If you’ve ever found yourself wondering how often should you update asthma action plan, you’re not alone. Honestly, I get this question all the time from my patients—and I totally get why. As a pulmonary nurse practitioner, I’ve seen firsthand how asthma doesn’t always play by the rules. One season you’re fine, the next you’re…
Let’s talk about something I see all the time in my clinic — women coming in, post-menopause, wondering why their blood pressure has suddenly gone rogue. If you’re one of them, you’re not alone. Figuring out how to manage BP after menopause isn’t just about popping a pill and hoping for the best. It’s about…
Have you ever wondered, can asthma cause pain in upper abdomen? It’s a question I get quite often in my practice as a pulmonary nurse practitioner. Asthma is primarily known for causing breathing difficulties, wheezing, and chest tightness. But sometimes, patients tell me about discomfort or pain in areas that seem unrelated, like the upper…
If you’ve ever woken up with your eyes feeling a bit foggy or noticed the room looking slightly off until your first cup of coffee, you’re not alone. As someone who’s spent years managing patients with high blood pressure, I can tell you that this strange pairing—hypertension and blurry morning vision—isn’t just a fluke. It’s…
If you’ve ever stared at a bag of chia seeds and wondered, “Does chia seed help hypertension?”—you’re not alone. As an internal medicine physician who’s been managing hypertension in my patients for years, I get this question a lot. And honestly, it’s a good one. We’ve come a long way from just writing prescriptions and…
If you’ve been navigating life with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you probably know firsthand how unpredictable it can be—one day, your joints feel almost normal, and the next, stiffness and pain can knock you off your feet. Over the years, working as a rheumatology nurse practitioner, I’ve seen how crucial a personalized approach to managing RA…
If you’ve ever felt like your body was fighting you from the inside out, you’re not alone. I’ve seen it time and again in my years as a Rheumatology nurse practitioner — patients coming in, exhausted, achy, and unsure of why they feel like they’re running on empty. One of the most common culprits? Rheumatoid…
If there’s one thing I’ve learned over the years working as a pulmonary nurse practitioner, it’s that asthma doesn’t play fair—and it definitely doesn’t take vacations. One of the trickiest things to manage with asthma is how unpredictable it can be, especially when you throw altitude into the mix. Whether you’re flying to Denver for…
When someone asks me, “Tarra, can rheumatoid arthritis cause chronic migraines?” my first instinct is to say, it’s complicated—and that’s exactly what makes this question so interesting and worth unpacking. As a rheumatology nurse practitioner, I’ve seen firsthand how rheumatoid arthritis (RA) doesn’t just attack joints; it can affect the entire body in surprising ways,…
