Ohio (OH) Geriatric Medicine Doctors and Physicians
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Geriatric Medicine Information
Description
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.
Diseases / Illnesses Treated
Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses,
but some of the most common are osteoporosis and Osteoarthritis .
Tests Performed
To diagnose patients with possible illnesses and diseases, specialists will often perform one of many tests including Bone density test.
Location Density Information
Doctor density varies by specialty and location. Ohio has
334 practicing
geriatric medicine doctors. Broken out by city, geriatric medicine doctor density
in Sagamore Hills is 1,
in Saint Clairsville is 1,
in Saint Marys is 1,
in Seaman is 1,
in Shaker Heights is 1,
in Sidney is 2,
in Silver Lake is 1,
in South Charleston is 1,
in South Euclid is 1,
in South Zanesville is 1,
in Spencerville is 1,
in Springboro is 1,
in Springfield is 2,
in Stow is 1,
and in Sylvania is 1.
Ohio Information
Ohio’s northern border is Lake Erie, one of the Great Lakes. Columbus is the capital city, and the population of Ohio is 11,464,042. Ohio is the birthplace of seven presidents, all born here before 1900. In 1803, President Jefferson approved Ohio’s boundaries and constitution, but congress did not formally admit Ohio as a state. Ohio was not officially accepted into the United States until retroactively in 1953 by President Eisenhower.
Visitors drive through covered bridges, see earthen effigy mounds and other historical monuments, or go hiking, fishing, boating or golfing in Ohio’s state parks. The Goodyear Blimp in docks in Akron, the world’s largest crystal ball is in Westerville, and the SunWatch Indian Village Archaeological Park is a popular site in Dayton.
According to 2005 Census estimates, Ohio has a population of 11,464,042.
Of this population, 2,685,258 are under the age of 18
and 1,522,387 are at or above the age of 65.
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