Rose A. Picchi

Geriatric Family Medicine Practitioner

Ms. Rose A. Picchi is a Geriatric Family Medicine Practitioner in Great Falls, MT with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders, disabilities, and diseases that affect older adults. As a Geriatric Family Medicine Practitioner, Rose A. Picchi performs treatments in homes, nursing homes, offices, clinics, and hospitals, and holds a Certificate of Added Qualifications in Geriatric Medicine. Geriatric Family Medicine is a branch of family medicine that diagnoses, treats, and prevents dysfunction and sickness in the elderly. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Geriatric Family Medicine Doctors include diabetes, glaucoma, incontinence, arthritis, osteoporosis, cardiovascular disease, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, stroke, and fall injuries. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Geriatric Family Medicine Doctors include imaging tests, physical exams, blood tests, assistive device prescriptions, nutritional and exercise protocols, mental health protocols, immunization protocols, medication prescriptions, and laparoscopic surgery.

A family medicine physician with special knowledge of the aging process and special skills in the diagnostic, therapeutic, preventive and rehabilitative aspects of illness in the elderly. This specialist cares for geriatric patients in the patient's home, the office, long-term care settings such as nursing homes, and the hospital.

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