busiess law Five to eight full-time professional project managers staff the Electrical/ Electronic Systems Engineering project management office per quarter, depending on the project needs. The project management office reports its general project scope recommendations or issues to the Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineering department business office manager prior to those recommendations/issues being elevated to the governance board review process, where they are then reviewed by directors and engineering chiefs. The relationship between the project management office and the functional areas is clearly structured, with the project management office as the focal point for all project management processes. The functional teams do not have the authority to influence or overrule the directives managed by the project management office. In 2004, the project management office began to work with the Electrical/Electronic Systems Engineering department to identify resources that will participate in an increased capacity based on the job families for engineers with project management responsibilities.

141 Is cavernous sinus thrombosis a complication of meningitis?

142 What is the mechanism of paraparesis that comes as a late (i.e. postresolution) complication to meningitis?

143 Is lumbar puncture contraindicated in meningococcal meningitis?

144 What should the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) picture be when the treatment of acute bacterial meningitis is complete, and after how many days of treatment?

145 In the management of meningococcaemia, can chloramphenicol be used as an alternative? Are there any advantages practically? The book quotes benzylpenicillin or cefotaxime (alternative). Are they a standard regimen?

146 'The immediate management of suspected meningococcal meningitis infection is benzylpenicillin 1200 mg either by slow IV injection or intramuscularly, prior to investigations.' Is this always true? Should you not perform a lumbar puncture for culture first?

147 Should children with bacterial meningitis be treated with steroids to prevent complications?

148 What is the role of anticonvulsants in a case of encephalitis and how long should one continue them?

149 How effective are steroids in the treatment of radiculomyelitis?

150 Should you treat a patient who has a brain cysticercosis lesion? The text seems to say 'Yes' but there is great uncertainty about it. Also, should one 'worm' the patient's gut when you find brain lesions; if so, with what?