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

(Finalized by Board of Medical Technology, PASMETH and PAMET)

(released by the PRC Board of Medical Technology)
(REVISED 2019)

Microbiology and Parasitology (20%)

MICROBIOLOGY (70%) WEIGHT (%)

1 BACTERIOLOGY 49%
1.1 Collection, Transport, Processing and staining of specimens 5%
1.2 Culture Media 5%
1.3. Bacteria (Aerobes)
1.3.1 Morphology and staining characteristics 5%
1.3.2. cultural characteristics 5%
1.3.3. Work up for identification, biochemical, differential and 14%
confirmatory tests
1.3.4. Serologic/molecular tests 3%
1.3.5. Susceptibility Tests 4%
1.3.6. Bacteriologic examination of water, food, milk and utensils 2%
1.4.Anaerobes 2%
1.5 Mycobateria 2%
1.6. Other bacteria with unusual growth requirements (Spirochetes, 2%
Chlamydia, Mycoplasma, Rickettsia)
2 MYCOLOGY 4%
2.1 Collection, transport and examination of clinical specimens 2%
2.2. Culture 2%
3 VIROLOGY 4%
3.1. General characteristics, transmission of diseases 2%
3.2. Collection, transport and examination of clinical specimens 2%
4 EQUIPMENT AND INSTRUMENTATION 5%
4.1. Manual 3%
4.2. Automated 2%
5 QUALITY ASSURANCE AND SAFETY 8%
5.1. Collection of Specimen 2%
5.2. Quality Control 2%
5.3. Safety- Patient/Staff 2%
5.4. Safety – Workplace / Environment 2%
SUBTOTAL 70%
PARASITOLOGY (30%)
6 Parasites – Life Cycle, Morphological characteristics, epidemiology, 21%
prevention and control
6.1. Nematodes 5%
6.2. Trematodes 5%
6.3. Cestodes 5%
6.4. Protozoa 5%
6.5. Ectoparasites 1%
7 Parasitologic Techniques 5%
7.1. Routine 2%
7.2. Concentration 2%
7.3. Others 1%
8 Quality Assurance 4%
8.1. Collection and Preservation of Specimen 2%
8.2. Quality Control 2%
SUBTOTAL 30%
TOTAL 100%
HEMATOLOGY (20%)
1 Blood Collection, anticoagulants and 5%
others
2 Hematology tests and procedures 30%
2.1. Routine 15%
2.2. Automation 10%
2.3. Special 5%
3 Hematopoeisis 40%
3.1. Hematopoiesis in general 6%
3.2. Erythropoiesis and RBC 12%
3.3. Leukopopeisis and WBC 12%
3.4. Thrombopoiesis and Platelets 10%
4 Coagulation (Principle, procedures, 20%
disease
4.1. Hemostasis Theories, Concepts and 2%
Mechanism
4.2. Coagulation procedures/ tests 8%
4.3. Coagulation factors diseases/disorders 10%
and reference values
5 Quality Assurance 5%
TOTAL 100%

Clinical Chemistry (20%)

1 Specimen Collection 5%
2 Instrumentation 5%
3 Reagent Preparation and Laboratory 5%
mathematics
4 Quality Assurance 10%
5 Metabolic Blood Tests (Principles, 50%
Procedures, Diseases/Disorders, Reference
Values)
5.1. Water balance and electrolytes 8%
5.2. NPN and other metabolic intermediaries 6%
and inorganic ions
5.3. carbohydrates 6%
5.4. lipids and dysproteinemia 8%
5.5. specific proteins 6%
5.6. liver function tests 6%
5.7. Clinical enzymology 8%
6 Endocrinology and Toxicology (Principles, 16%
Procedures , Disease and Reference
6.1. Endocrinology
6.1.1. Thyroid Hormones 4%
6.1.2. Sex Hormones 3%
6.1.3. Other hormones (Pituitary and 3%
Adrenal)
6.2. Toxicology and Therapeutic Drug
Monitoring (TDM)
6.2.1. Substance of Abuse 2%

6.2.2. Other poisons / toxic agnets ( 2%

Alcohol, carbond monoxide, mercury and
lead and arsenic
6.2.3. TDM anticonvulsants and other 2%
drugs
7 Blood gas analysis and other tests 4%
 (principles, Procedures, diseases/disorders,
reference values)
8 Laboratory Safety 5%
TOTAL 100%

CLINICAL MICROSCOPY (10%)

1 Urine 53%
1.1 Anatomy and physiology of the 5%
kidney, Formation of Urine
1.2. Macroscopic examination 10%
1.3. Chemical Analyses 18%
1.1. Microscopic examination 15%
1.2. Pregnancy Testing 2%
1.3. Renal Calculi 3%
2 Feces 3%
3 Other Body Fluids 21%
3.1. CSF 5%
3.2. Seminal Fluid 5%
3.3. Amniotic Fluid 3%
3.4. Gastric Fluid and Duodenal Content 2%
3.5. Sputum and Bronchial Washings 2%
3.6. Synovial Fluid 2%
3.7. Peritoneal, Pleural and Pericardial 2%
Fluids
4 Collection, preservation and Handling of 10%
specimens
Microscopic, automation and other 5%
instruments
Quality assurance and laboratory safety 5%
Total 100%

HISTOPATHOLOGY, MT LAWS, 10%)

RELATED LAWS AND CODE
Histopathology (65%)
1 Histology and Pathology 10%
1.1. Terminologies 4%
1.2. Etiology of disease 2%
1.3. Signs, symptoms and course of disease 2%
1.4. Cellular and tissue changes 2%
2 Histopathologic techniques and procedures 35%
2.1. Preservation and handling of specimen 10%
2.2. Tissue Processing and Procedures
2.2.1. Routine - Manual 7%
2.2.2. Routine - Automation 5%
2.2.3. Special 3%
2.3. Staining
2.3.1. Routine 5%
2.3.2. Special (Immunohistochemistry) 5%
3 Cytologic Techniques and Procedures 8%
3.1. Preservation and handling of specimen 2%
3.2. Processing
3.2.1. Manual 2%
3.2.2. Automation 2%
 3.3. Staining 2%
4 Autopsy 2%
4.1. Terminologies 1%
4.2. Handling Processing and 1%
Documentation
5 Quality Assurance 10%
SUBTOTAL 65%
MT Laws Related Laws and Code of
Ethics
6 MT Laws 10%
7 Laboratory Management 10%
8 Related Laws 10%
9 Code of Ethics Including Bioethics 5%
SUBTOTAL 35%
TOTAL 100%

BLOOD BANKING AND SEROLOGY (20%)

Blood
Banking
(50%)
1 ABO and Rh Blood Group System 5%
2 Other Major Blood Group System: KEll, Duffy, Kidd, Lewis, MNSs, 3%
Lutheran, P, I
3 Minor Bloof Group Systems: Diego, Cartwright, Chido, XG, Scianna, 1%
Gerbich, Milton, Knops, Bg, Indian, etc.
4 Basic Genetics 2%
5 Blood Donor Selection and Processing 5%
6 Blood Preservation and banking 5%
7 Component preparation 5%
8 Transfusion therapy 2%
9 Transfusion reactions 3%
10 Transfusion transmitted diseases 3%
11 Techniques and procedures: typing, compatibility testing, antibody detection 8%
and identification
12 Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn (HDN) and Autoimmune Hemolytic 4%
Anemia
13 Quality management (structure, set up / Equipment LIS) 4%
SUBTOTAL 50%
Immunology and Serology (50%)
14 Historical Background 2
15 Natural (Innate) immunity, including role of macrophages, monocytes and 5
ganulocytes
16 Acquired immunity, humoral responses, immunogens, immunoglobulins, B 8
cells
17 Acquired immunity, cellular responses, T cells, Cytokines and chemokines 5
18 Complement System 2
19 MHC, HLA, Transplantation 3
20 Immunologic Tests for the detection of antigens and antibodies, principles, 15
procedures
20.1. Bacterial Infections and STD 5
20.2. Viral Infections 5
20.3 Fungal Infections 1
20.4. Parasitic Infections 2
20.5. Autoimmune disorders 3
21 Tumor immunology (Tumor Markers) 3
22 Hypersensitivity 1
23 Instrumentation and Quality Management 5
Subtotal 50%
TOTAL 100%