Juno disguises herself as Semele’s old nurse Beroe: “Standing on her threshold, a gummy old woman, / White wisps, / A sack of shrivelled skin propped on a stick / … This figure / Was the very double of Beroe, / Semele’s old nurse from Epidaurus. / Semele recognised and welcomed / Her old nurse. She never doubted a moment.” What does Juno’s choice of disguise most directly reveal about how the myth treats the relationship between trust and vulnerability?

A child has heliotrope rash and difficulty rising from the floor because of proximal weakness. Which diagnosis is most likely?

Which child should not receive ibuprofen because of renal risk?

How do preschool children often understand death?

What is the best approach to procedural pain management in children?

A child with cystic fibrosis develops sudden pleuritic chest pain and acute oxygen desaturation. What complication should the nurse practitioner suspect first?

A child has recurrent abdominal pain that improves after defecation and is linked to stool changes. Which diagnosis is most likely?

What is the purpose of penicillin prophylaxis in a young child with sickle cell disease?

When discussing pain with families, what is often a better goal than focusing only on a numeric pain score?

A child has suppressed TSH, elevated free T4, tachycardia, and weight loss. What is the most likely diagnosis?