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Vocal Cord Dysfunction Breathing Exercises

Use these breathing techniques at any sign of tightness or stridor/noisy breathing. If this occurs during activity, stop activity, do exercise until it stops and then resume activity gradually. Remember...

ADHD Treatment: Training Interventions

"Behavioral therapy involves training adults to influence the contingencies in an environment to improve the behavior of a child or adolescent in that setting. It can help parents and school personnel...

Constipation

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...

Managing Functional Constipation

Recommendations for pediatricians regarding diagnosis, management, and when to refer to a Children's Mercy specialist.

Certificate Program

The Children's Mercy Center for Bioethics offers the only pediatric bioethics certificate program in the world. Students will become knowledgeable in pediatric bioethical issues such as the role of...

Lab Sections: Info for Providers

Laboratory Services are provided at several locations. The Adele Hall Lab is our primary location and core services are available 24 hours a day.

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.

Classification of Seizure Type

Types of Seizures | Epilepsy Foundation Scheffer, I. E., Berkovic, S., Capovilla, G., Connolly, M. B., French, J., Guilhoto, L., Hirsch, E., Jain, S., Mathern, G. W., Moshé, S. L., Nordli, D. R., Perucca...

Link Newsletter - November 2023

Our November issue features the latest news and updates on pediatric care from Children's Mercy clinicians. We want to hear from you! Do you have ideas, questions or suggestions for future articles in The...

Evaluating Menstrual Regularity in Adolescence

Column Author: Emily Paprocki, DO | Pediatric Endocrinologist, Assistant Professor of Pediatrics   Column Editor: Amita Amonker, MD, FAAP| Pediatrics | Pediatric Hospitalist | Division Billing...

Migraine

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...

9. Asthma Medications

Asthma device quick guide - this is a printable guide to different common medication device systems and technique. Different types of inhaler devices exist including:    Pressurized ...

Antibiotics

References Children’s Hospital Association Improving Pediatric Sepsis Outcomes (IPSO) Collaborative Infectious Disease Workgroup and Antimicrobial Recommendations Working Group. (2018). Improving pediatric...

Visual Diagnosis: Constipation

A 5-year-old female with a pertinent history of constipation presents to the emergency department for abdominal pain.

Hypertension

For Children's Mercy Kansas City providers:  Skills: Blood Pressure Measurement (Pediatric) - CE (elsevierperformancemanager.com)   For providers without Children's Mercy privileges, tables...

Emergency Contraception

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...

Croup

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...

Maintenance and Monitoring

Once a therapeutic standard heparin level is obtained draw CBC, PT, aPTT and/or heparin level at least daily. Measure platelet counts daily. If platelet count decreases below 150,000/microL or drops by ≥

Febrile Infant: Lumbar Puncture Considerations

Clinicians may obtain a CSF analysis on infants 22 to 28 days of age even if all of the following criteria are met: Urinalysis result is negative or positive. Inflammatory Markers obtained are abnormal.

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD

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...