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Opioid Addiction Treatment Resources
Missouri and Kansas both have regional gatekeepers to addiction services. Both will complete assessments and make referrals directly to services available in the community. Missouri Firstcall Adolescent...
Education
Children's Mercy inpatients: Direct patient education on LMWH will be provided and documented by Children's Mercy pharmacists for Children's Mercy inpatients. Education will include potential for...
Lorestry App
Lorestry is a digital storybook where parents can track firsts, favorites, feelings, skills, and communications to create a timeline. You can add updates as they happen or use the calendar feature to add...
Discharge
Can the patient be discharged? After each medication intervention the patient should be assessed to determine if the patient meets the following discharge criteria: Headache pain score ≤3 or decrease...
Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Eczema Coxsackium
Rapid spreading of painful vesicles quickly turning into erosions. Typically in areas of previous eczema involvement. Often follows seasonal presentations. Associated features: Perioral...
Art Therapy
Art Therapy is offered for children and families in all inpatient units at Children’s Mercy in order to help children feel more confident to express themselves, take risks, and experiment.
Bronchiolitis Family Engagement Education
Outpatient information Bronchiolitis Family Engagement: In the outpatient setting (PDF) Participación Familiar de Pacientes con Bronquiolitis: En el entorno ambulatorio (PDF) Inpatient...
Sumatriptan
In the pediatric patient diagnosed with refractory migraine is sumatriptan an effective treatment for refractory migraine in the ED? Plain language summary from the office of evidence based practice: Based...
Loxoscelism - Evidence Based Strategies - September 2022
Bites from the brown recluse spider, Loxosceles reclusa, can lead to severe complications and can even be life-threatening. The constellation of systemic symptoms, known as loxoscelism, can be tricky to...
Herpes Simplex Virus
HSV is a rare but significant cause of disease among neonates occurring in an estimated 1 in 3200 births. Neonatal HSV infection manifests in three ways, 1) disseminated, 2)central nervous system (CNS) 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...
Patient Education
Do NOT switch manufacturers of warfarin. Children's Mercy inpatients: Direct patient education on warfarin will be provided by Children's Mercy pharmacists for Children's Mercy inpatients. Education...
Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA)
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...
Crohn's Disease: Bailey's Story
Bailey has been living with Crohn’s disease, an inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) that can affect the entire digestive tract, for almost half of her life. She has powered through flare-ups with the help of...
Potential Drug Interactions
Drug interactions with warfarin may occur via several mechanisms, including impairment of absorption, induction or inhibition of metabolism, competition for protein-binding sites, and platelet inhibition.
Fast Facts
This pathway is intended for the use of heparin for therapeutic (not prophylactic) indications. This pathway is not intended for heparin use to maintain patency of arterial or central venous catheters or...
Autism and/or Developmental Delay: Finding Best Fit Developmental Diagnostic Center
Finding the best fit developmental diagnostic center: Geography. It is almost always ideal for families to receive their diagnostic service locally, with a preference for staying in-state. This supports...
Warfarin Antidotes
Antidotes: Vitamin K (phytonadione) Kcentra FFP (fresh frozen plasma) Choice and dose is dependent on the clinical problem, no bleeding vs. significant bleeding, and need for future warfarin therapy. If...
Autism Spectrum Disorder Family Training Opportunities
Children's Mercy Division of Developmental and Behavioral Health offers family trainings on topics related to autism. Go to our Autism Clinic Upcoming Live Events page for more detailed information...
At-Home Care for Colorectal Conditions
The Comprehensive Colorectal Center at Children's Mercy provides patients and families with resource that may be helpful at home.