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Heart Center

The Heart Center at Children's Mercy is one of the highest-volume pediatric heart centers in the nation. Our commitment to clinical research and innovation helped us earn recognition as one of the top...

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Dr. Warady Receives Nearly $5.8 Million Award for the “Chronic Kidney Disease in Children” Study

Children with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face increased health risks beyond their primary kidney disorder. CKiD V continues the observational CKiD study that began in 2003 and that follows 1,100 children...

Ways to handle homesickness

Staying the night at an aunt’s house or an overnight sleepaway camp is often the first chance a child experiences a go of independence. Even the most confident of kids may experience homesickness and there...

Gastroenteritis (acute) Clinical Pathway

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...

The ABCs of sleep training: Let’s talk myths, tips and what ’sleeping through the night’ really means

Parenthood can feel like a rollercoaster in the first few months with broken sleep, learning your baby’s cries and cues and navigating your new role as a parent. One of the most common struggles new...

Drs. Hampl, Dreyer Gillette, Laroche Join NIH-funded MPI Study to Improve Weight-Related Outcomes Among Youth and Adults with Obesity

The study evaluates the short- and long-term clinical and implementation outcomes of Comprehensive Multidisciplinary Obesity Care (CMOC) in 20 federally qualified health centers in urban and rural areas of...

Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Measles and (Immune) Memory Loss

Column Author: Chris Day, MD | Pediatric Infectious Diseases; Director, Transplant Infectious Disease Services; Medical Director, Travel Medicine; Assistant Professor of Pediatrics...

Evidence Based Strategies: Caring About Creatinine: Acute Kidney Injury Follow-Up in the Pediatrician’s Office

Column Author: Bahar Barani, MD | Chief Resident Darcy Weidemann, MD, MHS | Associate Professor Division of Nephrology   Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric...

Helping Kids Navigate Shooting Events

With our guidance, kids can find a safe space to process tragic events. Children's Mercy experts provide tips for how to help.

Fertility Preservation

We believe that fertility preservation is a key part of medical care for your child or teen. Future fertility is important for long-term quality of life. Certain medical conditions have a higher risk of...

Pharyngitis

Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...

Dr. Helena Laroche Receives NIH Award to Study the Role of Parental Bandwidth in Child Obesity Treatment

The goals of this project are to determine whether adding a community health worker (CHW) to a child obesity treatment intervention improves outcomes for children from families with social risk factors...

Hypoplastic left heart syndrome: Taylor's story

Although 16-year-old Taylor was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome (HLHS), a complex heart condition, she is charting her own course forward as an athlete.

Seizure Rescue Medications

There are no clinical indications for one medication over another. The decision should be based on the patient/family and provider's preference   For Children's Mercy providers, the Discharge...

Parent-ish Podcast

Experts at Children’s Mercy Kansas City talk about what you may experience with your babies, teens and in-betweens, to help you celebrate the craziness and challenges of parenthood.

Evidence Based Strategies: The Spit-Up Never Ends: Managing Infantile GER and GERD

Column Author: Emily Bryan, MD | Pediatric Resident Physician Column Editor: Angela D. Etzenhouser, MD, FAAP | Associate Director, Pediatric Residency Program Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...

Brief Resolved Unexplained Event (BRUE)

Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...

Concerning Historical Features or Physical Exam Findings

<!--StartFragment-->   Concerning Historical Features  Family   Sudden unexplained death in first- or second-degree family members before age 35, and particularly as an infant ...

Bacterial Enteritis Treatment and Special Considerations

<!--StartFragment--> Organism  Antibiotic Treatment  Special Considerations  E.coli 0157:H7/  other Shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC)  Do not treat  Ensure...