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Helping Your Child Take Medicine
Learning to take medicine can be hard for kids. Here are some ways to help your child learn: Helping Your Child Take Medicine (PDF) - English Helping Your Child Take Medicine (PDF) - Spanish Pill...
Leukemia and Lymphoma Program
Children’s Mercy is nationally recognized as one of the best pediatric cancer centers in the nation by U.S. News and World Report. Whether you’re coming to Children’s Mercy for further testing or evaluation...
Dr. Terrie Flatt Receives Funding To Investigate Role of Perinucleolar Compartments and the eEF1A2 Gene in Connection to More Aggressive Sarcomas
Dr. Terrie Flatt received a 1-year KUCC Pilot Grant to study the role of perinucleolar compartments (PNCs), the eEF1A2 gene, and how they are connected to more aggressive sarcomas.
Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery: Makayla's Story
Ask 9-year-old Makayla Hainline’s mother, Angie, to describe her daughter in one word, and there’s no hesitation. “Fearless,” Angie said. “She’s fearless, unless it involves a spider.” Makayla scrunches...
Indications For Hematology Consultation
Indications for Hematology consultation with anticoagulant therapy: Initiation of therapy for patients: Not in critical care unit. Age < 30 days. Baseline INR ≥ 1.2 prior to initiation of warfarin.
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...
Cardio-Oncology
Program Over the last several decades, cancer treatments have advanced significantly. This means much better survival rates for children with cancer. However, life-saving cancer treatments can still cause...
Saneea’s Story
Meet Saneea From the moment Saneea Bevley tore her ACL on April 26, 2019, she had just one goal—get back on the basketball court. After all, basketball is life for this talented 16-year-old who plays point...
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...
Allergy, Asthma and Immunology Team
Meet the Allergy, Asthma and Immunology team at Children's Mercy.
Fractures, Sprains and Dislocations
A fracture or “broken bone” mean the same thing. There are different kinds of fractures. Sprains are when the ligaments that hold joints together have been stretched and tear. A dislocation occurs when...
Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship
Our Anesthesiology Department Faculty and Fellows Email Us The Pediatric Anesthesiology Fellowship at Children's Mercy is a one-year program approved and accredited by the ACGME. Children's Mercy is...
Colorectal Conditions and Treatments
The experts at the Comprehensive Colorectal Center provide care for all types of colorectal and pelvic floor disorders, and offer a wide variety of surgical treatments for your child.
Pediatric Critical Care Fellowship
Our PICU Faculty and Fellows Meet the PICU Team How to Apply Our PICU With 43 PICU beds, 24 CICU beds, 24-hour faculty coverage and the capability to care for up to 67 critically ill patients, our...
What's the Diagnosis - December 2022
A 4-year-old male presents with two days of fever, headaches and increasing somnolence. On arrival to the hospital, he is actively seizing and requires intubation. Although he is sedated and intubated, his...
Why teaching personal boundaries is important for kids
Sadly, 1 in 10 children will be sexually assaulted before their 18th birthday. We all want to keep kids safe from this kind of trauma. One way to keep kids safe is to teach them a few things to feel...
Ophthalmology
Adult ophthalmology 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...
Atrioventricular Canal (AVC) Defect
Atrioventricular (AV) canal defects, also known as atrioventricular septal defects or endocardial cushion defects, are most common in infants with Down syndrome.
Mental Health: Grace and Nate's Story
Children’s Mercy is committed to caring for every aspect of children’s health — physical, mental, emotional and behavioral. As we continue to shed light on the importance of mental health care and...
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics May 2022
On March 29, 2019, Children’s Mercy hosted a remarkable series of lectures and presentations about immigrants, refugees and caring for children at the U.S.-Mexico border. The first presentation was at...