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Courtney Berrios Receives PCORI Award To Identify Shared Research Priorities Among Patients With Rare Diseases, Their Parents, Clinicians, and Researchers(2)
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Schema And Data Validation Of T1D Exchange Mapped Data Using Pandera Framework
Authors: Brent Lockee; Mitchell Barnes; Emily Dewit; Mark C. Clements MD, Ph.D.; Diana Ferro, Ph.D. Children’s Mercy Hospitals Kansas City, Missouri, United States bclockee@cmh.edu Background/Objective...
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...
Cancer Center Outcomes
Meet the Team As a comprehensive cancer center, Children’s Mercy treats more patients, with more complex disease than any other hospital in the region. With an array of advanced therapies and experienced...
Stancil Awarded Grant to Study Unintended Pregnancy and Homelessness
The study’s long-term goal is to reduce unintended pregnancy and promote reproductive autonomy in adolescents and young adults experiencing homelessness.
Understanding Soft Tissue Infection
Skin infections, also called cellulitis, are caused when bacteria enters a cut, tear, or scrape on your skin. It can occur when your finger or hand is cut or crushed, such as being shut in a door or...
Cloacal Exstrophy (OEIS Syndrome) at Children's Mercy
A baby born with cloacal exstrophy (also known as OEIS syndrome) has some abdominal organs exposed outside the body, along with some malformation of these organs. The Children's Mercy Comprehensive...
Salud mental en niños y adolescentes
Help in a crisis No está solo. Según la Alianza Nacional sobre Enfermedades Mentales, 1 de cada 6 niños estadounidenses de entre 6 y 17 años experimenta un trastorno de salud mental cada...
Infantile Hemangioma
Resources Infantile hemangiomas are the most common skin growths of infancy. They are made up of small blood vessels (capillaries) and the cells that line them. Hemangioma are usually present at birth or...
What to Expect from the Comprehensive Colorectal Center
Colorectal conditions are complex and often involve multiple systems of the body. When you have concerns about your child’s colorectal health, the Colorectal Center at Children’s Mercy will help you get an...
School resources for children with mental health needs
Most schools have staff members who are trained and equipped to help kids with mental and behavioral health issues that affect their ability to learn. Consider reaching out to the following professionals...
Genomic Medicine Center at the Children's Mercy Research Institute
The Genomic Medicine Center is among the first with a pediatric focus. The center provides clinical genomic services and is an epicenter for genomic research.
Oral Food Challenge – What to Expect
An oral challenge is a procedure completed in the Allergy, Asthma, and Immunology Clinic to determine whether your child reacts to a certain food. This procedure involves monitoring your child while they...
Hydration Considerations
Maintaining a high UOP with adequate hydration is the most important factor in preventing TLS. Improves renal perfusion, GFR and minimizes acidosis. This prevents precipitation of uric acid and Ca-P...
Blisters
Children’s Mercy obtained permission to use this picture for educational purposes. These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...
Febrile Infant: Antibacterial Therapy and Empiric HSV Therapy
Initial Empirical Antibacterial Therapy for Well-Appearing Infants 7 to 60 Days Old (These are INITIAL antimicrobial recommendations and should be re-evaluated for appropriateness at 48 hours after...
HIV Testing: Alternate Testing
CDC guideline for ARV medications Disclaimer This care process model does not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals...
Dietary Considerations
Parents should notify physician for: Significant changes in diet with foods high in Vitamin K: Kale, spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, turnip greens, chick peas, brussel sprouts, green tea, soybean oil, liver...
SSTI: Abscess (Images)
For Children's Mercy providers: https://www-visualdx-com.ezproxy.cmh.edu/visualdx/diagnosis/skin+bacterial+abscess?moduleId=102&diagnosisId=51001&lang=en_US#view=text&gid=1&pid=2...
Fluid Choice and Blood Products
These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is different, and those individuals involved in providing health care are expected to use...