Pediatrics in Practice

Although there has been less emphasis on responsible prescribing of opioids in children, with newly developed legal and regulatory efforts focused almost exclusively on adults, it remains important for pediatric providers to be aware of the heightened risk for substance misuse in adolescents, and the appropriate use of opioids in a pediatric population.

In this podcast, Daniel Millspaugh, MD, anesthesiologist and Director of the Comprehensive Pain Management and Opioid Stewardship programs at Children's Mercy Kansas City, discusses the current opioid-related public health emergency, as well as the evolving regulatory and agency response, and appropriate actions by medical providers.

As pediatric cancer survival rates continue to improve, we are faced with a new set of health challenges in caring for these survivors.

Joy Fulbright, MD, Director of the Survive and Thrive program at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, discusses health concerns after cancer treatment, what primary care providers need to know, and the need for yearly screenings addressing medical and psychosocial issue.

As regional hemophilia treatment center, Children's Mercy follows more than 900 patients with bleeding disorders. Listen as Shannon Carpenter, MD, pediatric hematologist/oncologist and director of the Hemophilia Treatment Center at Children's Mercy Kansas City, discusses hemophilia A and B in children, current treatments and promising new research studies and options on the horizon, such as the PUPS Matter cohort study.

Kidney stones in children have been on the rise for more than a decade, mostly due to hypercalciuria and hypocitraturia.

Join us as Uri Alon, MD, Director of the Bone and Mineral Disorders Clinic at Children’s Mercy Kansas City, discusses what is behind the increasing incidence of kidney stones, and medical and non-pharmacological interventions to prevent new stones and inhibit the growth of existing ones.

Obstructive sleep apnea is a common but serious condition that inhibits healthy, restful sleep and may lead to learning, behavior and physical health issues in children.

Zarmina Ehsan, MD discusses obstructive sleep apnea in infants and children, why it’s necessary to conduct a sleep study to diagnose the condition and how to treat and manage the condition.

The prevalence of gestational diabetes is increasing due to increasing rates of obesity. Gestational diabetes increases the chances of adverse outcomes for both the mother and infant.

In this Pediatrics in Practice podcast Jessica Brunkhorst, MD, neonatologist, reviews fetal anomalies and conditions associated with maternal diabetes, describes initial evaluation and management for infants of a diabetic mother, and discusses current recommendations regarding the management of hypoglycemia.

Infants under 90 days old with fever can present a diagnostic dilemma.

Join us as Russell McCulloh, MD discusses unresolved issues and common conundrums faced by front-line clinicians in the evaluation of neonatal fever, recent literature on laboratory testing for infants with fever, and potential management strategies for febrile infants.

Numerous states have legalized or are considering legalization of marijuana. The AAP recently published an evidence-based position paper and clinical report on marijuana, including medical use.

In this podcast, Dr. William Adelman, chief of Adolescent Medicine at Children’s Mercy, discusses why adolescents are uniquely vulnerable to the neurotoxic effects of marijuana, the impact of legalization, and why physicians should unequivocally recommend pediatric and adolescent patients never use marijuana.

Strokes in newborns are as common as in adults. Recognition and early intervention is critical to minimizing the damage. Children’s Mercy is one of fewer than 10 pediatric stroke centers nationally, and the region’s first and only dedicated pediatric stroke center offering comprehensive, individualized treatment protocols for children.

In this podcast Mukta Sharma, MD, pediatric hematologist/oncologists, discusses the warnings signs and causes of stroke and how early intervention affect the rest of a child’s life.