Family practice is the branch of medicine concerning the total health care of the person and the family. A family practice physician can have a varied and extensive medical background, including internal medicine, obstetrics and gynecology, pediatrics, psychiatry, and geriatrics. A family physician has the skills and knowledge to provide care and health maintenance education for all ages. This physician is trained to diagnose and treat each member of the family, no matter what the problem.

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are emphysema, broncho-esophagology, pneumonia, osteoarthritis , bronchitis, cystic fibrosis, asthma, pectus excavatum, osteoporosis, infection, diabetes, cancer, acne, alzheimer's disease, hypertension, autism, yeast infection, strep throat, anemia, and aneurysm.

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including wart removal and mole removal.

To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including bone density test, faa-flight physicial, physicial / check up, physicial, biopsy, computed axial tomography (ct or cat scan), magnetic resonance imaging (mri), electrocardiogram (ecg or ekg), ultrasound, x-ray, blood test, upper gi (barium swallow), stool test, lower gi (barium enema), electrolyte test, microbiological culture, and ph probe test.

Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Hawaii has 483 practicing family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density in Aiea is 15, in Eleele is 4, in Ewa Beach is 8, in Haleiwa is 7, in Hana is 4, in Hanalei is 1, in Hanapepe is 1, in Hawi is 1, in Hickam Afb is 1, in Hilo is 41, in Holualoa is 1, in Honokaa is 5, in Honolulu is 151, in Kahuku is 8, in Kahului is 9, in Kailua is 23, in Kailua Kona is 17, in Kalaheo is 2, in Kamuela is 9, in Kaneohe is 13, in Kapaa is 10, in Kapaau is 3, in Kapolei is 14, in Kaunakakai is 9, in Keaau is 11, in Kealakekua is 5, in Kihei is 10, in Kilauea is 6, in Koloa is 2, in Kula is 4, in Lahaina is 22, in Laie is 1, in Lanai City is 6, in Lihue is 22, in Makawao is 9, in Mililani is 38, in Naalehu is 9, in Nanakuli is 1, in Pahala is 2, in Pahoa is 11, in Pearl City is 1, in Pearl Harbor is 11, in Tamc is 12, in Tripler Amc is 6, in Wahiawa is 11, in Waialua is 1, in Waianae is 36, in Waikoloa is 1, in Wailuku is 25, in Waimanalo is 2, in Waimea is 10, and in Waipahu is 16.

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According to 2005 Census estimates, Hawaii has a population of 1,275,194. Of this population, 198,087 are under the age of 18 and 162,565 are at or above the age of 65.