How Medical Lab Assistants Conduct Sample Analyses
When you complete your medical laboratory assistant training and start searching for work, don’t expect to end up in your typical desk job. Of course, having the administrative prowess of…
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Learning about Holter Monitors and Holter Monitoring
A holter monitor is a small, wearable device that records the electrical activity of the heart. Usually worn 24-48 hours, it is used to monitor and capture random or infrequent…
Groupwork and Collaborating in the Online Classroom
Now that we have all spent time in labs we are comfortable enough to text each other to ask questions about assignments. This happens on an almost daily basis. We…
Exciting Career Options for Cardiology Technologists
Students pursuing cardiology technologist careers will find themselves immersed in a career path with several options to choose from. Graduates may find themselves working side-by-side with doctors, professionals with medical…
Practicum 4 – Two weeks left
This week marks the one year anniversary of my Cardiology Technologist student blog. I’ve enjoyed sharing my college experiences with you over the past twelve months but unfortunately my blogging…
MLA Training as a Cardio Tech
Learning MLA procedures has been one of my favorite experiences. Prior to this course I was always fascinated by phlebotomists. I wanted to how they knew where the veins were…
The World of Adobe Connect
So I’ve been asked to write about my experience with Adobe Connect, which is how we have our classes on a weekly basis. Adobe Connect is a website that allows…
Balancing School and Life
Balancing my life and school has not been easy; it has been a challenge. Managing my time between daily activities, fitting in classes, studying, and assignments has been a juggling…
Choosing the Best Glasses Frames for Eyecare Patients
If you take courses to become a dispensing optician, you will learn all about what your duties and responsibilities will be once you break into the field. Apart from dispensing,…
Practicum 3 – Becoming a Part of the Team
It’s been a whole month since I’ve written my last blog entry and I’ve now passed the half way mark of my practicum. As I’m writing this, there are only…
The Many Roles of a Dispensing Optician
If you are planning to pursue a career as a Dispensing Optician, it might interest you to know that professional opticians actually have a much wider range of duties and…
Stress Testing (or ETT) Explained
Stress testing or exercise tolerance testing (ETT), as it is sometimes referred, is one of the main tasks performed by a Cardio Tech on a daily basis. The stress test…
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