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Snowed in? S-no-w problem!
A winter wonderland may not seem so wonderful when you’re snowed in and cabin fever begins to take over. But fear not! There are LOTS of things your family can do inside the walls of your home to stay busy...
2025
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January
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Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship: How to apply
The Advance Non-Invasive Imagining Fellowship Program appoints one fellow each year through the San Francisco Matching Program. Qualified applicants must have completed an ACGME-accredited Pediatric...
Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging Fellowship
Our Heart Center Meet the Team Faculty and Fellows How to Apply The fourth year fellowship in Non-Invasive Imaging provides advanced training in all facets of cardiovascular imaging including transthoracic...
Faculty and Fellows Pediatric Advanced Cardiac Imaging
Program Director Sanket S. Shah, MD, MHS ssshah@cmh.edu Fellowship Coordinator Kasi Trader, BA Fellow Lauren Littell, MD Alumni Jenna Schermerhorn, DO Faculty and Fellows Pediatric Advanced Cardiac...
Dr. Paul Kulesa Receives Nearly $2 Million NIH Grant to Study Relationship Between Sympathetic Nervous System Development and Neuroblastoma
Dr. Kulesa’s study will explore how the signals that regulate the collective movement and differentiation of neural crest cells are arranged, spatially and temporally, to assemble the sympathetic nervous...
Cold weather car seat safety
Though we all want to stay inside where it’s cozy during the cold winter months, we still have places to go – kiddos included. While making sure our children are warm in the car, it’s also important to be...
New Year’s resolutions your whole family can enjoy
New Year’s resolutions are always made with the best of intentions – but when life gets busy, they can be hard to follow through. But what if you had your whole family as accountability partners? While you...
The Link - December 2024
Our December issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. The Link - December 2024 Evidence Based Strategies: Febrile Seizures by the Numbers...
Li Fraumeni Syndrome
Li-Fraumeni syndrome (LFS) is a rare hereditary condition that increases your risk of developing multiple cancers, often at an early age. It is caused by a change or mutation in a gene that can be passed...
Soft Palate Fullness/Bulging Images
Compare to tonsillitis (bilateral enlargement): Photos courtesy of Dr. Laura Neff, MD, MPH, Children's Mercy Otolaryngology These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case.
Important Considerations
History Description of blood loss: Upper vs. lower GI bleed Time of onset Quantity of blood loss Hematochezia: Bright red blood vs melena; streaks vs. mixed with stool vs. clots Hematemesis: Bright red...
Additional National Tobacco Cessation Resources for Adolescents
SmokeFree SmokeFreeTeen SmokeFreeWomen SmokeFree- Quit Vaping Smokefree TXT for Teens: Text QUIT to 47848 or Sign up online National Quitline Call 1-800 QUIT NOW Truth Initiative text...
Quit Plan
Printable Quit Plans (PDF) English version Spanish version Children's Mercy providers may also order these through the Children's Mercy Printing Portal These pathways do not establish a...
Modeling inclusivity this holiday season
Children notice what we do, how we respond, how we treat others and who we include. This time of year can be jam-packed with anxiety. Our schedules get full, sometimes we overload our resources and...
December
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Dealing with parenting peer pressure? Our providers have been there, too.
Parenting is hard, and is even harder when friends, family or even your children have opinions on your parenting choices. If you’ve ever felt this way you're not alone – experts in the pediatric health...
Differential Diagnosis
Age Upper GI Bleed Lower GI Bleed All ages Gastric/duodenal ulcer Foreign body ingestion Coagulopathy / bleeding disorder Disseminated intravascular coagulation (including in the setting...
Stuck on ideas for your elf? We’ve got you covered!
Elf on the Shelf is a newer family tradition that some families participate in during the holiday season, and one that can cause a little extra holiday stress for parents. But a reminder – this tradition...