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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...

Liver Care Center Team

The Liver Care Center provides a medical home for children dealing with highly complex liver disease. Our team of liver specialists is committed to providing comprehensive care by partnering with families...

Acute Pain Service

Members of the pain management team work with children who are staying in the hospital through a variety of ways including: Our Anesthesiology Pain Service provides expertise in pain management...

Research Collaborative Takes Unique Approach to Infectious Disease Testing and Care

Find a Researcher Researcher Network Donate Follow Us See All Stories Additional Information Related to This Article Departments CODIEFY Study to Offer Kid-focused COVID-19 Clarity Learn about this CODIEFY...

Comparative Performance Of A Recurrent Neural Network (RNN) And Logistic Regression (LR) Model To Predict Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) Among Youth With Established Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)

Authors: David D. Williams, Sarina Dass, Jon Bass, Susana Patton, Sanjeev Mehta, Ryan McDonough, Colin Mullaney, Leonard D’Avolio, Mark Clements   Preventing dangerous and costly episodes of DKA is a goal...

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.

Injury Management

Whether it’s on the practice field or under the lights on Friday night, when kids play sports, injuries can occur. Children’s Mercy cares for student-athletes of all ages with precision diagnostic tools and...

Elbow Fractures

Elbow fractures are very common in children. Fractures can involve any of the 3 bones in the elbow joint: the humerus (upper bone of the arm extending from the shoulder to the elbow), the radius (forearm...

Medicine/Pediatrics Inpatient Sub-Internship

Description: Students will split the elective time evenly between inpatient Internal Medicine (IM) and inpatient General Pediatrics at Children's Mercy. Educational objectives: At the completion of the...

Faculty - Academic General Pediatrics Fellowship

Program Director Tyler K. Smith, MD, MPH, FAAP Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, Kansas University...

Apply for the Clinical Neuropsychology Postdoctoral Fellowship

Qualified applicants will have completed a doctoral degree in an APA/CPA-accredited clinical, school, or counseling psychology program. Completion of an APA/CPA-accredited pre-doctoral internship is...

Apply for the Pediatric Gastroenterology Fellowship

Prerequisites Qualified applicants must complete an ACGME-accredited, three-year pediatric residency program prior to beginning the fellowship. Certification in general pediatrics by the American Board of...

Apply for the Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine Fellowship

Prospective candidates should apply through the Electronic Residency Application Services. Specific application requirements and materials are available through the ERAS system.   All candidates must...

Apply for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship

The application process for the Surgical Critical Care Fellowship at Children's Mercy Kansas City is performed outside the match. Applications are currently accepted through an online fellowship...

Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Practical Guidelines to Obtain Skin Cultures

Aerobic Culture  Perform hand hygiene.  Obtain e-swab.  If needed, gently clean affected site with sterile saline on sterile 4x4 gauze pad.  Avoid using alcohol to clean specimen site. ...

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...

Critical Care Transport: Parker's Story

Born six and one-half years ago at only 23 weeks, 5 days of gestation, and weighing l pound, 12 ounces, Parker McElroy’s mother, Kylie, said he is alive today thanks to the Children’s Mercy Neonatal...

he Emergency Medical Services for Children Task Force recommends the following sequence for rapid assessment

“Doorway assessment” of the overall appearance, work of breathing, and perfusion Airway – Is the airway able to be maintained? Breathing – respiratory rate and effort (retractions, grunting, stridor...

4. Goals of Asthma Therapy and Management

The complete EPR 4 working group report and GINA reports are widely available for review. In this reference guide we will only highlight key aspects of these guidelines. EPR-4 Update report GINA 2020...