Paul Fortaleza, DO

Geriatric Family Medicine Doctor

Dr. Paul Fortaleza is a Geriatric Family Medicine Doctor in Las Vegas, NV with special training and skill in diagnosing, treating, and preventing disorders, disabilities, and diseases that affect older adults. As a Geriatric Family Medicine Doctor, Paul Fortaleza, DO 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.

Geriatric Family Medicine Doctors in Inner Northwest, Las Vegas, NV

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Emergency Medicine Doctor

Dr. Paul Fortaleza is an Emergency Medicine Doctor in Las Vegas, NV with special training and skill in addressing urgent illnesses and injuries in patients of all ages. As an Emergency Medicine Doctor, Paul Fortaleza, DO performs in trauma centers, intensive care units, and emergency rooms. Emergency Medicine is the diagnosis and treatment of medical conditions that require immediate attention. Significant diseases and conditions treated by Emergency Medicine Doctors include severe injuries, trauma, sepsis, burns, acute coronary syndrome, poisoning, heart attack, and stroke. Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Emergency Medicine Doctors include CPR, ECG, projection radiography, CT scan, x-ray, blood testing, suturing, inserting chest tubs, setting bones, and admitting patients into hospitals.

An emergency physician focuses on the immediate decision making and action necessary to prevent death or any further disability both in the pre-hospital setting by directing emergency medical technicians and in the emergency department. The emergency physician provides immediate recognition, evaluation, care, stabilization and disposition of a generally diversified population of adult and pediatric patients in response to acute illness and injury.

Emergency Medicine Doctors in Inner Northwest, Las Vegas, NV

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Primary Care Doctor

Primary Care Doctors in Inner Northwest, Las Vegas, NV

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