Walnut Creek, California is home to 291 practicing internal medicine doctors who have offices in 2 counties and 4 zip codes, including zip codes 94598, 94596, 94595, and 94597.

According to 2005 Census estimates, Walnut Creek has a population of 64,196, which gives it a specialist to resident ratio of 1 internal medicine doctor for every 220 residents.

California’s population is 36,142,137, and it is America’s third largest and most populous state. It also claims the highest and lowest altitudes in the lower 48 states. The lowest point in the country, Death Valley, is also home to the nation’s highest recorded temperature, 134 degrees. Tourists flock to this state for its many outdoor activities and attractions, including Universal Studios, Disneyland, Rodeo Drive shopping, the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco, wine country tours, and California’s numerous beaches and parks. Los Angeles is the nation’s second largest city, but California’s capital is Sacramento. The giant sequoias in California’s forests are among the oldest living things in the world, and a redwood in the Redwood National Park is said to be the world’s tallest tree, at 365 feet. California achieved statehood in 1850, and was named the Golden State after the beginning of the Gold Rush in 1848.

According to 2005 Census estimates, California has a population of 36,132,147. Of this population, 9,308,563 are under the age of 18 and 3,827,038 are at or above the age of 65.

Description

Internal medicine is the branch of medicine that deals with treating the whole patient. An internal medicine physician, also called an internist, can treat many illnesses and conditions, and is skilled in treating a patient who has several illnesses or disorders at the same time. This internist, who can be a primary care physician, emphasizes disease prevention and wellness, but can treat problems of the eyes, ears, skin, nervous system and reproductive organs, along with mental health or substance abuse issues.

The internal medicine physician can also treat cancer or diseases of the heart, blood, kidneys, joints, and digestive, respiratory and vascular systems, while concentrating on the wellness of the patient as a whole.

Diseases / Illnesses Treated

Physicians in this specialty treat patients suffering from numerous diseases and illnesses, but some of the most common are emphysema, broncho-esophagology, bronchitis, pneumonia, osteoarthritis , hyper / hypoglycemia, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, asthma, pectus excavatum, osteoporosis, macular degeneration, cancer, infection, autism, congestive heart failure, herpes, hypertension, heart attack, and anemia.

Procedures Performed

Once properly diagnosed, practitioners can perform numerous procedures on patients including lithotripsy, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp, dialysis, angioplasty, mechanical ventilation, endoscopy, cardioversion, endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ercp), cardiac ablation, and intra-aortic balloon pump.

Tests Performed

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