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Dermatology
Adult dermatology 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...
Pain Management
Adult pain management 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.
Teen Boards
Children's Mercy Hospital provides dedicated resources to meet the unique health care needs of adolescents. Our goal is to empower teenagers with the knowledge and confidence to take an active role in...
Screentime in Teens
Tablets, smart phones and handheld gaming devices are everywhere. It’s now part of everyday life. And while we don’t have all the research on the effects to screentime – we know that there are both...
What to Expect: Polyposis Center
Children’s Mercy offers the broadest spectrum of therapeutic and diagnostic endoscopic procedures in children with hereditary polyposis syndromes. To make the most of your visit, we will partner with you...
Hearing and Speech Sick Policy
We would like to make sure that your child feels their best and does their best with any testing or therapy at their visit in the Hearing and Speech Department. We would also like to protect our staff and...
General and Thoracic Surgery Team
Meet the General and Thoracic Surgery team at Children's Mercy.
Herpes Simplex Virus
HSV is a rare but significant cause of disease among neonates occurring in an estimated 1 in 3200 births. Neonatal HSV infection manifests in three ways, 1) disseminated, 2)central nervous system (CNS) or...
Contraindications to Alteplase IV for Acute Stroke in Childhood
Patient last seen well more than 4.5 hours previously. Patients in whom time of symptom onset is unknown. Prior stroke, major head trauma or intracranial surgery within the last 3 months. History of prior...
Troubleshooting Neurosurgical Shunts for Malfunction
Shunt malfunction may occur at ANY TIME after shunt placement with the risk of malfunction being the highest in the first 6 weeks post shunt surgery. Patient's symptoms are usually progressive, rarely...
Ketorolac
In the pediatric patient diagnosed with refractory migraine is ketorolac an effective treatment? Plain language summary from the office of evidence based practice: Based on very low quality evidence...
Sumatriptan
In the pediatric patient diagnosed with refractory migraine is sumatriptan an effective treatment for refractory migraine in the ED? Plain language summary from the office of evidence based practice: Based...
Mediastinal Mass
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Acetaminophen
For children who rate their pain as mild (<3), and do not meet the exclusion criteria of the Analgesia Standing Order, either acetaminophen or ibuprofen may be administered. Acetaminophen is preferred if...
IV Fluids
Insertion of intravenous catheter for rehydration purposes: Normal Saline 20 mL/kg (maximum of 1 liter). Level of evidence: 5 (Consensus) These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed...
Four Extremity Blood Pressure
The clinical diagnosis of coarctation of the aorta is initially on characteristic blood pressure findings. The characteristic findings are based on the location of the aorta coarct. Most commonly, systolic...
Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Eczema Coxsackium
Rapid spreading of painful vesicles quickly turning into erosions. Typically in areas of previous eczema involvement. Often follows seasonal presentations. Associated features: Perioral...
Bronchiolitis Family Engagement Education
Outpatient information Bronchiolitis Family Engagement: In the outpatient setting (PDF) Participación Familiar de Pacientes con Bronquiolitis: En el entorno ambulatorio (PDF) Inpatient...
Family Education
When there is a concern that a child may be at risk for sepsis, it is important to start communicating with the family. Here are some talking points to share with parents/caregivers: Our staff is going to...
Recommended Partner Notification
Recommend that the patient notify sexual partners by: Partner notification card OR TellYourPartner.org Health Department involvement: Can assist with partner notification for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia upon...