Dr. John P Fitzgibbons M.D.
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
Cedar Crest & I-78 Bx689 Lehigh Valley Hosp C Allentown PA, 18105Rating
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Dr. John Fitzgibbons is a nephrologist practicing in Allentown, PA. Dr. Fitzgibbons specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Fitzgibbons most typically treats conditions like kidney stones, chronic kidney disease, acute renal failure, polycystuc kidney disease, high blood pressure and more. Nephrologists are also experts on kidney transplantation and dialysis. They are usually referred to by primary care physicians for problems related to the kidneys, and while they can perform tests to diagnose kidney disorders, they do not perform surgeries.
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Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- The diagnosis and treatment of endometriosis.
- Syndrome of inappropriate antidiuresis in Waldenström's macroglobulinemia.
- Urinary doubly refractile lipid bodies in nonglomerular renal diseases.
- Renal angiomyolipoma with arteriovenous shunting.
- Amelioration of hemodialysis-induced fall in PaO2 with exercise.
- Lactic acidosis associated with the therapy of acute bronchospasm.
- Impaired potassium and magnesium homeostasis in acute tubulo-interstitial nephritis.
- Natural history of stroke in Rochester, Minnesota, 1945 through 1954.
- Instrument for aspiration of large ovarian cysts.
- Failure of chelation therapy in lead nephropathy.
- Fluid, electrolyte, and acid-base management in the acutely traumatized patient.
- Synergistic effect of acute renal failure and respiratory failure in the surgical intensive care unit.
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