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8/27/2010Are There Standardized Criteria for the Diagnosis of Migraine Headaches in Pediatric Patients?
 Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics developed a Clinical Practice Guideline (CPG) addressing pediatric migraine headaches.
8/27/2010NEW CONCERNS FOR INFLUENZA SEASON
 The CDC has sent an alert to let us know that influenza A (not H1N1!) has been confirmed in two outbreaks that occurred in non-neighboring counties in Iowa in late June, early July.
7/29/2010Exploring Exposure to Members of the Toxicodendron Plant Genus
 What is the optimal duration of oral corticosteroid therapy for children with poison ivy dermatitis?
7/29/2010PRE-PARTICIPATION: CARDIOVASCULAR RISK ASSESSMENT
 Dr. Stephen Kaine discusses accessing young athletes for cardiovascular abnormalities.
7/19/2010Individualized Pediatric Therapeutics Drug Safety Service
 Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics and the Center for Personalized Medicine and Therapeutic Innovation introduces the Individualized Pediatric Therapeutics (IPT) Drug Safety Service.
7/19/2010PREPARTICIPATION SCREENING: INFECTIOUS DISEASE ISSUES
 Summer is here and it's time for the influx of kids presenting for school and sports physicals.
5/10/2010Do Steroids Help with the Progression and/or Persistence of Renal Disease in Henoch-Schoenlein Purpu
 Newer studies have shown that even patients with relatively mild renal disease from childhood HSP may be at risk for renal complications as adults.
5/10/2010H1N1 CONCERNS STILL EXIST
 If you think (or hope) that H1N1 is over, the CDC reported in the April 16, 2010, MMWR that regional influenza activity - particularly in the Southwest United States - has continued.
4/29/2010Improving On-Time Start Percentages in the OR
 Responding to a 2008 report, Children’s Mercy Hospitals and Clinics has increased the number of surgeries that start on time by 19 percent with 63 percent of all surgeries starting within five minutes of their scheduled times.
4/13/2010Do Steroids Help Improve Acute Symptoms in Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura?
 Henoch-Schoenlein Purpura (HSP) is the most common form of small vessel vasculitis in children. Signs and symptoms include a non-thrombocytopenic purpuric rash, varying degrees of abdominal pain, arthritis and nephritis. The disease is typically self limi

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