The nurse is caring for a client with kidney stones who is complaining of severe pain. What type of pain does the nurse understand this client is experiencing?
A) Somatic Pain
B) Visceral Pain
C) Neuropathic Pain
D) Chronic Pain
B
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Visceral pain arises from internal organs such as the heart, kidneys, and intestine that are diseased or injured. Somatic pain is caused by mechanical, chemical, thermal, or electrical injuries or disorders affecting bones, joints, muscles, skin, or other structures composed of connective tissue. Neuropathic pain is pain that is processed abnormally by the nervous system. Chronic pain is discomfort that lasts longer than 6 months and is almost totally opposite from those of acute pain.
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