Compared with acute pain, which of the following statements is true of persistent pain?
a. Leads to significantly altered vital signs.
b. Is usually described as a burning pain.
c. Is generally gone within 4 months.
d. Can bring about long term changes in lifestyle.
D
Persistent pain affects the patient's experience on a continuing basis. Both acute pain and persis-tent pain can affect the vital signs. Persistent pain may be described in many possible ways. Per-sistent pain is unrelenting.
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