During legal proceedings, inspectors may be considered courtroom advisors

Lateral medullary syndrome is characterized by

a. Horner's syndrome, loss of pain and temperature over ipsilateral face and contralateral body, and disturbances in equilibrium sense b. Paralysis of ipsilateral tongue and weakness of contralateral body c. Coma and death d. Oculomotor ophthalmoplegia and weakness of the contralateral body

During your SAMPLE inquiry, a patient reports that he had surgery to repair a torn ligament. Based on your training, you know that a ligament is:

a. a thick muscle that surrounds a joint. b. a tissue that stabilizes two contiguous bone ends. c. a muscle that connects to a bone. d. connective tissue that connects muscle and bone.