Hypertension: The Silent Killer
High blood pressure (hypertension) affects almost a third of our population, with 75 percent of those individuals prescribed medications...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 22, 20236 min read
Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease: Peripheral Nerves
This disease is genetic, although often goes undiagnosed. It affects the nerves that transmit information and signals, from the brain and...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 20, 20232 min read
Elevated Calcium in the Blood
High blood calcium is a condition of too much calcium in the blood. We catch these on routine blood draws, or rarely individuals have...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 19, 20238 min read
Hypercupremia: Copper Toxicity
Zinc and copper levels are a common evaluations in our practice, as when out of balance, these two minerals can have quite the impact on...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 19, 20233 min read
Juvenile Arthritis: Pediatric Rheumatic Disease
Interestingly, this really isn't a specific disease. Juvenile Arthritis is an umbrella term to describe the inflammatory and rheumatic...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 18, 20237 min read
Imbolc
Imbolc, also called Saint Brigid's Day, is a Gaelic traditional festival. A Celtic word, Imbolc means 'in the belly or womb.' Pronounced...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 13, 20235 min read
How Do We Differ from Other Primary Care Practices?
There are a number of ways, endless ways, that we differ. We are more different than we are the same to be honest, but today when I was...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Takotsubo Cardiomyopathy: Broken-Heart Syndrome
We've all probably heard the story of a couple, married many decades, one dies and within days the other dies - death by heartbreak. I...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 8, 20235 min read
Encopresis: Stool Incontinence in Children
Not having a huge pediatric practice, I must admit how surprised I am by the number of pediatric clients I care for who suffer with stool...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 7, 20234 min read
Pityriasis Rosea & Versicolor
When I was in high school, I was taking a lifeguarding class so was often in the swimming pool. I started breaking out on my chest with...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 5, 202310 min read
Autism Spectrum Disorder
Many years ago, while watching the sitcom Parenthood with Ray Romano and the hunky, Dax Shepard, it occurred to my former husband that he...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 5, 20234 min read
Uveitis: Inflammation in the Eye
Not a super common scenario, but if for whatever reason an individual's immune system is working especially hard, such as fighting an...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 4, 20233 min read
Hand, Foot, and Mouth Disease
Another super common finding among little ones, particularly those younger than five years of age. Having six of my own and a few...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Jan 4, 20235 min read
Impetigo: Worthy of all the Fuss?
Since I was a wee little one, I've been very alert to anything health related. Biology fascinated me. First aide was my jam in middle...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 18, 20226 min read
My Nursing & Midwifery BS File
Tonight I was cleaning out my file cabinet and found a large hanging file titled, "Nursing & Midwifery BS." One would think that my own...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 11, 20223 min read
Most Sore Throats & Runny Noses Do Not Need Antibiotics
A tip I share with most of my clients is if your child has more than one symptom - cough, runny nose, sore throat - then it is almost...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Dec 11, 20224 min read
Winter Solstice or Yule
The winter #solstice is the shortest day of the year, the moment when half the Earth is tilted the farthest away from the sun when in the...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 22, 20229 min read
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS)
Not a pathology we typically learn in school. I don't remember it in any of the textbooks I read, and I am a self-proclaimed nerd; I do...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 21, 20226 min read
Tinnitus: 101 Causes
This one is a fun one in that there are a plethora of underlying causes for #tinnitus, and sadly, most of what I hear from clients is...
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Dr. Penny Lane
Nov 20, 20225 min read
Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia: Subtype of non-Hodgkins
A rare blood cell cancer, Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia is characterized by an excess of abnormal white blood cells in the bone marrow....
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