PMLS History of Medical Technology in Global Context Practice Test

Clinical Laboratory Science is the field that covers the testing of patient specimens in a clinical setting and the professionals who perform and interpret those tests. This term is closely aligned with Medical Technology, and in many education and certification programs it is used as the standard name for the discipline and its practice. The emphasis here is on applying laboratory testing to patient care, which is why Clinical Laboratory Science best mirrors what Medical Technology represents.

Laboratory Medicine can be broader, sometimes including administrative and integrative aspects of the lab, while Pathology is a different specialty focused on disease processes in tissues and cells. So the term that most directly synonymous with Medical Technology is Clinical Laboratory Science.