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Patient/household Infection Control Instructions
Patient/household members should immediately quarantine at home (or continue quarantine if admitted) until contacted by the health dept. with further instruction (quarantine of 21 - 28 days is generally...
State of the Art Pediatrics: Not Just Another Picky Eater: Looking Out for Pediatric Eosinophilic Esophagitis
Column Author: Rachel Chevalier, MD| Director of CMH Fellow's Grant Writing Curriculum, Department of Peds/GME; Medical Director of Eosinophilic Gastrointestinal Diseases Program...
Musculoskeletal Infection: Empiric Antibiotics and Laboratory Monitoring
Discuss with Infectious Diseases prior to initiation Order add-on test for baseline BMP and LFTs (to aid in antibiotic dosing) IV Clindamycin 13 mg/kg/dose IV q8hrs ...
Measles Postexposure Prophylaxis (PEP)
For Individuals who are NOT pregnant or immunocompromised <!--StartFragment--> Age Group Immune Status Time Since Exposure Recommended PEP Home Quarantine Recommendations All ages (≥ 6...
Children's Mercy Locations for MMR and Measles Immunoglobulin Administration
Children's Mercy sites administering measles immunoglobulin: Adele Hall Broadway Clinics CM Kansas Children's Mercy sites administering MMR vaccine: Adele Hall CM...
Dr. Goldman, Team Receives NIH Grant to Study Biomarkers and Severe Drug Reactions
We don’t fully understand why some people have unusual or bad reactions to certain medicines. That’s because we don’t have enough detailed models to explain how these reactions happen, and the way people...
Pediatric Bioethics: Moral Distress Is Real. What Will We Do With It?
Column Author: Brian Carter, MD | Interim Director, Bioethics Center; Department Chair, Department of Medical Humanities and Bioethics, Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas...
Planned Giving Council Spotlights
Discover more about the members of the Donald H. Chisholm Planned Giving Council (PGC) and the reasons behind their decision to join the council on this spotlight page.
Wise Use of Antibiotics: Management Strategies for Common Animal Bites
Column Author: Marsha A. Dannenberg, MD | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University of Missouri-Kansas City School of Medicine; Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, University...
Brain full? How parents are lightening the mental load
Parenting is a full-time job — and then some. Beyond the visible tasks like school drop-offs and bedtime stories lies the often invisible “mental load”: the constant planning, remembering and organizing...
Recognition
We strive to give our patients and families top-tier health care and a warm and welcoming experience. If you received excellent care or had a wonderful experience with one of our team members, we want to...
Vaccine Update: Measles Vaccine Recommendations During Outbreaks
Column Author: Maria Martinez, RN, BSN, MSN, MBA, CPN | Immunization Program Manager Column Editor: Angela L. Myers, MD, MPH | Chief Wellbeing Officer We have now seen two deaths...
Essential summer safety tips for your family
Summer is here, bringing with it pool days, barbeques and family vacations. To ensure you have a fun and safe summer, we've outlined some essential tips to keep your family protected while enjoying the...
Visiting Quick Tips
Provided by the Family Advisory Board Call ahead Families may need private time or have other visitors at the hospital when you arrive. Checking for the best time to visit shows respect for their family...
Transitioning Adolescents with Diabetes to Adult Care Resources TADA!
Transition to Adult Care: Why is this important? At age 18, the law says you are an adult. This means, when you turn 18 you make the decisions for your medical care! Transitioning to adult care...
Sickle Cell: Stroke
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value patient care by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
What’s the Diagnosis?: Dermatology
Column Author and Editor: Sean Reynolds, MBBCH | Associate Program Director, Pediatric Dermatology Fellowship A 3-week-old infant presents to the dermatology clinic for evaluation of a rash.
Myocarditis: Cartier’s Story
Cartier had a severe form of myocarditis, inflammation of the heart muscle. Through the support of his family and a large multidisciplinary care team, he made a full recovery — no transplant needed!
Goals of Therapy
Goals of therapy should be individualized based on clinical picture including underlying etiology and patient response to interventions Midazolam Pentobarbital Ketamine Seizure control (note goal...
Dr. Tomoo Iwakuma Receives Over $2.7 Million NIH Grant to Study New Compound to Kill Cancer Cells Lacking p53 Gene
Dr. Iwakuma's study aims to find new ways and compounds to kill cancer cells that don’t have a normal p53 gene, which is found in about 50 percent of human cancers.