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Leukemia and Lymphoma Research
Children’s Mercy has played an integral role in research trials as the region’s only NCI Children’s Oncology Group (COG) cancer center. Our collaborative approach brings the most advanced treatment to your...
Nephrology
Adult nephrology 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 you...
Holden's Story
The feeling in the doctor’s office is anxious. Apprehensive. Quiet. The doctor holds up a quick sketch of a heart, complete with valves and chambers and points to different spots with her pen, explaining...
Constipation: Rome IV Child/Adolescent Criteria for Constipation
Child/Adolescent, Hyams et al. (2016) A minimum of 1 month of two or more of the following occurring at least once per week, with insufficient criteria for a diagnosis of irritable bowel: Two or fewer...
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome (MIS-C)
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Fundraising for Kids
Planning an in-person event or online fundraiser to benefit Children’s Mercy is exciting! Not only do you become a champion for the 1 in 3 families in our region who come to us seeking expert care and...
Professional Education
Welcome. It’s how you’ll feel every day. Residency and fellowship programs at Children’s Mercy deliver more than standard training.
Prevención del suicidio en niños y adolescentes
Help in a crisis El suicidio es la segunda causa de muerte entre las personas de 10 a 34 años de edad. Missouri y Kansas tienen tasas de suicidio aún más altas que el promedio nacional.
AOM – Otitis Media with Effusion
Otitis media with effusion (OME), or serous otitis media, is defined by fluid collection behind the tympanic membrane without an acute infection. This results from negative pressure in the middle ear. It...
Abdominal Pain: PPIs Maximum Starting Doses
Omeprazole (Prilosec): 40 mg daily Esomeprazole (Nexium): 40 mg daily - Available in powder form Lansoprazole (Prevacid): 30 mg daily Rabeprazole (AcipHex): 20 mg daily Pantoprazole (Protonix): 40 mg daily...
IV Contrast for MRI and CT: Order or Calculate eGFR-CR
CMH Order: "eGFR-Cr" OR Estimate eGFR-CR (link) *Current height and serum creatinine needed These pathways do not establish a standard of care...
Urine Output
Urine output in mL/kg/day = (total mL of urine in 24 hours/patient weight in kg)/24...
8. Treating Co-Morbid Conditions
Common co-morbid conditions that complicate the care of asthma include are reviewed here. These should be assessed as they may worsen asthma severity and complicate control of asthma. Allergic...
Violencia de pareja íntima
¿Alguna vez siente que usted o sus niños no están seguros en su hogar? ¿Le preocupa que alguien que usted conoce no esté seguro/a en el hogar? Hay esperanza y hay ayuda.
Warfarin Antidotes
Antidotes: Vitamin K (phytonadione) Kcentra FFP (fresh frozen plasma) Choice and dose is dependent on the clinical problem, no bleeding vs. significant bleeding, and need for future warfarin therapy. If...
Autism and/or Developmental Delay: Finding Best Fit Developmental Diagnostic Center
Finding the best fit developmental diagnostic center: Geography. It is almost always ideal for families to receive their diagnostic service locally, with a preference for staying in-state. This supports...
Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children (MIS-C): Inpatient
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...
Potential Drug Interactions
Drug interactions with warfarin may occur via several mechanisms, including impairment of absorption, induction or inhibition of metabolism, competition for protein-binding sites, and platelet inhibition.
Use of Nebulized Hypertonic Saline
Bronchiolitis Clinical Pathway Committee recommendation: Based on very low quality evidence, a conditional recommendation is made against use of nebulized 3% hypertonic saline (HS) for routine management...
Talking With Teens About Suicide
You matter At Children’s Mercy, we care about the whole person, mind and body. You may be coming to us for a medical condition or injury and wonder, why do we ask about suicidal thoughts? We ask because we...