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Family Practice Information
Description
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.
Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including mole removal and wart removal.
Tests Performed
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, Computed Axial Tomography (CT or CAT Scan), x-ray, biopsy, ultrasound, Electrocardiogram (ECG or EKG), Blood Test, Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI), Upper GI (Barium Swallow), stool test, electrolyte test, Lower GI (Barium Enema), microbiological culture, and pH probe test.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Tennessee has
2,321 practicing
family doctors. Broken out by city, family practice doctor density
in Adamsville is 1,
in Alcoa is 25,
in Athens is 14,
in Bartlett is 28,
in Blaine is 2,
in Bluff City is 5,
in Brentwood is 20,
in Bristol is 43,
in Camden is 8,
in Carthage is 12,
in Centerville is 2,
in Chattanooga is 124,
in Clarksville is 41,
in Cleveland is 33,
in Clifton is 1,
in Clinton is 16,
in Collierville is 23,
in Columbia is 26,
in Cookeville is 30,
in Covington is 23,
in Crossville is 17,
in Dayton is 12,
in Dickson is 18,
in Dyersburg is 9,
in Elizabethton is 15,
in Erwin is 9,
in Etowah is 11,
in Fayetteville is 16,
in Franklin is 39,
in Gallatin is 18,
in Gatlinburg is 2,
in Goodlettsville is 15,
in Gordonsville is 3,
in Greeneville is 45,
in Harriman is 14,
in Hendersonville is 30,
in Hohenwald is 5,
in Jackson is 75,
in Jasper is 4,
in Jefferson City is 16,
in Jellico is 14,
in Johnson City is 73,
in Jonesborough is 6,
in Kingsport is 105,
in Kingston is 6,
in Knoxville is 210,
in La Follette is 16,
in Lawrenceburg is 11,
in Lebanon is 15,
in Lenoir City is 13,
in Lewisburg is 10,
in Linden is 2,
in Loretto is 2,
in Loudon is 2,
in Louisville is 3,
in Madisonville is 7,
in Maryville is 20,
in Mcminnville is 3,
in Memphis is 188,
in Milan is 8,
in Millington is 13,
in Monteagle is 1,
in Mount Juliet is 8,
in Munford is 2,
in Murfreesboro is 45,
in New Tazewell is 3,
in Newport is 11,
in Nolensville is 1,
in Oak Ridge is 22,
in Oliver Springs is 6,
in Oneida is 5,
in Paris is 13,
in Pigeon Forge is 6,
in Pikeville is 6,
in Portland is 7,
in Pulaski is 8,
in Ripley is 9,
in Rogersville is 15,
in Savannah is 7,
in Selmer is 7,
in Sevierville is 24,
in Shelbyville is 17,
in Signal Mountain is 2,
in Smithville is 9,
in Smyrna is 18,
in Somerville is 8,
in South Pittsburg is 3,
in Spring Hill is 13,
in Springfield is 10,
in Sweetwater is 6,
in Tazewell is 3,
in Tellico Plains is 5,
in Trezevant is 1,
in Union City is 15,
in Vonore is 4,
in Wartburg is 7,
in Westmoreland is 5,
in White Pine is 2,
in Winchester is 12,
and in Woodbury is 6.
Tennessee Information
Tennessee achieved statehood in 1796, and its capital city is Nashville. Popular sites to visit include Graceland, the National Civil Rights Museum in Memphis, the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, or a trip on the Lookout Mountain Incline Railway, the steepest passenger train ride in the world. Nashville is home to the famous Grand Ole Opry – but it is only one of hundreds of Nashville entertainment opportunities. Famous Tennesseans: Singers Elvis Presley, Tina Turner and Dolly Parton, Actor Morgan Freeman, and frontiersman Davy Crockett.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Tennessee has a population of 5,962,959.
Of this population, 1,364,924 are under the age of 18
and 745,789 are at or above the age of 65.
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