Title: Use basic weighing and measuring techniques.
Course: Medical Laboratory Technology I (14102-I) > Section: Performing Basic Laboratory Skills

Use of basic techniques should include

- selecting appropriate equipment (e.g., scales, balances, graduated cylinders, pipettes) to accurately determine weight and measurement of materials
- explaining molarity
- explaining the concept of solution concentration and its relationship to measurement
- consulting tables or using formulas to convert between metric and English measuring systems.

Process/Skill Questions:

- How should one measure a small amount of a powdered material in a medical laboratory setting?
- Why is it important to measure accurately when mixing solutions?
- Why should a medical laboratory professional record his or her measurements and label mixtures?
- What could happen if some of a medical laboratory professional's measurements were in the English system and some of them were metric? Why is it important for measurements to be consistent?