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Clinical Experience Pediatric Residency Program

Please view our 2024-2025 Curriculum. Inpatient floor Inpatient volume continues to increase at Children's Mercy, making us one of the largest children's hospitals in the nation based on number of...

Faculty Pediatric Optometry Residency

The Optometry staff at Children's Mercy Kansas City includes full-time pediatric optometrists, ophthalmologists and other subspecialty ophthalmologists who provide care.   Program Director...

Contact Pathology and Laboratory Medicine

Please use this form for any laboratory-related questions: Get collection information, our laboratory sends results to the ordering provider, please contact the provider for results, and please allow 3-5...

What's the Diagnosis? February 2021

A previously healthy, 12-month-old female presents with a rash. Parents first noticed red papules and vesicles on her trunk two days ago which have now spread in a clustered pattern to her face, back and...

What's the Diagnosis? September 2021

A previously healthy, 12-month-old female presents with a rash. Parents first noticed red papules and vesicles on her trunk two days ago which have now spread in a clustered pattern to her face, back and...

Wide World of Vaccines September 2021

I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...

Wide World of Vaccines October 2021

I recently watched an episode of 20/20 featuring children who developed OCD, outbursts and tantrums, seizures, catatonia, and paranoia following a diagnosis of streptococcal pharyngitis. Some of the...

Gun Safety - Pediatric Bioethics - August 2022

From an ethical perspective – as a measure of safety and preventing harm – pediatricians have a duty to ask their patients and families about gun ownership and gun safety.

Evidence-Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions April 2021

As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...

Bacterial Meningitis - Evidence Based Strategies - August 2022

Recent studies have investigated epidemiology and risk stratification of serious and invasive bacterial infections. Urinary tract infections (UTIs), in particular, in the well-appearing febrile neonate...

Evidence Based Strategies for Common Clinical Questions March 2022

As was discussed in last month’s LINK column on evidence-based practice, children are disproportionately affected by secondhand smoke, and this exposure is detrimental to children’s health. The Surgeon...

Outbreaks, Alerts and Hot Topics April 2022

When Sore Throat Becomes Emergent: Deep Neck Infections   Author: Smit Shah, MD |Emergency Medicine | Clinical Assistant Professor of Pediatrics, UMKC School of Medicine | Education Assistant Professor...

Hepatitis - Outbreaks July 2022

The World Health Organization is tracking severe acute hepatitis cases of unknown etiology in pediatric patients worldwide. This outbreak was first identified in April 2022.

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...

Foreign Body Aspiration

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...

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...

Atopic Dermatitis: Infected - Group A Strep

Strep Pyogenes (Most common Group A Strep):  Glazed, bright red appearance especially in skin folds suggests Group A strep.  Patients may also experience yellow drainage.  When appearing within...

Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis

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...

Perioperative Steroid Stress Dosing

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...

Tips for talking to your kids about sexual orientation

Families are diverse and don’t look the same for each child. It’s not unusual for someone to have two mommies or two daddies. If your kids are curious – like most children are – they may ask you about it.