid, and synovial fluid, as well
as other specimens. Medical Laboratory Technologists work in clinical
laboratories at hospitals, doctor's offices, reference labs, and biotechnology
labs.
