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Visual Diagnosis: What's the Diagnosis?
Column Author: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical...
Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Dengue is Setting Records
Column Author & Editor: Chris Day, MD | Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine Program Worldwide, more dengue cases have been reported...
Care for Siblings or Other Children in the Same Caregiving Environment
Siblings or other children living in the same caregiving environment as children with abusive injuries are considered high-risk Follow the age-appropriate evaluation if the sibling or other child living in...
Fractures Concerning for Abuse
References Flaherty, E. G., Perez-Rossello, J. M., Levine, M. A., Hennrikus, W. L., & the American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Child Abuse and Neglect, Section on Radiology, Section on...
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Shifting From Stewardship to Sustainability
Column Author: Annie Wirtz, PharmD, BCPPS Column Editor: Rana El Feghaly, MD, MSCI | Director, Infectious Diseases Clinical Services; Director, Outpatient Antibiotic Stewardship Program...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Navigating a National Shortage of Stimulants
Column Author: Hannah Wolf, APRN, CPNP-PC Jamie Neal Lewis, APRN, CPNP-PC, PMHNP-BC Column Author: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City...
Pediatric Bioethics: Communicating Serious News: The Added Challenge of Health Literacy Gaps in Difficult Conversations
Column Author: Stephanie K. Kukora, MD | Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Column Editor: Brian S. Carter, MD |
Evidence Based Strategies: Sudden Scares: Understanding Brief Resolved Unexplained Events (BRUE)
Column Author: Tess Schultz, DO | Resident PGY 3 Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program A brief resolved unexplained event...
Vaccine Update: Vaccines for Children - Millions of Lives Saved and Counting
Column Author: Maria Martinez RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, CPN Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing ...
Vaccine Update: Microneedle Patches May Help Overcome Immunization Barriers
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Division Director, Infectious Diseases; Medical Director, Center for Wellbeing A study...
History and Physical
Infants < 1 year of age Children Injury Related History Symptom onset Nature of symptoms Symptom alleviating and exacerbating factors Behavior prior, at the time of, and following injury Events...
Skin Injury Concerning for Physical Abuse
Additional Resource with Photos: VisualDx/Bruise of child abuse Bruising anywhere on a non-ambulatory infant Subconjunctival injury in infants (not due to birth) Torn frenulum or oral injury in a...
How to talk with kids about cancer
Cancer is not an easy thing to talk about. It’s understandable why many parents and caregivers feel hesitant to talk with their kids about it. As uncomfortable as it may be, it’s important to be honest...
Advanced Practice Perspectives Podcast
Podcast hosts chat with pediatric experts on timely key health care topics and give an inside look at the various Advanced Practice roles at Children’s Mercy.
Dr. Chavez-Bueno Receives Funding to Study Potential Use of Glycoprotein Secreted in Breastmilk to Prevent Newborn Sepsis
“This project will investigate an innovative approach against neonatal E. coli sepsis for which no prevention currently exists. This approach would also represent a breakthrough, non-antibiotic alternative...
Oxygenation and Ventilation Management
The goal is to inflate the lungs while minimizing pressure-related lung injury by utilizing rate over pressure and oxygen toxicity, while tolerating mild hypoxemia and allow for permissive hypercarbia...
Pulmonary Hypertension Management
Mild Pulmonary Hypertension with Normal Biventricular Function Continue respiratory management, no additional cardiovascular support Continue to monitor closely for clinical change and repeat ECHO as...
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
ECMO Indications Hypoxic or hypercapnic respiratory failure Circulatory failure Acute clinical deterioration ECMO may be possible, though considered HIGH RISK in the following circumstances Recommend...
Black Cloud
black cloud logo The Black Cloud Game™ is an immersive board game developed by Julie Lang and Amy Schotte, two Nurse Residency Program Coordinators, with the Center for Pediatric Innovation at Children’s...
Emerging Principal Investigators: Dr. Dana Bakula
In 2020, Dr. Bakula began her fellowship in pediatric psychology at Children’s Mercy Kansas City (CMKC), and she joined the faculty in 2022. Much of her research focuses on improving the wellbeing of...