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When is the time to talk about puberty?
Puberty. We all go through it. It was a strange time for most of us and it’s still a strange time for most kids today. We can help our kids feel empowered with the knowledge to make this strange period of...
Oral Teratoma: Jude's Story
Learn how Children's Mercy Kansas City's team worked together to treat Jude's oral teratoma, a tumor on the roof of his mouth.
Foot Pain: C.J.’s Story
Meet C.J. Blue Valley Northwest senior C.J. Lyon is no fair-weather runner. A dedicated cross country and track competitor, she runs six days a week, up to 40 miles a week, whether it’s raining, snowing or...
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
Clinical Pathways promote evidence based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Great HeighTS Clinic for Turner Syndrome
Turner Syndrome, Great HeighTS Clinic Children's Mercy's Turner Syndrome Clinic, Great HeighTS Clinic, is one of the largest Turner Syndrome programs in the country, providing comprehensive care for...
Will flu season be different this year?
Last year we saw lower influenza infections than we have in a long time. We can credit things like social distancing, masks and handwashing which helped keep flu infection from spreading. This year has...
Have fun in the sun - safely!
As the weather warms up, we’re all spending more time outdoors, and that means more time in the sun. Whether your family likes swimming, picnicking, playing sports or just hanging out in the backyard, you...
Pediatric Allergy, Asthma and Immunology
Description and Educational Objectives: To expose the student, either through clinical encounters, bedside teaching or didactic lectures/problem-based learning modules to the following diseases and...
Family Support Fund
An unexpected illness, injury, or chronic medical condition can be traumatic for the entire family, both emotionally and financially. The Family Support Fund at Children’s Mercy uses criteria based upon...
Physical Therapy Services
The Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy offers physical therapy services to help meet a growing need and advance efforts by Children’s Mercy to provide leading-edge benefits. Musculoskeletal...
Osteochondritis Dissecans Treatment at Children's Mercy
Osteochondritis dissecans, or OCD, is an articular cartilage defect that develops most often in adolescents. The Children's Mercy pediatric orthopedic surgeons have seen more than 500 patients in the past...
Pediatric Marketplace (PedsMarket)
PedsMarket, LLC is a wholly owned subsidiary of Children's Mercy Kansas City (CMKC) established by the Center for Pediatric Innovation with the sole focus of advancing pediatric innovation.
Bladder Exstrophy
When a baby is born with the bladder and urethra exposed on the outside of the abdomen, this is called bladder exstrophy. The open urethra is called epispadias. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive...
Animal Bites (Mammal): Suture Removal
<!--StartFragment--> Timing of Suture Removal Wound location Timing of removal (days) Face/Neck 3 - 5 Scalp 7 - 10 Arms 7 - 10 Trunk 10...
What parents need to know about nosebleeds
Nobody likes a nosebleed, that includes kids and parents.That said, nosebleeds are extremely common. In fact, 3 out of 4 kids will experience at least one nosebleed in their childhood. Thankfully, they are...
EsVan Risk Assessment
Esbenshade/Vanderbilt (EsVan) Model Risk of Blood Stream Infection Minimal Risk Intermediate Risk High Risk Predicted Risk < 10% Predicted Risk 10 - < 40% Predicted Risk > 40% ...
Dr. Gelineau-Morel Receives Grant to Aid in Diagnosis, Treatment of Dystonia
The goal of the project is to develop a neuroimaging registry for cerebral palsy (CP), capitalizing on the existing structure of the cerebral palsy data registry in the Cerebral Palsy Research Network...
Mental Health: Is it Anxiety or ADHD?
Column Author: Sara Anderson, MD, MPH | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Column Editor: Trenton Myers, MD | Child and Adolescent Psychiatry …Maybe both! Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD)
Evidence Based Strategies: Acetaminophen Overdose
Column Author: Kelsey P Gavin, DO | Resident PGY 3; Chief Resident Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Acetaminophen is...
State of the Art Pediatrics: The Connectome: A New Imaging Dimension to Map Children’s Brains
Column Author: Avner Meoded, MD | Associate Professor of Radiology Matthew Genchev, MD | Research Scholar Column Editor: Amita R. Amonker, MD, FAAP | Assistant Professor of...