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Hypertension
For Children's Mercy Kansas City providers: Skills: Blood Pressure Measurement (Pediatric) - CE (elsevierperformancemanager.com) For providers without Children's Mercy privileges, tables...
Dog safety 101
We know to teach kids to look before crossing the street and to not run with scissors. These are all well-known safety skills parents always talk about with kids. But we should be teaching a few safety...
Notice of Privacy Practices
The Children’s Mercy Hospital is committed to protecting the privacy of your health information, as required by applicable state and federal laws. This Notice of Privacy Practices describes how...
Epilepsy Keto: Reed's Story
Reed Williams was seemingly healthy the first 12 months of life, but shortly after his first birthday, he was sitting at the dinner table one night when suddenly his whole body drooped to one side. “We...
Remote Patient Monitoring
Youth in the United States collectively exhibit deterioration in glycemic control between the ages of 8 and 18, with small improvements beginning to show from ages 18 to 30. Evidence suggests that...
Rumination Disorder: Bobbi’s Story
Meet Bobbi Just try keeping up with Bobbi Horr. The junior at Holton High School, Holton, Kan., is on the school’s spirit squad, in band, plays volleyball, runs track, takes dance and gymnastics, and works...
Employee Seasonal Flu Vaccine Rate
Influenza (flu) facts The flu is a viral illness that usually begins with the sudden onset of fever and is often associated with chills, headache, muscle pain, and cough. The flu virus spreads by droplets...
Children's Mercy Residents
Meet the residents of the Children's Mercy Pediatric Residency Program, the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, and the Child Neurology Residency.
Hitting and biting: what parents need to know
Imagine it: You’re at the store with your toddler, loading up on applesauce pouches and toilet paper when your sweet angel sinks their teeth into you without any warning *cue Jaws music*. You’re shocked...
Myelomeningocele: Antibiotics
UTI prophylaxis if any hydronephrosis on renal US: Amoxicillin 20 mg/kg/dose enterally once a day. Cephalexin 20 mg/kg/day either once or divided twice a day. If patient is NPO the IV equivalents are...
Shawn D. St. Peter, MD
Dr. Shawn D. St. Peter is Senior VP, Surgeon-in-Chief and Associate Program Director of the Pediatric Surgery Fellowship Program, and Director of the Center for Prospective Trials.
Genetic Testing: Jaden's Story
Jaden York’s life has been a puzzle since the moment he was born on March 31, 2005. In the delivery room, his mom, Julie, said she remembers Jaden didn’t cry like her other two children, and he wasn’t...
SSTI: Antibiotic Dosing
Abscess: PO: Clindamycin 10 mg/kg/dose PO TID (max 450 mg/dose). Alternative therapy: TMP-SMX 4-6 mg/kg/dose (trimethoprim component) PO BID (max 160 mg TMP/dose). IV: Clindamycin. Cellulitis or Erysipelas...
Children's Mercy St. Joseph
Children’s Mercy St. Joseph-Mosaic Life Care provides a convenient location to better serve patients and families in the St. Joseph area and surrounding communities with the best pediatric care possible.
Feeding Clinic Team
Patient Review...
Doctoral Internship Program
The internship is accredited by the American Psychological Association. Information about the program's accreditation status can be obtained from: Commission on Accreditation c/o Office of...
What parents should know about synthetic drugs
My nephew, Cooper, was a fun, adventurous, outgoing kid that everyone loved to be around. He was kind-hearted, strong-willed and hard-headed. He was drawn to extreme sports like snowboarding, rock...
Sepsis
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...
Infant Tracheostomy and Home Ventilator Program
This Children's Mercy team cares for babies and toddlers who need a tracheostomy, with or without a ventilator. This allows you to care for your baby at home rather than prolonging a hospital stay.
Delivering Complex Medical Care Via Telemedicine: TJ’s Story
Meet TJ At a time when social distancing and remote living are more in-demand than ever, 9-year-old TJ DeCow and his family are trendsetters. “We live on a little farm in the middle of a field near a small...