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ADHD Treatment: Training Interventions
"Behavioral therapy involves training adults to influence the contingencies in an environment to improve the behavior of a child or adolescent in that setting. It can help parents and school personnel...
Liver Care Center
Meet the Team Treating pediatric liver disease The Liver Care Center, part of the Children’s Mercy Division of Gastroenterology, is designed to provide a medical home for children dealing with highly...
While You Are Here
While You Are Here We would like to help you feel as comfortable as possible while spending time at Children's Mercy. This page offers resources that may be useful for you during your visit, especially...
Visual Diagnosis: An Acute Papular Eruption
Case Presentation A previously healthy 10-year-old girl presented with a three-week history of a progressively spreading rash. Her parents first noticed several small “chicken pox–like” bumps on her chest...
Outbreaks, Alerts & Hot Topics: American Trypanosomiasis in the US
Chagas disease, or American trypanosomiasis, has long been considered a disease from “south of the border,” relevant in the United States mostly because of large numbers of immigrants from mainland Latin...
Children’s Mercy Investigators Spread Awareness on Pediatric Cancer Research to Encourage Engagement
“We want all children with cancer to grow to become healthy adults,” Andrea Bradley-Ewing, MPA, MA, Senior Director, Community Engaged Research, said of her team's work on creating a toolkit with materials...
Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation
What is PTNS? Percutaneous Tibial Nerve Stimulation (PTNS) is a treatment that does not require surgery. It helps people who have problems: needing to pee often. feeling like they must ...
Childhood Illness Leads to a Lasting Legacy
When Megan Silvey was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) at the age of two, her family turned to Children’s Mercy. They knew it was the best place to access expert care for their whole...
Clinical Care
As a champion for children, learn about about the impact of your gift on clinical care at Children's Mercy.
Co-parenting: Helping kids thrive after divorce
Explore co-parenting tips that ensure your child feels loved and secure, even during the challenges of divorce.
Broad Food Allergy Testing
Recommendation: Broad food allergy panels are not recommended for routine use in pediatric patients with atopic dermatitis. Supporting Evidence: While food allergies are more common in young children...
Mental Health: Mental Maintenance - A Guide to Sustaining Mental Wellness
Mental wellness has become an essential topic, not only for our patients but for ourselves. For the families we serve, the academic pressures, digital overload and packed schedules often leave them feeling...
Managing pediatric food allergies during the holidays
Navigate the holidays safely with tips for managing food allergies, from diagnosis to allergy-friendly recipes for your family.
Dr. Rose Gelineau-Morel Receives NIH K23 Award to Study Precision Drug Treatment for Dystonia in Cerebral Palsy
There are currently no FDA-approved oral medications for pediatric dystonia and off-label treatments aren’t very effective and also have side effects. One such treatment is the medication trihexyphenidyl...
Monitor Response and Vital Sign Targets
References Akre, M., Finkelstein, M., Erickson, M., Liu, M., Vanderbilt, L., & Billman, G. (2010). Sensitivity of the pediatric early warning score to identify patient deterioration. Pediatrics, 125(4)
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...
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...
Reporting Sex Trafficking/Child Sexual Exploitation/Pornography
If the patient lives outside of Kansas or Missouri, access hotline reporting numbers through the Child Welfare Information Gateway Reporting Sex Trafficking/Child Sexual Exploitation/Pornography...
Otology and Hearing
Refer a Patient Refer My Child Children’s Mercy has all the specialists you need in one place and — with an integrated consultation model — at one time. The evaluation and treatment of hearing loss can be...
Debunking common autism myths
Families navigating an autism diagnosis often encounter a flood of conflicting information, especially online and in the media. Misinformation and myths can make it harder to understand what autism really...