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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...
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...
Infectious Diseases
Adult infectious disease 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.
How a Healthy Heart Works
Learn the basics of the heart’s structure and function from the experts at the Children's Mercy Heart Center.
What to Expect at the EDC
Learn more about the steps to receive treatment at the Eating Disorders Center at Children's Mercy. Make an appointment A primary care provider (PCP) is a key partner in your child’s long-term recovery.
Ventricular Septal Defect (VSD)
Discover how the expert medical team at Children's Mercy Hospital excels in treating ventricular septal defect (VSD) – a condition involving a hole between the heart's lower two chambers.
Host a Fundraising Event
Learn how to organize a meaningful fundraising event in your community that will benefit kids receiving care at Children's Mercy and help to support discoveries that will benefit future generations.
Aplastic Anemia: Nick's Story
Every Little League pitcher who takes the mound dreams of one day unleashing a perfect fastball in a Major League stadium, but few ever get the chance. For most young athletes, their talent eventually fails...
Osteosarcoma: Kambre's Story
The first day of kindergarten is one many parents remember—as both a happy and sad milestone. But Kambre Jo Konrade’s first day marked a milestone of a different kind. She was diagnosed with...
Critical Care Transport: Knox's Story
From the beginning, Knox Yurth was a happy, healthy baby. So, when he began crying inconsolably at only 3 weeks old, mom Kristin felt in her gut that something must be wrong. “Our first child had colic, so...
Critical Care Transport: Xavier 's Story
What started as a normal school day for Xavier Scruggs, 17, quickly changed when he passed out at soccer practice. Revived by CPR, Xavier was taken to a local hospital. Unable to explain what had happened...