When a patient with sciatica seats himself in a chair, he gasps and complains of a burning and shooting pain in his hip. What type of pain does this represent?
a. Referred
b. Neuropathic
c. Visceral
d. Acute
B
Neuropathic pain is characterized by burning and shooting sensations without a stimulus. This situation is not an example of acute pain because neuropathic pain does not follow a nociceptor path as do both visceral and referred pain.
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