Dr. Rita Lynn Mcgill MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
320 E North Ave Agh Nephrology Assoc Pittsburgh PA, 15212About
Dr. Rita Mcgill is a nephrologist practicing in Pittsburgh, PA. Dr. Mcgill specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Mcgill 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- Is spironolactone safe for dialysis patients?
- Gender differences in vascular access in hemodialysis patients in the United States: developing strategies for improving access outcome.
- Aliskiren: clinical experience and future perspectives of renin inhibition.
- Anti-glomerular basement membrane disease treated with mycophenolate mofetil, corticosteroids, and plasmapheresis.
- Palmar vitiligo associated with Graves' disease.
- Sex, race, and hemodialysis vascular access processes.
- Potential contribution of lifestyle and socioeconomic factors to healthy user bias in antihypertensives and lipid-lowering drugs.
- Perforated appendicitis in patients with schizophrenia: a retrospective cohort study.
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