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Table of Specifications for the Medical Technology Board Exam

Revised Matrix/ Table of Specifications (TOS) for the Licensure Examination


(Finalized with PASMETH and PAMET)
(released by the PRC Board of Medical Technology)

Table of Specifications - Clinical Chemistry (20%)


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Clinical Chemistry
Specimen Collection
Instrumentation
Reagent Preparation and Laboratory mathematics
Quality Assurance
Metabolic Blood Tests ( Principles, Procedures,
Diseases/Disorders, Reference Values)
5.1. Water balance and electrolytes
5.2. NPN and other metabolic intermediaries and inorganic
ions
5.3. carbohydrates
5.4. lipids and dysproteinemia
5.5. specific proteins
5.6. liver function tests
5.7. Clinical enzymology
Endocrinology and Toxicology (Principles, Procedures ,
Disease and Reference
6.1. Endocrinology
6.1.1. Thyroid Hormones
6.1.2. Sex Hormones
6.1.3. Other hormones (Pituitary and Adrenal)
6.2. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM)
6.2.1. Substance of Abuse
6.2.2. Other poisons / toxic agnets ( Alcohol, carbond
monoxide, mercury and lead and arsenic
6.2.3. TDM anticonvulsants and other drugs
Blood gas analysis and other tests (principles, Procedures,
diseases/disorders, reference values)
Laboratory Safety
TOTAL

5%
5%
5%
10%
50%
8%
6%
6%
8%
6%
6%
8%
16%

4%
3%
3%
2%
2%
2%
4%
5%
100%

Table of Specifications - Microbiology and Parasitology (20%)


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MICROBIOLOGY (70%)
BACTERIOLOGY
1.1 Collection, Transport , Processing and staining of

WEIGHT (%)
49%
5%

specimens
1.2 Culture Media
1.3. Bacteria (Aerobes)
1.3.1 Morphology and staining characteristics
1.3.2. cultural characteristics
1.3.3. Work up for identification, biochemical, differential
and confirmatory tests
1.3.4. Serologic/molecular tests
1.3.5. Susceptibility Tests
1.3.6. Bacteriologic examination of water, food, milk and
utensils
1.4.Anaerobes
1.5 Mycobacteria
1.6. Other bacteria with unusual growth requirements
(Spirochetes, Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Rickettsia)
MYCOLOGY
2.1 Collection, transport and examination of clinical specimens
2.2. Culture
VIROLOGY
3.1. General characteristics, transmission of diseases
3.2. Collection, transport and examination of clinical specimens
EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION
4.1. Manual
4.2. Automated
QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFETY
5.1. Collection of Specimen
5.2. Quality Control
5.3. Safety- Patient/Staff
5.4. Safety Workplace / Environment
SUBTOTAL
PARASITOLOGY (30%)
Parasites Life Cycle, Morphological characteristics,
epidemiology, prevention and control
6.1. Nematodes
6.2. Trematodes
6.3. Cestodes
6.4. Protozoa
6.5. Ectoparasites
Parasitologic Techniques
7.1. Routine
7.2. Concentration
7.3. Others
Quality Assurance

5%
5%
5%
14%
3%
4%
2%
2%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
4%
2%
2%
5%
3%
2%
8%
2%
2%
2%
2%
70%
21%
5%
5%
5%
5%
1%
5%
2%
2%
1%
4%

8.1. Collection and Preservation of Specimen


8.2. Quality Control
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL

2%
2%
30%
100%

Table of Specifications - Clinical Microscopy


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CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
Urine
1.1 Anatomy and physiology of the kidney, Formation of Urine
1.2. Macroscopic examination
1.3. Chemical Analyses
1.1. Microscopic examination
1.2. Pregnancy Testing
1.3. Renal Calculi
Feces
Other Body Fluids
3.1. CSF
3.2. Seminal Fluid
3.3. Amniotic Fluid
3.4. Gastric Fluid and Duodenal Content
3.5. Sputum and Bronchial Washings
3.6. Synovial Fluid
3.7. Peritoneal, Pleural and Pericardial Fluids
Collection, preservation and Handling of specimens
Microscopic, automation and other instruments
Quality assurance and laboratory safety
Total

53%
5%
10%
18%
15%
2%
3%
3%
21%
5%
5%
3%
2%
2%
2%
2%
10%
5%
5%
100%

Table of Specifications - Histopathology and MT Laws

HISTOPATHOLOGY, MT LAWS, RELATED LAWS AND CODE


Histopathology (65%)
Histology and Pathology
1.1. Terminologies
1.2. Etiology of disease
1.3. Signs, symptoms and course of disease
1.4. Cellular and tissue changes
Histopathologic techniques and procedures
2.1. Preservation and handling of specimen
2.2. Tissue Processing and Procedures
2.2.1. Routine - Manual
2.2.2. Routine - Automation

10%
4%
2%
2%
2%
35%
10%
7%
5%

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2.2.3. Special
2.3. Staining
2.3.1. Routine
2.3.2. Special (Immunohistochemistry)
Cytologic Techniques and Procedures
3.1. Preservation and handling of specimen
3.2. Processing
3.2.1. Manual
3.2.2. Automation
3.3. Staining
Autopsy
4.1. Terminologies
4.2. Handling Processing and Documentation
Quality Assurance
SUBTOTAL
MT Laws Related Laws and Code of Ethics
MT Laws
Laboratory Management
Related Laws
Code of Ethics Including Bioethics
SUBTOTAL
TOTAL

3%
5%
5%
8%
2%
2%
2%
2%
2%
1%
1%
10%
65%
10%
10%
10%
5%
35%
100%

Table of Specifications Hematology


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HEMATOLOGY
Blood Collection, anticoagulants and others
Hematology tests and procedures
2.1. Routine
2.2. Automation
2.3. Special
Hematopoeisis
3.1. Hematopoiesis in general
3.2. Erythropoiesis and RBC
3.3. Leukopopeisis and WBC
3.4. Thrombopoiesis and Platelets
Coagulation (Principle, procedures, disease
4.1. Hemostasis Theories, Concepts and Mechanism
4.2. Coagulation procedures/ tests
4.3. Coagulation factors diseases/disorders and reference
values
Quality Assurance
TOTAL

5%
30%
15%
10%
5%
40%
6%
12%
12%
10%
20%
2%
8%
10%
5%
100%

Table of Specificatons - Blood Banking and Serology


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Blood Banking (50%)


ABO and Rh Blood Group System
Other Major Blood Group System: KEll, Duffy, Kidd, Lewis,
MNSs, Lutheran, P, I
Minor Bloof Group Systems: Diego, Cartwright, Chido, XG,
Scianna, Gerbich, Milton, Knops, Bg, Indian, etc.
Basic Genetics
Blood Donor Selection and Processing
Blood Preservation and banking
Component preparation
Transfusion therapy
Transfusion reactions
Transfusion transmitted diseases
Techniques and procedures: typing, compatibility testing,
antibody detection and identification
Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) and Autoimmune
Hemolytic Anemia
Quality management (structure, set up / Equipment LIS)
SUBTOTAL
Immunology and Serology (50%)
Historical Background
Natural (Innate) immunity, including role of macrophages,
monocytes and ganulocytes
Acquired immunity, humoral responses, immunogens,
immunoglobulins, B cells
Acquired immunity, cellular responses, T cells, Cytokines and
chemokines
Complement System
MHC, HLA, Transplantation
Immunologic Tests for the detection of antigens and antibodies,
principles, procedures
20.1. Bacterial Infections and STD
20.2. Viral Infections
20.3 Fungal Infections
20.4. Parasitic Infections
20.5. Autoimmune disorders
Tumor immunology (Tumor Markers)
Hypersensitivity
Instrumentation and Quality Management
Subtotal
TOTAL

5%
3%
1%
2%
5%
5%
5%
2%
3%
3%
8%
4%
4%
50%
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3
1
5
50%
100%

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