Low to No Risk

18

Moderate Risk

1

High Risk

0

Extreme Risk

0

• 0.2Testify in depositions or trials as an expert witness.
• 0.4Review cases by analyzing autopsies, laboratory findings, or case investigation reports.
• 1.7Manage medical laboratories.
• 1.5Read current literature, talk with colleagues, or participate in professional organizations or conferences to keep abreast of developments in pathology.
• 0.5Develop or adopt new tests or instruments to improve diagnosis of diseases.
• 1Educate physicians, students, and other personnel in medical laboratory professions, such as medical technology, cytotechnology, or histotechnology.
• 1.7Conduct research and present scientific findings.
• 0.8Perform autopsies to determine causes of deaths.
• 0.8Plan and supervise the work of the pathology staff, residents, or visiting pathologists.
• 1.3Obtain specimens by performing procedures, such as biopsies or fine needle aspirations (FNAs) of superficial nodules.
• 0.7Identify the etiology, pathogenesis, morphological change, and clinical significance of diseases.
• 2.2Diagnose infections, such as Hepatitis B and Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), by conducting tests to detect the antibodies that patients' immune systems make to fight such infections.
• 2Conduct genetic analyses of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) or chromosomes to diagnose small biopsies and cell samples.
• 2.4Write pathology reports summarizing analyses, results, and conclusions.
• 1.7Analyze and interpret results from tests, such as microbial or parasite tests, urine analyses, hormonal assays, fine needle aspirations (FNAs), and polymerase chain reactions (PCRs).
• 1Communicate pathologic findings to surgeons or other physicians.
• 0.5Consult with physicians about ordering and interpreting tests or providing treatments.
• 1Diagnose diseases or study medical conditions, using techniques such as gross pathology, histology, cytology, cytopathology, clinical chemistry, immunology, flow cytometry, or molecular biology.

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