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7 ways to keep pools safe this summer
Multiple layers of protection are needed to prevent drowning. Drowning continues to be the leading cause of unintentional injury death for children aged 1 to 4 years and they are more likely to drown in a...
5. Asthma Severity and Asthma Control
Severity and control are two different assessments of a child’s asthma. For example, a child may be a well-controlled severe persistent asthmatic or a poorly controlled mild persistent asthmatic. We will...
Suspected Neonatal Conjunctivitis 2023
Neonatal conjunctivitis, also known as ophthalmia neonatorum, should be suspected clinically among neonates (≤ 28 days of age) with both injected conjunctiva and mucopurulent discharge, or among those...
Bioethics: The Role of the Clinical Ethicist
When complex ethical situations arise in clinical practice, often in high-stakes situations with uncertainty, clinical ethics consultation may be helpful to patients, families, surrogates and clinicians.
Laboratory Tests and Chest X-rays
The Bronchiolitis CPG Committee recommends not routinely obtaining laboratory tests such as CBC & differential, basic metabolic panel, blood culture, RSV PCR, Flu A&B PCR, or chest x-ray for the infant...
Use of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline
Bronchiolitis Clinical Pathway Committee recommendation: Based on very low quality evidence, a conditional recommendation is made against use of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (HS) for routine management...
AOM – Penicillin Allergy
Mild/Moderate: Hives Single organ system Excludes side-effects such as vomiting and diarrhea Excludes family history but not individual history of penicillin allergy Severe: Drug reaction with eosinophilia...
Autism Spectrum Disorder Family Training Opportunities
Children's Mercy Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health offers family trainings on topics related to autism. Go to our Autism Clinic Upcoming Live Events page for more detailed information...
12. Asthma Exacerbations in the Emergency Department or Urgent Care
Asthma exacerbations Asthma exacerbations are a common cause of respiratory distress. When evaluating a patient with respiratory distress thought to be secondary to asthma, a brief history and physical...
Contact the Events Team at Children's Mercy
For questions or to learn more about fundraising options for Children's Mercy, contact the Events Team at Children's Mercy.
Genomic Medicine in Cancer Treatment
Cancer has vastly different origins, different mutations, and different paths in children as compared to adults. In adults, it generally takes decades of cumulative mutations to finally result in enough...
Culture of LOVE inspires Emily Barker to work at Children's Mercy
Culture of Love inspires Emily Barker to work at Children's Mercy Hudson's heart Photo: Emily Barker My story starts a little over nine years ago. My husband and I were so excited for our twins to be...
Bradley Receives Funding to Continue Research on Antibody Responses to SARS-CoV-2
The research will focus on antibodies that are generated to the enzyme angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE2), which is used by SARS-CoV-2 to enter and infect cells.
Headaches and kids: what parents need to know
It’s back to school time, which can add a lot of excitement and stress to life. If your kid experiences frequent headaches, you are not alone. More than 40,000 kids in the Kansas City metro suffer from...
Pharmacies Open Late in the Kansas City Area
The Urgent Care team at Children's Mercy Kansas City has put together a list of pharmacies in the Kansas City area that are open late and open 24 hours.
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...
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...
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...
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.