“People typically get dehydrated when they’re sick with gastroenteritis, which is usually a stomach virus or food poisoning that’s causing them to vomit multiple times and have diarrhea and not be able to keep fluids down by mouth. After 6, 8, or 10 hours of symptoms like that, people typically will start to feel really weak and run down. They’ll also start to have a dry mouth because they’re not producing as much saliva. That’s a sign that you may be really getting dehydrated and you need to see a doctor to get either medication to treat your symptoms or to get IV fluids. We do administer IV fluids in our urgent care centers. Mount Sinai has centers in Manhattan and Brooklyn, and they’re open 365 days a year with extended hours. You don’t need an appointment, so just walk in and we’ll be happy to see you.”
Make an appointment with Judah Fierstein, MD
Judah Fierstein, MD is a board-certified emergency medicine physician at Mount Sinai Doctors, seeing patients in the Upper West Side, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, and Inwood. Trained in New York City, he is certified by the American Board of Emergency Medicine. He was awarded his medical degree from the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where he also completed his residency in Emergency Medicine. He is the Medical Director of Mount Sinai Doctors Urgent Care. Dr. Fierstein is fluent in Spanish.
Mount Sinai Doctors Urgent Care assists patients with illnesses or injuries that do not appear to be life-threatening, but also can’t wait until the next day, or for primary care doctor to see them. Services are offered on a walk-in basis and range from allergies, asthma, back problems, headaches, skin rashes, and stitches to sprains, UTIs, fever, flu, broken toes, and infections. No appointment is needed; you simply walk-in and see a doctor. There are currently four locations – Upper West Side, Brooklyn Heights, Dumbo, and Inwood – open 365 days a year with extended hours.