LABORATORY SERVICE USE IN A UNIVERSITY HEALTH CLINIC

We examined the use of laboratory services in a university health clin ic. Data collected from the International Classification of Diseases N inth Revision Clinical Modification Code and the Current Procedural Te rminology Code were tabulated and analyzed from a 2-year period. Labor atory tests most frequently performed for this population were urinaly ses, blood counts, wet preps, urine and gonorrhea cultures, and a vari ety of serologic tests used to screen for chlamydia, beta streptococcu s, Epstein-Barr mononucleosis, and pregnancy. The findings attest to t he uniqueness of the college population when compared with the general physician office laboratory and the importance of health services and educational planning for this population.