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Loxoscelism - Evidence Based Strategies - September 2022
Bites from the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, can lead to severe complications and can even be life-threatening. The constellation of systemic symptoms, known as loxoscelism, can be tricky to...
Beacon Patient Family Advisory Council
PFAC Beacon Logo The Beacon PFAC works in partnership with the Children’s Mercy staff members to advocate on behalf of Beacon Program and Clinic families for the best quality of care. The council...
Colorectal Surgery
Many colorectal conditions require a surgical procedure to improve your child’s bowel, bladder function and quality of life. Your care team at the Comprehensive Colorectal Center at Children's Mercy will...
Osteopathia Striata with Cranial Sclerosis: Emersyn’s Story
Meet Emersyn Emersyn Gross is a sassy, fun 4-year-old who loves wearing her pink and purple tutus, pretending to be a doctor, and watching Peppa Pig. But when she was born Nov. 1, 2017, doctors weren’t...
Wise Use of Antibiotics 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...
Vocal Cord Dysfunction Breathing Exercises
Use these breathing techniques at any sign of tightness or stridor/noisy breathing. If this occurs during activity, stop activity, do exercise until it stops and then resume activity gradually. Remember...
Pediatric Clinical Pharmacology Fellowship: Locations
The Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Medical Toxicology is located on the main floor of the Hospital's Sutherland Tower. This space includes the division offices, a clinical research unit, and the...
Asthma Reference Guide
The goal of this asthma care reference guide is to help clinicians provide quality care to children with asthma across the care continuum at Children's Mercy. This was done by summarizing national...
Academic Curriculum - Clinical Neuropsychology
Clinical experience Evaluations are conducted with a wide range of patient populations including: epilepsy brain tumors spina bifida hydrocephalus neurofibromatosis tuberous sclerosis acquired brain injury...
Request a Consult
Physicians and providers may access the expertise of more than 700 pediatric subspecialists and surgeons at Children's Mercy by requesting a consult.
Art Therapy
Art Therapy is offered for children and families in all inpatient units at Children’s Mercy in order to help children feel more confident to express themselves, take risks, and experiment.
Mucosal eosinophils, mast cells, and intraepithelial lymphocytes in youth with rumination syndrome
Children’s Mercy researchers in gastroenterology analyzed 28 youth meeting Rome IV criteria for rumination syndrome who had undergone endoscopy (compared to 10 controls) to assess antral and duodenal...
Appendicitis
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...
Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Our Department Faculty and Fellows Meet the Hospitalist Team How to Apply Since 2014, the Children’s Mercy Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship Program has trained academic pediatric hospitalists to...
Antimicrobial Stewardship: Optimizing Use of Antibiotics
Overuse of antibiotics can lead to antimicrobial resistance. Antimicrobial stewardship aims to improve the prescribing and promote the optimal use of antimicrobial agents.
Asthma Control Tests
Questionnaires used at CM to assess asthma control Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) for under 5 years of age AND has a history...
What to Expect - Cardiac Catheterization
A cardiac catheterization (sometimes called a cardiac cath or heart cath) is a procedure that allows your child’s care team to better understand the structure and function of your child’s heart. During the...
Cardiac Patient Family Advisory Council
PFAC Cardiac Logo Vision To support the highest standard of excellence in cardiac care at Children's Mercy through meaningful collaboration between families and hospital staff. Mission The Cardiac PFAC...
iSpine Clinic for Scoliosis Evaluation
The Children's Mercy iSpine Clinic is for children 10 years and over who need to be seen for an initial evaluation of their spine for scoliosis.
Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions February 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...