Dr. Samantha Maplethorpe
Functional Medicine
Issaquah, WA
24 years experience female
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Office
Issaquah, WA
My office hours
Thursday: 12pm - 5:00pm
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Premera Blue Cross
Aetna
Assurant Inc
First Choice Healthcare
LifeWise Health Plan of Washington
Regence Blue Shield of Washington
About
Bio
Bachelor's Degrees in Psychology and Cellular and Molecular Biology at the University of Washington
Tulane University School of Medicine Combined Degree MD and Masters in Public Health in Maternal and Child Health
Published author for BabyCenter.com
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Doctors may have more than one area of specialty interest. Board certification in a specialty area means the doctor has completed formal training and has practice experience in that specialty, and has passed the certification examination from the corresponding accredited medical specialty board.
Functional Medicine
Family Medicine
Integrative Medicine
Pediatrics
Public Health
Licenses
United States: Arizona, California, Georgia, Washington
Doctor Q&A
76 Answers
52 Agrees
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A 43-year-old member asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
RA: Classically painful stiff joints usually in the morning that improve over the day.
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A 27-year-old female asked:
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HB in pregnancy: Yes, some experts quote a 95% chance of pregnancy continuing without miscarriage once the fetal heartbeat is identified on ultrasound.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Chronic pelvic pain: Talk with your doctor about possible causes of chronic pelvic pain. This can be a difficult problem to sort out so stay consistently with one primary... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Diatomaceous Earth: Diatomaceous Earth (DE) is used to eliminate certain insects as it is made from Diatoms which are mostly amorphous silica. Food grade DE is "Generall... Read More
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A 21-year-old male asked:
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Blood test: Have her get an Hcg blood test. If elevated she is pregnant.
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A 37-year-old member asked:
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5 weeks bleeding: Miscarriages at this stage in pregnancy are very common. There is not likely anything you did or can do to cause or prevent a miscarriage. Time will... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Try to include a variety of protein sources, including plant - based protein.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Keep a log of your food in an App such as myfitnesspal, run the reports, and review with your doctor.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Cast: Follow up with your physician to ensure healing is on track.
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A female asked:
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Bleeding: Very common to have irregular bleeding when you first start a new method of contraception. See a doctor if it doesn't resolve on its own.
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A 74-year-old male asked:
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Medical marajuana: Medical marajuana has been proven helpful and used for many years to treat cancer-related pain.
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A female asked:
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OPK: Remember the OPK is usually positive after the fertility window, not before. It is most helpful to gain information about your cycles, but you should... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Ask your doctor to write you an exercise prescription, then plan follow up to review exercise logs.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Need ultrasound.: You need a pelvic ultrasound and blood tests. Could be miscarriage or ectopic pregnancy.
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A 30-year-old female asked:
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Need ultrasound: You likely need an ultrasound to ensure there are no remaining products of conception.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Opk usage: Use the length of your cycles to determine when to use ovulation predictor kits. Average cycle 28 days. Average ovulation 14 days before the last da... Read More
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A 33-year-old female asked:
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Knee pain: I agree with Dr. Patel. You should have him evaluated. Since he likely won't need surgery before other conservative treatments are used, it would al... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Left side: It is hard to know what you may have been feeling. If it persists, you may want to see your doctor for an exam.
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Vasovagal: When a person has been in bed for a prolonged period whether after a surgery, or for other reasons they are at increased risk for vasovagal syncope wh... Read More
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A 35-year-old female asked:
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Unrelated symptoms: It sounds like you may have sciatica causing you pain on the right side. There are lots of stretching exercises that can be found to alleviate this. ... Read More
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A female asked:
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Back Pain: Squats are a great exercise if done right. Try to have a trainer evaluate your technique to make sure you are doing them correctly to avoid back pain... Read More
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A 26-year-old female asked:
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Baby's stomach: Your baby's age will determine much of what is safe and recommended for certain symptoms. Unless you check with the Family Physician that knows your ... Read More
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A 31-year-old female asked:
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One year: These injuries cam take up to one year to fully resolve.
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
Ignore: Use an App like Zombies Run 5K to help with interval training, gradually increasing your endurance.
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A 20-year-old male asked:
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See your doctor: See your doctor. You may need antibiotics. Keep it clean and dry. Wash your hands and try not to touch it.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Retainer: Better go in for a follow up visit so they can check to see if it is fitting correctly.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Spinal Fusion: I suspect your Back Surgeon will have some ideas for you. Doesn't seem to me like Converse would provide enough cushion for support after surgery.
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A 28-year-old male asked:
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Liver enzymes: Clincially we do not worry about mildly elevated liver enzymes. Not until they are 3 times normal do we need to investigate, as this can be very tran... Read More
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A 69-year-old female asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
Left arm pain: Left arm pain can be a sign of atypical cardiac issues. If you have any risk factors for heart disease, I would seek the opinion of your primary car... Read More
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A 26-year-old male asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
VSL#3: VSL #3 is a fairly well studied and respected probiotic. The Entocort is a corticosteroid. The two should be fine together, but check with your Gasto... Read More
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A 36-year-old female asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
Tight neck muscles: Yes, try some stretching exercises to relax the muscles in your neck.
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A 25-year-old male asked:
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Lifestyle Change: I work directly with patients w/ Type2 Diabetes to help them reverse their insulin resistance and reduce or d/c meds by changing their lifestyle. This... Read More
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A 19-year-old female asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
Take a test: Sometimes women have irregular bleeding for lots of reasons. Try taking a home pregnancy test. If you are bleeding enough to soak through a pad ever... Read More
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A 39-year-old male asked:
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Elevated TSH: If the lab range for TSH in Serbia is the same as the United States, you have hypothyroidism. You should see a physician for exam, evaluation of oth... Read More
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A male asked:
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Diabetes: If your A1c is 7,7, you are a diabetic. You should see a Family Physician as soon as possible for recommendations on lifestyle change and any medicat... Read More
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A 50-year-old member asked:
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HBP?: If you mean high blood pressure at age 19. This is a very serious diagnosis. You should maintain close contact with your Family Physician and determ... Read More
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A 27-year-old male asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
Digesting: Make sure you are drinking plenty of water, eating plenty of fruits and vegetables and either taking a Probiotic supplement or consuming naturally occ... Read More
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A 37-year-old male asked:
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Ignore: Increase your intensity by 10% per week to avoid overuse injuries.
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A 38-year-old female asked:
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Possible. : Depends on the ultrasound and position of your uterus. Get Hcg levels 48 hours apart. If they double, the pregnancy is likely viable.
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A 28-year-old female asked:
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Yes: Yes, likely. Calories may be different as well. Check with your baby's doctor before changing formula.
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A 22-year-old female asked:
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Fever-4 wks pregnant: Fever in pregnancy can be concerning for infections that may impact you during pregnancy or your baby. You should make an appointment to see the doct... Read More
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A 23-year-old female asked:
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Back Pain: Go see your family physician to have your symptoms evaluated. The brown discharge and severe back pain could be a sign of something that needs attent... Read More
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A 24-year-old female asked:
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Retained tampon: As long as you don't develop fever or rash and feel fine you are ok. If you develop any of these symptoms you should see your Family Physician.
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A female asked:
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Follow up: Its time to follow up with the physician who ordered the imaging study to get the recommendations for next steps.
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A 18-year-old female asked:
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UPT Positive: If a home pregnancy test was even lightly positive, you are likely pregnant. See your physician to confirm.
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A 17-year-old female asked:
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Functional Medicine 24 years experience
See a physician: Yellow discharge shouldn't be ignored. It would be smart to go see your primary care physician to have an exam and sort out what is going on. They c... Read More
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A 74-year-old male asked:
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Depends: Depends on how it was measured.
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A 56-year-old female asked:
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Medications: Medications like propofol can have side effects including drowsiness when they are first wearing off. As they clear your system you should feel like ... Read More
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A 33-year-old male asked:
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Toxo: IgG indicates previous infection or exposure prior to the pregnancy. This means she is not at risk for a first time infection during this pregnancy. ... Read More
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Eye Patterns: Best to be safe, rather than sorry. Check in with an opthalmologist if it persists.
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Jul 30, 2014
A caring physician! Thank you!
May 22, 2015
Great responses. Very precise.
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Jul 14, 2015
Doctor Maplethorpe was very kind and helpful and knowledgeable and i'm very grateful to her for her suggestions on how to improve my condition, i highly recommend her!
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Thank you, your answer was very helpful! Thanks always protect my self with my husband just new at getting preagnant thank you. ..
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Your answer was very helpful! Thanks :) That makes sense because none of my family is above 6 foot.
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Thanks for your quick reply! Thank you so much! I feel relieved. Thank you for this website, truly.
Education & Training
Medical/Graduate school
Tulane University School of Medicine, LA
Graduated 1999MD
Residency
SWEDISH MEDICAL CENTER
Awards
Most Influential, Second Place, Seattle Region - Spring
2015
HealthTap Editorial Board
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Affiliations
Swedish Medical Center (Issaquah, WA)
Overlake Hospital Medical Center - Bellevue, WA
American Academy Family Physicians
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