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Starting Doses of Opioids
Titrate dose and frequency to maintain adequate symptom control. Dose and frequency increases may need to be very aggressive during the active dying process. There is no absolute maximum dose for opioid...
Bolus Dosing of Home Anti-seizure Medications
Route Drug Dose Max IV Lacosamide 2 - 6 mg/kg 200 mg IV Phenobarbital 5 - 10 mg/kg Use blood level to determine dose if available; 1000 mg max IV Valproic Acid 10 - 20 mg/kg Use blood level to determine...
Discharge Recommendations
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...
Apply for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship
Applicants interested in applying for the Pediatric Emergency Medicine Fellowship at Children's Mercy must be in their final year of residency training or have completed training in either pediatrics...
Research Opportunities: Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics Fellowship
All fellows must complete a scholarly project as part of their training. The fellowship program director will appoint a chair for each fellow’s Scholarship Oversight Committee (SOC). The fellow will work...
Apply for the Adolescent Medicine Fellowship
Prerequisites Qualified applicants must complete an ACGME-accredited, Pediatrics, Med-Peds, Internal Medicine, or Family Medicine residency program prior to beginning the fellowship. All candidates...
Apply for the Pediatric Hospital Medicine Fellowship
Fellows are required to have completed an ACGME-accredited pediatric or combined pediatric-internal medicine residency program. All candidates must have passed Step 3. Applicants can apply through ERAS.
Pediatric Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship: Research Opportunities
During the course of the fellowship, each fellow will have the ability to conduct research with a chosen faculty mentor. Education will be implemented to teach basic principles of research, how to evaluate...
Experimental Therapeutics in Pediatric Cancer
These clinical trials test treatment methods that have not yet been used for a cancer diagnosis. Children's Mercy is the only pediatric hospital in the region that provides access to these trials.
How Simulation Works
Our simulation model offers the latest resuscitation training in the convenience of your own hospital setting. Training is designed to recreate real-life medical crises and situational anxiety for an...
Rhabdomyosarcoma: Suela's Story
Persephone Consuela (Suela) Duran had a better chance of being hit by lightning than developing rhabdomyosarcoma. Suela was a 12-year-old when she began experiencing what seemed to be harmless, though...
Blood Flow Restriction (BFR) Training
Blood flow restriction training, also known as occlusion training, uses a specialized device to help athletes rehabilitate injured muscles and limbs.
Liver Transplant Resources
The Liver Transplant Coordinator shares these resources with families and caregivers whose children visit the Pediatric Liver Transplant Program.
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Keys in the Fridge and Other Signs You Might Have Pregnancy Brain
Keys in the Fridge and Other Signs You Might Have Pregnancy Brain - After morning sickness and bizarre cravings, pregnancy brain might be one of the most common experiences that veteran moms warn pregnant...
Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)
Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is an allergic reaction within airways occurring almost exclusively in patients with asthma or cystic fibrosis. Less commonly reported in patients with...
Quinn’s Story
Meet Quinn When you see the photo of 7-year-old Quinn Liberman leaping for joy over a series of chest-shaped objects stuck in a field, you have to wonder, “What are those things and what’s she doing?”
Antibiotic FAQs – What parents need to know
The holiday season may be the most wonderful time of the year, but it can also bring about a not so fun season of illnesses. Knowing whether your child’s illness needs an antibiotic to get better can be...
Failure as a gift
Webster Dictionary defines failure as “lack of success” or “falling short.” As well-known comedian, Ellen De Generes stated, “When you take risks you learn that there will be times when you succeed and...
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