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Angelman Syndrome Clinic
Email About our clinic video: angelman clinic The Angelman Syndrome Clinic at Children’s Mercy is one-of-a-kind in the region and designed to be a medical home for children with Angelman syndrome and their...
Supporting Our Schools
Our commitment to do more for kids is at the heart of everything we do. That’s why we are dedicated to partnering with schools to help the kids in our community. From our Athletic Training Program to...
Department of Pediatrics
Meet the Leadership Cabinet Department of Pediatrics at Children's Mercy With more than 500 faculty members in our divisions, sections, and centers of excellence, the Department of Pediatrics at...
Refer a Patient to Feeding Services
Conditions treated are Choking/gagging, constipation, decreased appetite, diarrhea, dysphagia, emesis, food aversion, FTT, low weight/weight loss, picky eating, Ready Set Grow, texture sensitivity...
An Update on the Assessment and Management of Pediatric Abdominal Pain
The majority of youth with chronic abdominal pain meet Rome criteria for a functional abdominal pain disorder (FAPD). FAPDs are complex and involve several contributing factors. This review gives an...
AOM – Otitis Externa
Otitis externa (“swimmer’s ear”) is inflammation of the external ear canal leading to severe otalgia and tenderness to palpation. Erythema, edema, drainage, and pruritis may be present. It is often preceded...
Pediatric Endocrinology
Description: This clinical experience in Pediatric Endocrinology will include both outpatient clinic and inpatient consult experience. Common conditions include growth and puberty disorders, thyroid...
Children's Mercy Residents
Meet the residents of the Children's Mercy Pediatric Residency Program, the Internal Medicine-Pediatrics Residency, and the Child Neurology Residency.
Leukemia
The Children’s Mercy Leukemia and Lymphoma Program has compiled the following information for families who want to better understand the types, causes and treatments for leukemia. You can also visit...
Limb Difference Clinic
The Children's Mercy Limb Difference Clinic helps children who have limb differences, whether they were born with them or acquired later in life. Our team works to encourage self-confidence and help...
Food Allergy Patient Family Advisory Council
Mission PFAC Food Allergy Logo The Food Allergy Patient Family Advisory Council will work in partnership with the Children’s Mercy Food Allergy Center staff members to advocate on behalf of parents...
Adolescent Bleeding Clinic
The Adolescent Bleeding Clinic (ABC) cares for people with bleeding disorders who need additional support to manage their periods. This specialty clinic brings together specialists from the Gynecology and...
What to Expect During Your IBD Visit
What should I expect during my child's first IBD visit? Please plan on being in the clinic for about 2-3 hours. During this visit, you and your child will be seen by all of the following (feel...
Vaccine Update: Special Considerations in Immunization Practices: A Refresher for the New Year
Column Author: Yvonne M Carter, MSN, APRN II, FNP-C | Nurse Practitioner, Division of Hematology/Oncology/BMT Column Editor: Angela Myers, MD, MPH | Pediatric...
Food Allergies: are more kids allergic to food or are we just more aware?
From peanut-free school lunches to gluten-free birthday parties. If it seems like more and more kids have food allergies these days – you’re not alone in that thought. Most likely you’ve even had...
Add safety to your sprucing this spring
Nearly 4 million kids across the country take a trip to the emergency department each year for injuries that happen at home. Even more eye-opening: many of them can be prevented. While January gets...
10. Yellow Zone Therapy Options
Yellow zone therapies are hotly debated in regard to treatment. In the EPR 4, the expert panel reviewed the use of intermittent ICS and looking at three critical outcomes (exacerbations, asthma control and...
Mealtime Strategies
Children are most successful when meals and snacks are scheduled and offered when the child is hungry. Mealtime strategies for children Meals should be routine and reliable Children should have 3 meals...
Tips for healthy to-go snacks
We’ve all been there. You’re not quite home yet, but you know that if your kid doesn’t eat something in the next 5 minutes, all you-know-what will break loose.
Nose and Sinus Conditions
Common nose/sinus conditions we treat Congenital and acquired conditions We work with children who were born with a nose or sinus problem (sometimes called a congenital condition) or who have a nasal...