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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...

Sleep Center

The Children’s Mercy Sleep Center is one of the largest pediatric programs in the country and the only accredited pediatric sleep lab in the region. Our team of experienced and dedicated sleep physicians...

Healthy ways to talk to children about race

Recent events have brought racism to the forefront, increasing the need to have open and honest discussions with children of all ages. But how and when do we talk to our children about racism? First, we...

Growth Failure

Recommendations for pediatricians regarding diagnosis, management, and when to refer to a Children's Mercy specialist.

Visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic - Children’s Mercy Kansas

Why are you visiting the Outpatient Infusion Clinic? You will be going to the Outpatient Infusion Clinic at Children’s Mercy to get some medicine that needs to be given to you by a nurse.   Checking into...

Complete History and Physical Exam

The patient with refractory headache will typically present with: Headache attack lasting 1-72 hours. Headache has at least two of the following four features: Either bilateral or unilateral...

Culture and Language Coaching Program

The aim of Children's Mercy Culture and Language Coaching Program is to professionalize the use of Spanish in the health care and social service settings.

IBD Patient Family Advisory Council

The IBD PFAC partners together to create the highest level of multidisciplinary, collaborative care, focusing on the whole child and their families. Their focus is to offer insight and collaboration as...

Pediatric Thromboembolism Review - State-of-the-Art Pediatrics - November 2022

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is an increasingly diagnosed condition in the pediatric population that the general pediatrician should be aware of, particularly for hospitalized patients, who are at higher...

Informatics and Data Resources at Children's Mercy Research Institute

These resources ensure that teams have seamless and efficient access to the applications and systems that can advance basic, clinical and translational research.

Bioethics: When Our Patients End Up Elsewhere

This article addresses how clinicians can stay connected to patients when they are hospitalized at another institution due to lack of space or other reasons.

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...

Neurofibromatosis

Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF or NF1) is an inherited condition that may cause changes in the skin, nervous system, bones, and endocrine glands. NF1 occurs in approximately 1 out of every 3,000 individuals.

How to talk with your kids about the “D” word

It’s the conversation no parent wants to have with their kids – the conversation about death. Death makes us uncomfortable and it can be hard to talk about, especially the first time your child brings it...

Ideas to invigorate your kids’ social-distancing routine

Social distancing is hard, especially when you are a kid. Their entire world has been rocked and it is hard to understand why they can’t do the things that they were able to do just a few weeks ago.

Preparing for an Ultrasound

What to expect: Ultrasound View Story Ultrasound is a way to take pictures of the inside of your body. An ultrasound machine uses sound waves to see inside your body. A technologist will use clear lotion and...

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Team

Meet the Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine team at Children's Mercy.

Brain Injuries

What is a brain injury? A brain injury occurs when there is a disruption of the nerves or signals in the brain. This can happen in a variety of ways; some examples are: Trauma (ex. motor vehicle accident...

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

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...

Rectal Prolapse

A rectal prolapse, also known as partial prolapse or mucosal prolapse, happens when the rectum slips through the anus and is exposed. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive Colorectal Center...