Helen is a partner in a firm of accountants, Grimwood & Co. Her sister, Emma, asks her if she would

audit her company's accounts as a personal favour. Helen conducts the audit using her firm's

premises and staff, but does not charge Emma a fee. The audit is negligently conducted and Emma

sues Helen's firm. Are the firm and Helen's co-partners liable? Discuss

1.Does temporal arteritis headache or other pain respond to non-steroidal

anti-inflammatory drugs?

2.What is the recommended target of total and low-density lipoprotein

(LDL) cholesterol in secondary prevention of ischaemic stroke?

3.Is intravenous sodium nitroprusside contraindicated in lowering

resistant hypertension secondary to primary intracerebral haemorrhage?

4.After how long can a patient with primary intracerebral haemorrhage

safely be prescribed aspirin for secondary prophylaxis of further ischemic

strokes? Or should aspirin no longer be prescribed in this case?

5.Does occlusion of the recurrent Heubner's artery result in weakness of

the upper limb that is proximal more than distal?

6.I have recently been told by fellow cardiologists that statins have a role to

play in the acute management of myocardial infarction: is this true? And

does this extend to the acute management of ischemic stroke?

7.What is captocormia?

8.Should mannitol be prescribed to patients with primary intracerebral

haemorrhage with signs of impending herniation and is it

contraindicated in patients with heart failure or liver cell failure?

9.What is the clinical significance of a positive Babinski sign with no knee

jerk?

10.Is a high serum level of triglycerides 200-400 mg a risk factor for

ischaemic stroke?