Children's Mercy Hospital
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CMH NURSING

Pulminology
Conditions Treated

  • Cystic fibrosis
  • Chronic or recurrent cough
  • Asthma and other chronic or recurrent wheezing disorders
  • Stridor and other respiratory noises
  • Recurrent pneumonia
  • Bronchopulonary dysplasia (BPD)
  • Aspiration syndromes
  • Chronic repsiratory failure
  • Obstructive sleep apnea and hypoventilation

Nursing Specializations/Services
  • Comprehensive cystic fibrosis program
  • Comprehensive pulmonary function testing for children including body plethysmography
  • Flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy and lavage
  • Infant lung function testing
  • Laryngoscopy
  • Methacholine or other bronchoprovocation testing
  • Patient and caregiver education

Children's Mercy Hospitals and Clinics is the Kansas City region's exclusive pediatric medical center and health care network. Our physicians, nurses and technicians are all trained specifically to work with children. We provide the finest care possible in the following pediatric subspecialties: Adolescent Medicine; Allergy/Asthma/Immunology; Anesthesiology; Bone Marrow Transplant; Burn/Trauma Care; Cardiology; Cardiovascular Surgery; Cleft Palate/Craniofacial; Critical Care Medicine; Dentistry; Dermatology; Developmental and Behavioral Sciences; Ear, Nose and Throat (Otorhinolaryngology); Emergency Medicine; Endocrinology/Diabetes; Gastroenterology; General Pediatrics; General/Thoracic/Urologic Surgery; Genetics; Gynecological Surgery; Hearing and Speech; Liver Transplant; Hematology/Oncology; Hospitalists; Infectious Disease; Medical Research; Medical Toxicology; Minimally Invasive Surgery; Neonatology; Nephrology: Kidney Transplant; Neurology; Neurosurgery; Nursing; Occupational Therapy; Home Care; Ophthalmology; Orthopaedic Surgery; Pathology/Laboratory Medicine; Pharmacology; Physical Therapy; Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery; Pulmonology; Radiology; Rehabilitation Medicine; Respiratory Care; Rheumatology; Transport; Click here for additional information.

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