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Children’s Mercy Investigators Spread Awareness on Pediatric Cancer Research to Encourage Engagement
“We want all children with cancer to grow to become healthy adults,” Andrea Bradley-Ewing, MPA, MA, Senior Director, Community Engaged Research, said of her team's work on creating a toolkit with materials...
How to Enroll - Children’s Mercy MyChart
MyChart is the Children’s Mercy patient portal. Parents/caregivers should create their own account, then request proxy access to their child(ren). Find instructions on how to enroll.
Pediatric Orthopedic and Spinal Deformity Research Fellowship at Children's Mercy
The Department of Orthopedic Surgery at Children’s Mercy Hospital is offers a one-year, funded research fellowship designed for medical students or unmatched medical graduates with an interest in...
When to go: Emergency Room vs. Urgent Care
When your child needs medical care and can’t wait until your doctor’s office opens, where should you go? This chart will help you know whether a visit to Urgent Care, Express Care or the Emergency Room. In...
Cardiac Imaging Research Core Lab
The Cardiac Imaging Research Core (CIRC) provides image acquisition, interpretation, and reporting of echocardiographic and vascular studies for use in clinical research. The Core provides end-to-end...
Ayden's Story
Diagnosed at birth with a rare form of tetralogy of Fallot, Ayden received lifesaving care at Children’s Mercy. After two open-heart surgeries and years of follow-up, he is now an active 11-year-old who...
Normal Mean and Lower Limits of Normal for Hemoglobin, Hematocrit, and Mean Corpuscular Volume
Age (year) Hemoglobin (g/dL) Hematocrit (%) Mean Corpuscular Volume (fL) Mean Lower Limit Mean Lower Limit Mean Lower Limit 0.5-1.9 12.5 11.0 37 33 77 70 2-4 12.5 11.0 38 34 79 73 5-7 13.0 11.5 39 35 81 75...
Kawasaki Disease: Treatment
Initial Therapy Agent Description Dose Additional Information IVIG Pooled polyclonal immunoglobulin 2 gm/kg IV, given over 8–12 h; consider slower infusion in KD shock or myocardial dysfunction Utilize...
Kawasaki Diseases: Differential Diagnoses
Alternative diagnosis Note: This list is not exhaustive and the full clinical picture must be considered Classic features Testing to consider (in addition to labs for KD diagnosis) and additional...
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: Munira's Story
Meet Munira Meet Munira photo Munira Nuru is a proud Black Muslim woman. She presents every aspect of her identity through her appearance; from the hijab she wears as a symbol of her religious faith...
Why local pediatric care matters
When your child is sick, local pediatric care offers quick access to the specialists they need, reducing stress and improving health outcomes.
EpicCare Link FAQ
Latest questions we've received since going live with Epic Here are answers to some questions we have recently received. New to EpicCare Link? Here are answers to some common questions as you are...
Understanding Pharmacogenetic Testing Results
Pharmacogenomic (PGx) testing looks at how your genes affect your response to certain medications. Genes are pieces of DNA that provide instructions to make our bodies look and work as they do. Some genes...
Outpatient Electroencephalogram (EEG)
While 75% of otherwise healthy, typically developing children with a first-time non-febrile seizure will not experience recurrence, 25% of these children may experience another non-febrile seizure. As such...
Intubation and Sedation Medications
References Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (2023). Intubation/sedation medications. https://www.chop.edu/clinical-pathway/sepsis-emergency-department-inpatient-picu-clinical-pathway Vet, N.J., Kleiber...
Family Education
When there is a concern that a child may be at risk for sepsis, it is important to start communicating with the family. Here are some talking points to share with parents/caregivers: Our staff is going to...
Antibiotics
References Children’s Hospital Association Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative Infectious Disease Workgroup and Antimicrobial Recommendations Working Group. (2018). Improving pediatric...
Respiratory Support
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use...
Academic Success
OFD Children’s Mercy is an independent pediatric academic health system. Our faculty hold academic appointments at multiple universities, including the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University...
Fluid Choice and Blood Products
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use...