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Vaccine Update: Special Considerations in Immunization Practices: A Refresher for the New Year

Column Author:   Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT       Column Editor: Angela Myers, MD, MPH | Pediatric...

Acute Gastroenteritis: Ondansetron Dosing 2024

<!--StartFragment--> Strength  Patient Weight  Dose  4 mg/5mL oral solution  > 30 kg  8 mg  15.1 to 30 kg  4 mg  8 kg to 15 kg  2 mg  8 mg oral...

Preparation for successful sitters

Being a good babysitter starts with being prepared. While the babysitter themselves is responsible for some of the preparation, there are several important steps parents can take to set the babysitter up...

Hospital Improvement and Innovation Network

References Children's Mercy is part of the Children’s Hospitals Solution for Patient Safety (SPS), a national effort to prevent serious harm in pediatric patients. Among other hospital associations...

Hand Hygiene

Why is hand hygiene important in healthcare?   Hand hygiene is a simple and effective way to prevent infections in healthcare settings. Hand hygiene is cleaning your hands by washing with soap and water...

Keeping kids safe while safely storing firearms

Conversations about firearms are tough conversations to have with a child. However, gone are the days of only teaching kids about gun safety to keep them safe. Telling your child not to touch a firearm if...

Wide World of Vaccines October 2021

I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...

Bacterial Meningitis - Evidence Based Strategies - August 2022

Recent studies have investigated epidemiology and risk stratification of serious and invasive bacterial infections. Urinary tract infections (UTIs), in particular, in the well-appearing febrile neonate...

Pectus Carinatum

¿Qué es el pectus carinatum? Pectus Carinatum Spanish resources El pectus carinatum (PC) es una deformidad del tórax que hace que el esternón se empuje hacia afuera. La condición...

Culture of LOVE inspires Emily Barker to work at Children's Mercy

Culture of Love inspires Emily Barker to work at Children's Mercy Hudson's heart Photo: Emily Barker My story starts a little over nine years ago. My husband and I were so excited for our twins to be...

Treatment for Valvular Heart Disease

Children's Mercy's congenital heart surgeons specialize in reconstructive valve surgery techniques for children and adults. Our team is at the forefront of developing alternative valve therapies that...

What to Expect at your Cystic Fibrosis Appointment

Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in your child - what to expect Diagnosing cystic fibrosis is a multi-step process. It usually starts with a newborn screening test performed by the state. If the screen is...

Conferences

Core curriculum didactics Academic half days occurring each Y week by cohort Protected (pager free) educational time Curriculum focused on covering MedStudy Third year includes a week of board review...

Not your father’s fatherhood: Modern wisdom from today’s dads

When many of today’s dads were children, the internet didn’t exist, blended families weren’t as common and stay-at-home dads were super rare. Dads on TV brought home the bacon, but were clueless in the...

7. Treating Modifiable Risk Factors

References: Quinto, Kenneth B. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children aged 3-19 years with and without asthma in the United States, 1999-2010. no. 2013. US Department of Health and Human...

Pediatric Research in Infectious Disease, In Vitro Diagnostics and Epidemiology (PRIDE) Collaborative

The PRIDE Collaborative is a partnership between the Children's Mercy Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Infectious Disease.

Naltrexone Neuroimaging

The Children’s Mercy Research Institute together with the Divisions of Adolescent Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology are doing a research study to understand brain differences in the reward system of teens...

Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions April 2021

As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...

Understanding Soft Tissue Infection

Skin infections, also called cellulitis, are caused when bacteria enters a cut, tear, or scrape on your skin. It can occur when your finger or hand is cut or crushed, such as being shut in a door or...

Salud mental en niños y adolescentes

Help in a crisis No está solo. Según la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales, 1 de cada 6 niños estadounidenses de entre 6 y 17 años experimenta un trastorno de salud mental cada...