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Tantrums 101
Tantrums. If you're a parent, you've likely encountered them—maybe in the cereal aisle, during bedtime or right before school. While they can be frustrating and exhausting, tantrums are a normal part...
Patients Undergoing a Surgical OR Endoscopy Procedure With a Presumed Risk for Adrenal Crisis
Situations in which operative steroid stress-dosing is necessary: Patient is taking steroids and exhibits Cushnoid features. Situations in which stress-dose steroids maybe necessary: Daily inhaled...
CMHK patient stories
Read our stories to learn how the world-class care at Children’s Mercy Kansas is already making a difference for kids and their families — and how we plan to do more. Room for more Children’s Mercy Kansas...
History, Physical, and Initial Work-Up
History and Physical Prior acute chest syndrome Asthma Fever Respiratory symptoms (cough, shortness of breath, dyspnea) Recent history of sedation without prior transfusion Current chest pain Restrictive...
Crafts for the uncrafty
Children are likely to spend more time on screens during the summer months. One way to get their minds working is…crafts! Stimulating activities like crafts can calm the mind, encourage creativity and...
Outbreaks don’t come with a manual – but this can help
Let’s be real: parenting during an outbreak like the flu or measles is like trying to juggle flaming swords while riding a unicycle—on a tightrope—over a pit of Legos. It’s a lot. And while we can’t make...
July 2025
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Dr. Gina Jones Receives Funding to Establish Transition to Adulthood Program for Patients with Movement Disorders
The project is designed to redefine the current Children's Mercy transition program and make it more specific to the needs of patients with movement disorders. ...
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 ...
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...
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...
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...
Addressing body image concerns in teen boys
While stereotypes may say differently, body image issues are not exclusive to girls; they are increasingly prevalent among teen boys as well, often leading to significant mental and physical health...
June 2025
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IBC Meeting Minutes
The Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC) at Children’s Mercy Research Institute oversees research involving potentially hazardous biological agents as well as recombinant and synthetic nucleic acid...
22q11.2 ERAS: Typical Calcium/Calcitriol Stress Dosing
Start calcium/calcitriol stress does as planned with endocrinologist the day prior to procedure Stress Dose Recommendations Calcitriol 0.04 mcg/kg/day PO/IV 1 dose evening prior (max 1mcg/dose) ...
Let them play: Why play is the secret ingredient to your child's wellbeing
As parents, we often prioritize our children’s health, education and safety—but what if one of the most powerful tools for their development is something as simple as play? ...
Caring for Newborns in the Community
Newborns needing advanced care Children’s Mercy takes care of newborns in need of intensive care across the Kansas City metropolitan area through our METRO program. We partner with area hospitals by...
Nuances to Consider for Pelvic Exam
<!--[endif]-->Indication and intent <!-- [if !supportLists]-->In suspected pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), the goal is to assess for the presence of cervical motion tenderness, uterine/adnexal...