Dr. Patricia J. Coon MD
Geriatrician | Geriatric Medicine
2825 8th Ave N Billings MT, 59101About
Dr. Patricia Coon practices Geriatric Medicine in Billings, MT. Geriatricians prevent, manage, and develop care plans that address the special health problems of the elderly. Dr. Coon works as part of a team with other healthcare providers, to address the natural aging that goes on within the body and to manage multiple medical problems and ensure social support.
Education and Training
Univ of Md Sch of Med, Baltimore Md 1980
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM
Provider Details
Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Role of body fat distribution in the decline in insulin sensitivity and glucose tolerance with age.
- Time course of plasma free fatty acid concentration in response to insulin: effect of obesity and physical fitness.
- Relationship of obesity and physical fitness to cardiopulmonary and metabolic function in healthy older men.
- Beyond health information technology: critical factors necessary for effective diabetes disease management.
- Short-term outcomes of elderly patients discharged from an emergency department.
- Improving Blood Pressure Control Using Smart Technology.
- Non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus in the elderly. Influence of obesity and physical inactivity.
- Age differences in phagocytosis by polymorphonuclear leukocytes measured by flow cytometry.
- Patterns of use of the emergency department by elderly patients.
- Effects of weight loss on norepinephrine and insulin levels in obese older men.
- Persistence of low HDL-C levels after weight reduction in older men with small
- Comparable effects of diet and exercise on body composition and lipoproteins in older men.
- Effects of an American Heart Association step I diet and weight loss on lipoprotein lipid levels in obese men with silent myocardial ischemia and reduced high-density lipoprotein cholesterol.
- Effects of weight loss by diet alone or combined with aerobic exercise on body composition in older obese men.
- The effects of single and sequential insulin infusions on glucose disposal in older men.
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