The client with neuropathic pain develops allodynia, which
a. can be relieved by daily doses of opioids.
b. is a vague pain that is difficult for the client to describe.
c. is pain due to a stimulus that does not normally cause pain.
d. responds to NSAIDs taken several times a day.
C
Allodynia is pain that is evoked by stimuli that do not normally cause pain. Neuropathic pain re-sponds poorly to typical pain medications and is treated with gabapentin and antidepressants. It is usually described as numbness, burning, stabbing, "needles," and electric shock
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