Volvo manufactures heavy-duty trucks. Reeder sells new and used trucks, including heavy-duty trucks. 374 F.3d 701, 704 (CA8 2004). Reeder became an authorized dealer of Volvo trucks in 1995, pursuant to a five-year franchise agreement that provided for automatic one-year extensions if Reeder met sales objectives set by Volvo.Ibid.Reeder generally sold Volvo's trucks through a competitive bidding process.Ibid.In this process, the retail customer describes its specific product requirements and invites bids from several dealers it selects. The customer's "decision to request a bid from a particular dealer or to allow a particular dealer to bid is controlled by such factors as an existing relationship, geography, reputation, and cold calling or other marketing strategies initiated by individual dealers."Id.,at 719 (Hansen, J., concurring in part and dissenting in

additional

Question 1

Is cavernous sinus thrombosis a complication of meningitis?

Question 2

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

Question 3

Is lumbar puncture contraindicated in meningococcal meningitis?

Question 4

What should the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) picture be when the treatment

of acute bacterial meningitis is complete, and after how many days of

treatment?

Question 5

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?

Question 6

'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?

Question 7

Should children with bacterial meningitis be treated with steroids to

prevent complications?

Question 8

What is the role of anticonvulsants in a case of encephalitis and how long

should one continue them?

Question 9

How effective are steroids in the treatment of radiculomyelitis?

Question 10

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?ft150