Search Results
Your search returned 6574 results
Evidence Based Strategies: ECG Screening for Sports Physicals
A thorough history and physical exam can often detect indications for an ECG or other testing in pediatric athletes prior to sports participation. A screening ECG may identify a patient at risk of SCD...
Single Ventricle Program
The Single Ventricle Clinic is designed specifically for children and young adults born with single ventricle heart defects who have had the Fontan surgery. What is Fontan surgery? The Fontan procedure is...
Torn ACL and Meniscus: Berlin’s Story
Meet Berlin At 14 years old, Berlin Butler-Swanger has played soccer since she was 7 years old, half her life. “I play forward for the Kansas City Athletics 2006 Elite Club National League (ECNL) team,”
State of the Art Pediatrics: Buckle Fractures in Children
Pediatric buckle fractures are a common injury pattern, estimated to occur in about 1 in 25 children and usually occurring about the wrist.2 A buckle fracture may also be referred to as a torus fracture...
Taking the Lead in Pediatric Personalized Medicine
As home to the largest pediatric clinical pharmacology program in North America, Children’s Mercy has led the study of how medicines work in children for more than a decade. Taking that knowledge one step...
Remote Health Solutions Team
The Remote Health Solutions team.
What to Expect at your Cystic Fibrosis Appointment
Diagnosing cystic fibrosis in your child - what to expect Diagnosing cystic fibrosis is a multi-step process. It usually starts with a newborn screening test performed by the state. If the screen is...
Employee Prescription Drug Delivery Service
Children’s Mercy and the Take CARE Employee Clinic and Pharmacy offer a convenient prescription drug delivery service for Adele Hall Campus and CM Broadway employees. This program also includes...
Did they really just say that? Parents share their cringeworthy kid stories
If there’s one thing parents can know for sure…it’s that kids WILL say the darndest things. And, it’ll probably be in public, so there is an optimal chance for embarrassment. Sound familiar? You’re not...
Vaccine Update: Reducing the Ouch During Vaccination
Pediatric clinicians are committed to providing recommended vaccines to their patients. But vaccine hesitancy continues to be an obstacle to providing some or all recommended vaccines.
Epilepsy Medications for Children
There are many types of medicines used to treat epilepsy. The choice of which medication to try will depend on your child’s age, type of epilepsy/seizures and health history.
Inside Pediatrics: Season Three
Love has no limits at Children's Mercy. In season three of Inside Pediatrics, follow the amazing stories of children, their families and care team as they tackle medical mysteries, conquer childhood...
How to know if your child is truly sick
Sometimes kids know when to play the sick card. You may see random bouts of “stomach aches” and saying “I don’t feel good” both before and during school. How do you check to see if kids are really sick, or...
ERCP - State-of-the-Art Pediatrics - September 2022
ERCP (endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography) can be safely performed by an appropriately trained pediatric gastroenterologist in a pediatric facility for the diagnosis and treatment of biliary and...
Food Allergies in Children
Children with food allergies have extra-sensitive immune systems that react to harmless substances called allergens in certain foods and drinks. When the person eats an allergen, like a peanut or other...
Your Child's Transplant Team
Management of the pediatric transplant patient requires the skill of many professionals trained in specialized surgical techniques, the medial care of the patient both before and after transplant, as well...
Hyperbilirubinemia - Evidence Based Strategies - December 2022
Jaundice affects over 80% of newborns. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) provides a comprehensive clinical practice guideline (CPG) for the diagnosis and management of neonatal hyperbilirubinemia.
Helping Your Child Take Medicine
Learning to take medicine can be hard for kids. Here are some ways to help your child learn: Helping Your Child Take Medicine (PDF) - English Helping Your Child Take Medicine (PDF) - Spanish Pill...
Rex Brings Sporting KC to Children's Mercy
The atmosphere at Children’s Mercy is vibrant, colorful and engaging – dedicated to letting kids be kids, even when they’re in the middle of a long-term inpatient stay or a series of hospitalizations. “We...
Pediatric Research in Infectious Disease, In Vitro Diagnostics and Epidemiology (PRIDE) Collaborative
The PRIDE Collaborative is a partnership between the Children's Mercy Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine and the Division of Infectious Disease.