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Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics: Typhoid Update
Typhoid fever remains a significant concern worldwide, primarily in low- and middle-income countries. Antibiotic resistance and poor sanitation contribute to higher rates, though vaccine distribution in...
Pulse Oximetry and Skin Pigmentation
This article examines the evidence surrounding the role of skin pigmentation and other factors in the accuracy of pulse oximetry as a diagnostic tool.
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Add Children's Mercy phone numbers to your phone so you will recognize our number when we call. If you are visiting this page from a mobile device: Click on this virtual contact file to “Import a...
Sports Medicine ERAS
Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs promote an evidence based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care aimed at facilitating faster recovery from surgery, decreasing hospital length of stay...
Visual Diagnosis
A 3-year-old male presents to the emergency department (ED) for evaluation of a burn. Test your knowledge of how to classify and treat the burns.
Dr. Romina Barral Receives NIH Funding to Study Reproductive Health Disparities Among Latinx Youth Living in Rural Communities
Dr. Barral’s study, “Reducing reproductive health disparities among Latinx youth living in rural communities” aims to improve scientific knowledge about disparities in teen pregnancy prevention.
he Emergency Medical Services for Children Task Force recommends the following sequence for rapid assessment
“Doorway assessment” of the overall appearance, work of breathing, and perfusion Airway – Is the airway able to be maintained? Breathing – respiratory rate and effort (retractions, grunting, stridor...
Hearing and Speech Sick Policy
We would like to make sure that your child feels their best and does their best with any testing or therapy at their visit in the Hearing and Speech Department. We would also like to protect our staff and...
WHO Updates HPV Schedule Recommendations
The World Health Organization (WHO) stated that a single-dose (off-label) schedule can provide similar efficacy and durability of protection to a two-dose schedule.
Considerations for Allergy Referral
Reinforcement of anaphylaxis education Unknown cause of anaphylaxis Recurrent anaphylaxis These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...
Suspected Stroke - References
1. Albers, G. W., Marks, M. P., Kemp, S., Christensen, S., Tsai, J. P., Ortega-Gutierrez, S., ... & Lansberg, M. G. (2018). Thrombectomy for stroke at 6 to 16 hours with selection by perfusion imaging.
Dr. Scott Younger Receives Funding from BioNexus KC to Study Genetic Variation Detected in Children Living with Undiagnosed Rare Disease
Dr. Younger’s study, “Scalable systems for the identification of splice-disrupting genetic variants in pediatric rare disease genomes,” will develop scalable systems to evaluate the molecular consequences...
Behavioral Pain Innovations Lab
About the Team The Behavioral Pain Innovations Lab is dedicated to conducting research that improves the effectiveness and reach of behavioral pain treatments for youth affected by chronic pain. Chronic...
Pediatric Proton Therapy
Children’s Mercy Kansas City is the region’s leading pediatric health system, with more than 750 pediatric subspecialists and researchers, including more than 20 doctors who specialize in children’s cancer.
Eyes up, phones down: modeling good behavior for teen drivers
Remember the first time you got behind the wheel of a car? Hands at 10 and 2 on the wheel, eyes fixed on the road ahead, all systems checked before you shift out of park...on that day, driving had your...
The Heart Center at Children's Mercy
Choosing the Best Heart Program for Your Child We understand it can be very overwhelming to learn your child has a heart condition. That’s why Children’s Mercy has developed a full-service cardiology...
Cardiovascular Genetics
The Cardiovascular Genetics Clinic is the only clinic in the region providing coordinated screening, diagnosis, management, and genetic counseling for genetic cardiac disease in children. What to...
Endometriosis: Taylor’s Story
Meet Taylor Meet Taylor photo Thirteen-year-old Taylor Stewart looks like the picture of health, but looks can be deceiving. Behind her big, beautiful smile and bubbly personality is a teen who once...
Complications of Prematurity: Kieesha’s Story
Meet Kieesha Kieesha Pentlin started life with the odds stacked against her. Born at 26 weeks’ gestation on Sept. 22, 2011, she weighed just 2 lbs., 2 oz. Though her lungs were severely under-developed...