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Membership Members must: Currently be a patient at Children's Mercy. Be 13-18 years old. *Members may be older if they are still a patient at Children’s Mercy. Attend at least 40% of meetings and...
Kidney Transplant Team
Contact Us Patient Review (816) 234-3030...
What's the Diagnosis - September 2022
A 3-year-old male is directly admitted to the hospitalist service for evaluation and management of an elevated lead level. Patient initially had a lead level of 58. Four weeks later, his level was 128...
Teeth brushing tips from the pros
It may feel like a constant battle every day, getting kids to brush their teeth properly. Sometimes bribery works or maybe you just give up the battle for that day. Oral hygiene is so important and can...
AOM – Role for Oral Cephalosporins
The AOM guidelines from the American Academy of Pediatrics include enteral second and third generation cephalosporins, including cefdinir and cefpodoxime, as alternative agents for initial treatment of...
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics July 2021
Auricular Neurostimulation: Modulating the Gut Feeling through the Ear for Irritable Bowel Syndrome Co-author: Amornluck “Pang” Krasaelap, MD |
Questions?
Questions for the Sports Performance team? Get in touch here...
Strategies for smart screen time during COVID
With kids’ virtual learning and activities, remote work from home and video chats with family and friends, many of us find ourselves overwhelmed with screen time gone overboard. Data is showing that kids...
Myopia Control Program
Children's Mercy uses the latest myopia control strategies, including eye drops, special contact lenses, and glasses, to help prevent children from becoming myopic (nearsighted).
At Home Spring Break
Spring break is here, but a week-long beach vacation isn’t on the agenda for all families. If schedules, budgets or other reasons are keeping you home this spring, here are some ideas to keep your kiddos...
ACEs and Mental Health in Adolescents - Hot Topics - October 2022
A recent CDC study found that 73% of high school students experienced at least one ACE during the COVID-19 pandemic. As the number of ACEs increased, mental health worsened. Screening for depression in...
WHO Updates HPV Schedule Recommendations
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that a single-dose (off-label) schedule can provide similar efficacy and durability of protection to a two-dose schedule.
What the heck is social jet lag and why it’s harmful to your teen
Does this sound like your teenager – stays up late on the weekend and sleeps in the next day or takes frequent naps to “catch up” on some Zs.
Faculty - Child Abuse Pediatrics Fellowship
At Children's Mercy Kansas City, our fellowship in Child Abuse Pediatrics provides innovative educational strategies for medical and investigative professionals, along with research initiatives that...
Assure Pregnancy Test is Negative
LexiComp (2016) places valproic acid in Category X for migraine prophylaxis and Category D for all other indications when assessing Pregnancy Risk Factors. For medications that are in either category X or...
Bronchiolitis Family Engagement Education
Outpatient information Bronchiolitis Family Engagement: In the outpatient setting (PDF) Participación Familiar de Pacientes con Bronquiolitis: En el entorno ambulatorio (PDF) Inpatient...
Framework for Improvement
Resources A framework for problem solving Children’s Mercy uses a standard approach for continuous improvement that is referred to as the Framework for Problem Solving. Many of us were socialized to think...
Project Will Study Housing Assistance During Childhood
Jeffrey Colvin’s study is titled “Childhood Housing Assistance and Adult Health: Life Course Critical Periods and Cumulative Impact.”
Acute Gastroenteritis: Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (HUS)2024
Background/epidemiology HUS is a rare but serious sequela to some gastrointestinal infections, most commonly shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). HUS occurs in 15% of children < 5 years of age...
Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD)
Symptoms of GERD heartburn regurgitation Other suggestive syptoms dysphagia hypersalivation globus sensation odynophagia nausea Symptoms of GERD complicating asthma may include increased asthma...