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Slightly less insane about fluids and electrolytes than General Ripper

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Joel Topf, MD

I am a board certified clinical nephrologist in Detroit. I work for a multispecialty practice, St Clair Specialty Physicians. I am an Assistant Professor at Wayne State University School of Medicine and part of the faculty for The St John Hospital and Medical Center Nephrology Fellowship. I have an office at St Johns Moross and in Farmington Hills.

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