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Sports Medicine Surgery
Children’s Mercy sports medicine surgeons specialize in expert care and treatment for student-athletes of all ages. When you visit with your surgeon and their team, your student-athlete is the center of...
Broken Right Leg: Maddux’s Story
Meet Maddux Fifteen-year-old Maddux Radosevic is a three-sport athlete—the classic trifecta of football, basketball and baseball. But ask him which his favorite is, and he doesn’t hesitate. It’s baseball.
Comfort Promise for Needle Procedures: Anna's Story
The Children's Mercy Comfort Promise helped patient Anna Beach face and overcome her extreme fear of needles used for vaccinations or to draw blood for testing.
Pectus Carinatum
Pectus carinatum, also called pigeon chest, is a deformity of the chest which causes the breastbone (sternum) to be pushed out. The Children's Mercy Pectus Center offers a nonsurgical option for treatment...
Children’s Mercy Is Built for Kids
For more than 125 years Children’s Mercy has been taking care of kids. With more than 8,600 caring experts in our health system, you can always find someone to help.
Infant Lung Center
The Infant Lung Center (ILC) exists to reduce pain and improve the quality of life for babies who are born with or later develop lung problems.
Cellular Congenital Mesoblastic Nephroma: Chase's Story
Meet Chase Meet Chase photo “Hey mom! You know what 3 + 5 is?” asks inquisitive 6-year-old Chase Jackman. “No Chase. What is it?” responds his mom, La Daya Gordon. “It’s 8!” Chase answers. “Chase...
Certificate Program
The Children's Mercy Center for Bioethics offers the only pediatric bioethics certificate program in the world. Students will become knowledgeable in pediatric bioethical issues such as the role of...
Autism Clinic Upcoming Live Events
Upcoming events Autism Family (VIRTUAL) Training Series Presents: Next Steps after an Autism Diagnosis This training is intended for any family that recently received an autism diagnosis - or has a...
Lab Sections: Info for Providers
Laboratory Services are provided at several locations. The Adele Hall Lab is our primary location and core services are available 24 hours a day.
Learning Opportunities for Parents and Caregivers: Developmental and Behavioral Health
Experts at Children’s Mercy cover topics such as ADHD, autism, strengthening the adult-child relationship, and preparing for the teenage years.
Coarctation of the Aorta
Coarctation of the aorta involves narrowing of the large blood vessel that carries oxygenated blood out of the heart to the body. Learn how Children’s Mercy treats this condition in its Heart Center.
Family Advisory Board Members
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Fast Facts
Low molecular weight heparin (LMWH) is the anticoagulant of choice for most pediatric patients Advantages include: Minimal monitoring requirements Reduced interference of other drugs and diet Reduced...
Patient Education
Do NOT switch manufacturers of warfarin. Children's Mercy inpatients: Direct patient education on warfarin will be provided by Children's Mercy pharmacists for Children's Mercy inpatients. Education...
Elevated Serum Creatinine
1) An increase of >0.5mg/dL from baseline OR 2) Greater than or equal to 50% increase in serum creatinine from baseline OR 3) Any patient with an elevated serum creatinine based on normal range for patient...
Treatment/Plan Greater than 3 Days
If unsure at 24-48 hours, it is not necessary to obtain a trough level before 72 hours. Reassess entire patient daily for any changes that may lead down a different pathway in the algorithm.
Exclusion Criteria
Concern for sepsis: Sepsis - ED/Inpatient Sepsis - ICU Chronic kidney disease. Suspected OR known genitourinary abnormalities, such as (but not limited to): previous genitourinary surgery (other than...
Rasburicase Administration Considerations
Administration of rasburicase beyond 5 days is not recommended by the manufacturer. In fact, a single dose of rasburicase has been shown to rapidly reduced hyperuricemia and multiple doses are rarely...
AOM – Moderate/Severe Bulging of Tympanic Membrane (TM)
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...