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Acute Gastroenteritis: Ondansetron Dosing 2024
<!--StartFragment--> Strength Patient Weight Dose 4 mg/5mL oral solution > 30 kg 8 mg 15.1 to 30 kg 4 mg 8 kg to 15 kg 2 mg 8 mg oral...
Preparing for CT Scan
CT scan media block What is a CT scan? A computed tomography scan (CT scan) uses computers and a moving X-ray machine to take pictures of the inside of the body. CTs can make detailed pictures of organs...
Dr. Mark Hoffman a co-PI on Study that Uses De-Identified Data to Research Health Effects of Climate Change
The project, “Using massive, multi-regional EHR data to estimate the impacts of climate change on fungal disease epidemiology in the U.S.,” will investigate the health effects of climate change on fungal...
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Hip Program
The orthopedic specialists at Children’s Mercy work together with our physical therapists, radiologists, and pain management team to provide the best possible care for children and teens with hip...
Link Newsletter - December 2023
Our December issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...
Application examples
Examples and information that will help you complete your STAR 2.0 Program Application SECTION 1 Questions you will have to answer on the electronic application form: • Tell us why you are interested in...
Durable Medical Equipment Providers
If you have commercial insurance, Medicare and Medicaid managed care plans or other state Medicaid insurance programs, you should ask about a list of in-network providers. If you currently have no...
Bioethics: Addressing the Burdens That Newborn Screening Imposes on Underserved Communities
Newborn screening (NBS) began in the 1960s with testing for phenylketonuria (PKU), which, when identified and treated early, significantly reduces morbidity. While NBS is rightly viewed as a public health...
Migraine
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...
Alternative Diagnoses
Syncope, convulsive syncope Complicated migraine or migraine with aura Gastrointestinal disorders (reflux) Psychiatric conditions (panic attacks, psychogenic non-epileptic events) Transient ischemic attack...
Clinical Orientation
Welcome to Children's Mercy! As a new team member - whether a Nurse, Licensed Practical Nurse, Care Assistant, Nurse Tech, Student Nurse Extern, Medical Assistant, Patient Safety Tech or Paramedic - we...
Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
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...
Visual Diagnosis: Eye Movement
A 4-year-old male is brought to the emergency department by his mother for further evaluation of ear pain and headache.
Evidence Based Strategies: Implications of Marijuana Legalization and Identification of THC Toxidrome in the Young
Recreational marijuana first became legal in two states in 2012. As of January 2023, only four states have not decriminalized marijuana in some capacity.1 A challenge to legalizing marijuana is a decrease...
Outpatient Electroencephalogram (EEG)
While 75% of otherwise healthy, typically developing children with a first-time non-febrile seizure will not experience recurrence, 25% of these children may experience another non-febrile seizure. As such...
Kidney Transplant: What to Expect
Before surgery: The kidney transplant evaluation Before getting a kidney transplant, you/your child must have a complete evaluation, to make sure you/your child are healthy enough to be transplanted. The...
Varberg Lab
About the Team The Varberg laboratory incorporates next-generation sequencing approaches to identify genetic and environmental (epigenetic) factors impacting placental development and function in the...
Frequently Asked Questions
Will my child have a seizure again? 75% of children will not have any further seizure activity. Could my child die from a seizure? Death after a first-time, unprovoked seizure is very rare. Does brain...