A client comes to the outpatient clinic to receive cortisone injections in the neck for pain that has been occurring consistently for 8 months. What type of pain is this client experiencing?
A) Referred pain
B) Neuropathic pain
C) Acute pain
D) Chronic pain
D
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The characteristics of chronic pain, discomfort that lasts longer than 6 months, are almost totally opposite from those of acute pain. Referred pain is a term used to describe discomfort that is perceived in a general area of the body but not in the exact site where an organ is anatomically located. An example of neuropathic pain is phantom limb pain or phantom limb sensation, in which individuals with an amputated arm or leg perceive that the limb still exists and that sensation such as burning, itching, and deep pain are located in tissues that have been surgically removed. Acute pain is a discomfort that has a short duration (from a few seconds to less than 6 months). It is associated with tissue trauma, including surgery, or some other recent identifiable etiology.
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