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Reno, Nevada is home to 18 practicing geriatric medicine doctors who have offices in 1 county and 7 zip codes, including zip codes 89502, 89511, 89519, 89557, 89523, 89512, and 89503.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Reno has a population of 203,550, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 geriatric medicine doctor for every 11,308 residents.
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According to 2005 Census estimates, Nevada has a population of 2,414,807. Of this population, 591,618 are under the age of 18 and 270,434 are at or above the age of 65.
Geriatric medicine deals with aging problems and illnesses in older people. A geriatrician or geriatric physician has specific knowledge of the aging process and expert skills in the diagnosis, therapy, and prevention of diseases in the elderly. This specialist can treat geriatric patients in the patient’s home, an office, nursing home, or a hospital setting.
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis .
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Bone density test.
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