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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...

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.

Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine Team

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

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...

7. Treating Modifiable Risk Factors

References: Quinto, Kenneth B. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children aged 3-19 years with and without asthma in the United States, 1999-2010. no. 2013. US Department of Health and Human...

Treatment for Valvular Heart Disease

Children's Mercy's congenital heart surgeons specialize in reconstructive valve surgery techniques for children and adults. Our team is at the forefront of developing alternative valve therapies that...

What to Expect at a Feeding Evaluation

What to expect at a feeding evaluation During a feeding evaluation, the speech pathologist will ask about concerns you have regarding the child’s feeding and swallowing. They will gather information...

How to plan for tornado safety with your family

Spring can’t come soon enough after months of winter cold and darkness. But with spring comes severe weather and tornados which can cause dangerous conditions and sometimes lead to injuries. What does your...

Online Fundraising Tips

Helpful advice to set your fundraiser up for success Thank you for creating a fundraiser to help kids at Children’s Mercy. Your support will help enable research breakthroughs and create a world of...

1.1

Implement the patient centered medical home model to ensure comprehensive and coordinated care to pediatric patients Beacon Program is seeing 100+ complex, chronic, special healthcare needs patients and...

Preparing for a PICC Line

You are going to get a PICC line at Children's Mercy Kansas City. Watch the video below and read the step-by-step process with photos to prepare. Step-by-step process A PICC line is a long skinny tube...

Government Relations

The Department of Government Relations is the legislative advocate for children’s health at Children's Mercy Hospital. We formulate legislative policy on the local, state and national level to protect...

Epidemiology

In most western countries, type 1 diabetes accounts for over 90% of childhood and adolescent diabetes, although less than half of individuals with type 1 diabetes are diagnosed before the age of 15 years.

Burn and Trauma Care Team

Meet the General and Thoracic Surgery team at Children's Mercy.

Not your father’s fatherhood: Modern wisdom from today’s dads

When many of today’s dads were children, the internet didn’t exist, blended families weren’t as common and stay-at-home dads were super rare. Dads on TV brought home the bacon, but were clueless in the...

What's the Diagnosis? February 2021

A previously healthy, 12-month-old female presents with a rash. Parents first noticed red papules and vesicles on her trunk two days ago which have now spread in a clustered pattern to her face, back and...

Foreign Body Aspiration