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Abdominal Pain Outcomes
Award Why should you care? Chronic abdominal pain is a common problem that affects up to 20 percent of all school-aged children and teens. Despite how many youth struggle with abdominal pain, there is no...
Kidney Transplant Program Volumes and Outcomes
The Children's Mercy multidisciplinary team works with referring physicians before, during and after a kidney transplant to ensure effective continuity of care for pediatric transplant recipients and...
Bylaws
Kansas PFAC Mission Statement The Kansas Patient Family Advisory Council will work in partnership with the Children’s Mercy staff members to advocate on behalf of families for improved quality, safety, and...
Bylaws
Beacon Program’s mission Provide a patient- and family-centered primary care medical home for children with medical complexity and their siblings. Our team communicates with health care providers in...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions February 2022
As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...
Heart Transplant Program Volumes and Outcomes
The Heart Transplant Program at Children’s Mercy is nationally recognized as one of the top pediatric heart centers in the nation. View data about our patient volume and outcomes.
Hearing and Speech Team
Meet the Hearing and Speech team at Children's Mercy.
Medical Student Clerkship
Children's Mercy Hospital is the host site for the University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine Pediatric Clerkship. Clerkship students also rotate through the NICU at University Health.
Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Asthma
CM resources on weight management clinics Nocturnal asthma can be affected by many contributors including rhinitis, sinusitis, GER, obstructive sleep apnea (OSA), nocturnal allergen exposures (e.g. dust...
What's the Diagnosis - October 2022
An 11-day-old male presents to the emergency department with his mother for concerns of intermittently increased respiratory rate. He started having some subcostal retractions with increased work of...
Histamine Pharmacodynamic Biomarker to Guide Treatment in Pediatric Asthma
Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in childhood. We know a lot about how to treat asthma, but there are still many children who continue to have daily symptoms that limit their ability to...
Teaching healthy body image tips for kids
The weight loss industry is lucrative, and to make that money, its messages are everywhere. It’s hard to look anywhere without seeing recommendations about weight loss, the perfect look and ways to achieve...
Cochlear implant information for families
A cochlear implant is a safe and proven medical treatment that provides hearing to infants, children and teenagers with severe to profound hearing loss when hearing aids are not able to help.
Wise Use of Antibiotics October 2021
I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...
Vocal Cord Dysfunction Breathing Exercises
Use these breathing techniques at any sign of tightness or stridor/noisy breathing. If this occurs during activity, stop activity, do exercise until it stops and then resume activity gradually. Remember...
Asthma Control Tests
Questionnaires used at CM to assess asthma control Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) Test for Respiratory and Asthma Control in Kids (TRACK) for under 5 years of age AND has a history...
Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions February 2021
As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...
Mixed-gonadal Dysgenesis
Mixed-gonadal dysgenesis, or MGD, is a rare condition in which the paired internal gonads (testis or ovary) are different on each side. There is usually a functioning gonad (testis or ovary) on one side and...
State-of-the-Art Pediatrics September 2021
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...
Upper Arm (Humerus) Fractures
Children's Mercy treats fractures of the upper arm (humerus), including proximal and humeral shaft fractures.