A patient has pain in the left arm secondary to coronary insufficiency. This is an example of what type of pain?
a. Acute pain
b. Chronic pain
c. Referred pain
d. Subacute pain
ANS: C
An example of referred pain is coronary insufficiency manifested by pain in the left arm, which is a distant location from the real source of discomfort.
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