Dr. John Thomas Daugirdas MD
Nephrologist (Kidney Specialist) | Nephrology
15w560 89th Street Willowbrook IL, 60527About
Dr. John Daugirdas is a nephrologist practicing in Willowbrook, IL. Dr. Daugirdas specializes in the care and treatment of the kidneys. As a nephrologist, Dr. Daugirdas 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.
Education and Training
Northwestern Uniiversity 1973
Northwestern University The Feinberg School of Medicine 1973
Board Certification
Internal MedicineAmerican Board of Internal MedicineABIM- Nephrology
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Survival advantage in Asian American end-stage renal disease patients.
- Prescription of twice-weekly hemodialysis in the USA.
- Stability of urea and creatinine in spent hemodialysate.
- Dialysis adequacy and kinetics.
- Compartment effects in hemodialysis.
- Pathophysiology of dialysis hypotension: an update.
- Peritoneal dialysis in acute renal failure--why the bad outcome?
- The vasorelaxant effects of acetate: role of adenosine, glycolysis, lyotropism, and pHi and Cai2+.
- Cardiopulmonary recirculation in dialysis. An underrecognized phenomenon.
- Cardiopulmonary recirculation during hemodialysis.
- Dialysis dose as a determinant of adequacy.
- Interactions of pHi and Ca2+i in vascular smooth muscle tissue.
- Daily hemodialysis: a systematic review.
- Prescribing and monitoring hemodialysis in a 3-4 x/week setting.
- Vasorelaxant effects of short chain fatty acid salts in rat caudal artery.
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