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Sleep for health and sports performance

An overlooked recovery strategy that is vital in supporting both a student-athlete’s health and sport performance, is sleep. Student-athletes should sleep between 9 and 11 hours per night to reach their...

Drs. Laura Plencner and Molly Krager Receive Funding to Broaden Food Security Initiatives, Including Healthcare-Based Food Pantry System at Children’s Mercy

Laura Plencner, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and Molly Krager, MD, Pediatrics and Hospital Medicine, and co-chairs of the Children’s Mercy Kansas City Hunger Free Hospital Council received a...

Project Will Study Housing Assistance During Childhood

Jeffrey Colvin’s study is titled “Childhood Housing Assistance and Adult Health: Life Course Critical Periods and Cumulative Impact.”

Andrea Bradley-Ewing, MPA, MA

Andrea Bradley-Ewing, MPA, MA, serves as the Research Diversity and Inclusion Officer for the Children’s Mercy Research Institute (CMRI). Bradley-Ewing has extensive experience in community-engaged and...

Croup - Evidence Based Strategies - November 2022

Although it takes time to provide additional doses of racemic epinephrine with observation following each administration in the emergency department or urgent care setting, this strategy may allow time for...

Childhood Vaccination Rates Drop - Wide World of Vaccines - November 2022

From 2019 to 2021, WHO and UNICEF reported the largest sustained decline in childhood vaccinations in 30 years due to missed appointments during the COVID-19 pandemic.

What's the Diagnosis - November 2022

A 2-year-old female presents with a one-week history of fever up to 39.3 C, cough, malaise and decreased oral intake. She is fussy and tired on exam, but not toxic appearing. The family denies history of...

Recommended Partner Notification

Recommend that the patient notify sexual partners by: Partner notification card OR TellYourPartner.org Health Department involvement: Can assist with partner notification for Gonorrhea and Chlamydia upon...

STIs in Adolescents and Young Adults - Hot Topics - November 2022

Less engagement in health care services following the pandemic coupled with rising STI infection rates make this a crucial time to lean into screening, testing and treating AYA in need of these services.

Children's Mercy Urgent Care: Northland | Children's Mercy Kansas City

Urgent care designed to meet the unique needs of children at 169 and Barry Road. See a pediatric specialist in person or via online telehealth visits. Use our Save My Spot technology and reserve your time.

Faculty and Contact

Graduate Medical Education Tel:  (816) 234-3373 Fax:  (816) 302-9959  Suite I (816) 302-9918  Suite II  (816) 855-1946  Housestaff   Email: GME@cmh.edu Nursing...

Pectus Bar Repair with Bar Placement ERAS

Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) pathways promote an evidence based, multidisciplinary approach to patient care aimed at facilitating faster recovery from surgery, decreasing hospital length of stay...

Rising T1DE Leadership

Rising T1DE is an industry-leading team of clinicians, data scientists, researchers, persons with diabetes and family members focused on rapidly innovating and scaling quality improvement efforts in...

Poliomyelitis - Hot Topics - September 2022

Cases of poliovirus type 2 have been detected in wastewater samples from Rockland and Orange Counties in New York. Despite ongoing efforts at eradication, sustained and increased immunization coverage is...

SSTI: Abscess (Images)

For Children's Mercy providers: https://www-visualdx-com.ezproxy.cmh.edu/visualdx/diagnosis/skin+bacterial+abscess?moduleId=102&diagnosisId=51001&lang=en_US#view=text&gid=1&pid=2...

7. Treating Modifiable Risk Factors

References: Quinto, Kenneth B. Environmental tobacco smoke exposure in children aged 3-19 years with and without asthma in the United States, 1999-2010. no. 2013. US Department of Health and Human...

Obesity and Asthma

The relationship between obesity and asthma is complex and linked to biologic, physiologic, environmental factors. There is an increased prevalence of asthma in children with obesity as well as a...

Febrile Infant: Antibacterial Therapy and Empiric HSV Therapy

Initial Empirical Antibacterial Therapy for Well-Appearing Infants 7 to 60 Days Old (These are INITIAL antimicrobial recommendations and should be re-evaluated for appropriateness at 48 hours after...

Acute Chest Syndrome: Is the Patient Exhibiting Signs Necessitating PICU Care?

Admission to PICU or Hem/Onc service depends on clinical status. If status indicates a more severe course, a PICU admission is warranted: Multilobar disease without pleural effusion Increased work of...

Options For Obtaining Warfarin Doses With Available Strength

Appendix I - Warfarin Dosing Adjustment Using One Tablet Strength 1 mg tablet strength Total weekly dosage Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday 5.5 mg 1 tablet 0.5 tablet 1 tablet 0.5...