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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.
Nephrology
Adult nephrology 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. If you...
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.
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...
Refractory Anemia with Excess Blasts: McKenzie's Story
McKenzie Haynes isn’t an athlete who puts up with losing. So, in 2010, when the Salina, Kan., high school sophomore earned an admirable eighth place in the 5A state tennis tournament, she made it a priority...
Laboratory of Immunogenomics
Disease happens when the immune system fails. We seek to understand how immune responses are regulated and to develop tools to engineer immunity.
Holden's Story
The feeling in the doctor’s office is anxious. Apprehensive. Quiet. The doctor holds up a quick sketch of a heart, complete with valves and chambers and points to different spots with her pen, explaining...
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.
Fundraising for Kids
Planning an in-person event or online fundraiser to benefit Children’s Mercy is exciting! Not only do you become a champion for the 1 in 3 families in our region who come to us seeking expert care and...
What to Expect: Common Questions about Radiation
Providing safe, expert imaging for your child Modern medicine provides us various types of advanced imaging to look inside your child’s body for diagnosis or to rule out a medical condition. Some of these...
Wrenley’s Story
Wrenley in car seat Late on August 8, Edo Bedzra, MD, MBA, congenital cardiac surgeon; William Gibson, DO, Surgical Director, Cardiac Transplantation; and James O’Brien, MD, FACS, Co-Director of the Ward...
Alter G Treadmill
The Sports Medicine Center is one of only a few Kansas City area rehabilitation facilities with an Alter G treadmill. The goal after rehabbing with the Alter G is to get the student-athlete back to working...
Doxycycline for treatment of chlamydia
Changing treatment recommendations for Chlamydia trachomatis from single dose azithromycin to 7 days of treatment with doxycycline has opened the door of adherence concerns for young adult and adolescent...
Distal Radius Fracture - Surgical Indications
Initial evaluation for suspected wrist fracture: History and Physical Exam Radiographs of the wrist AND forearm Signs and Symptoms concerning for wrist fracture include one or more of the following: History...
Sepsis Huddle
(can be initiated by any member of the care team at any time when there is a concern) Intended to identify evidence of organ dysfunction Conduct huddle at beside, if possible Discuss clinical exam findings...
Criteria for Transfer to Higher Level of Care
Hypotension Impending airway obstruction Need for Epi drip >1 dose of Epi given These pathways do not establish a standard of care to be followed in every case. It is recognized that each case is...
Further Work-Up in the Acute Care Setting is Not Indicated: Resources
Brugman, J., Solomons, R. S., Lombard, C., Redfern, A., Du Plessis, A. M. (2020). Risk-stratification of children presenting to ambulatory paediatrics with first-onset seizures: Should we order an urgent...
Mediastinal Mass
Clinical Pathways promote evidence-based, safe, and high-value care for patients by providing clinical recommendations and standard processes. They are developed by multidisciplinary committees of subject...
Patient Education
Children’s Mercy inpatients: Patient education on rivaroxaban will be provided and documented by Children’s Mercy inpatient pharmacists. Education will include potential for adverse drug reactions and...
Abstract: Impact of Moving to a New Neighborhood and Child Opportunity Index 2.0 (COI) on Near Term Hemoglobin A1c (A1c) in Youth with Type 1 Diabetes (T1D)
B. Lockee1, C. Vandervelden1, K. Panfil1, E. Tallon1, D. Williams2, S. Patton3, S. Mehta4, D. Tilden5, C. Schweisberger1, N.-H. Yayah Jones6, R. McDonough1, M. Clements1 1Children’s Mercy, Endocrinology...