Nephrologist Kelly A. Burdge, MD, evaluates and treats adult patients with all forms of congenital and acquired renal diseases. Conditions treated include fluid and electrolyte abnormalities, stone disease, renal tubular dysfunction and acute and chronic renal failure.
Dr. Burdge also sees patients with complex conditions involving their kidneys and rheumatologic diseases through the Autoimmune Multidisciplinary Clinic at 496 Lynnfield Street in Lynn. She and rheumatologist Khalid Syed, MD, collaboratively develop treatment plans for individual patients.
Parking:The Mass General Brigham Healthcare Center (Danvers) has designated handicapped parking spaces and sidewalk ramps that are easily accessible to the center's main entrance.
Wheelchairs:Wheelchairs are available at the hospital's main entrance. Onsite greeters or the center's receptionist can help coordinate a wheelchair upon patient arrival. Patients can also request a wheelchair in advance of their visit by calling978-882-6100. Please let us know if there is anything else we can do to make your visit more comfortable.
Public Transit: MBTA buses435and465bring passengers near the center. Bus #435 travels from Central Square in Lynn to the Liberty Tree Mall in Danvers, and bus #465 travels from Danvers to Salem Depot via Peabody Square. Visitmbta.comfor details.
Parking: The center offers ample free parking, includinghandicapped parking spaces. Look for onsite greeters, who provide parking assistance at the center's main entrance.
Nephrologists are medical doctors who specialize in the care of kidneys. Your nephrologist can examine you, order blood and urine tests, make a diagnosis and treat your condition with medication or a procedure. Your primary care physician may refer you to a nephrologist.
If you're dealing with severe pain, nausea, vomiting, fever, and chills and your primary care doctor diagnoses kidney stones, it's best to see a kidney specialist.
U.S. News & World Report released its Best Hospitals rankings for 2022-2023 today, and Massachusetts General Hospital has again earned a spot on the Honor Roll, ranking #8 in the nation. It also is the #1 hospital in New England.
Nephrology is the field of medicine that focuses on diagnosing and treating diseases that affect the kidneys. Like urologists, nephrologists receive extensive education and training in their field. Unlike urology, the scope of nephrology does not include other parts of the urologic system.
Whilst all fluid counts towards your fluid intake, water is one of the healthiest choices when it comes to maintaining kidney health. Sip water little and often. Women should aim to drink eight 200ml glasses of fluid a day. Men should aim to drink ten 200ml glasses of fluid a day.
It may be a sign of an infection, injury or another health problem, such as kidney stones. Because of where your kidneys are in your body, kidney pain is also often confused with back pain. Talk to your doctor to find out what is causing your kidney pain and to find the right treatment.
At that point, you need dialysis or a kidney transplant. Dialysis. Dialysis artificially removes waste products and extra fluid from your blood when your kidneys can no longer do this. In hemodialysis, a machine filters waste and excess fluids from your blood.
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