A 16-year-old has been brought to the emergency department by his football coach after twisting his ankle during a practice drill. Diagnostic testing reveals a fracture. This patient is experiencing what type of pain?
A) Acute somatic pain
B) Acute cutaneous pain
C) Visceral pain
D) Neuropathic pain
A
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Sprains and other traumatic injuries are examples of acute somatic pain. Somatic pain results from stimulation of nociceptors in skin, bone, muscle, and soft tissue. Visceral pain, which is diffuse and not well localized, results when nociceptors are stimulated in abdominal or thoracic organs and their surrounding tissues. Neuropathic pain is caused by lesions or physiologic changes that injure peripheral pain receptors, nerves, or the central nervous system. Cutaneous pain is not a recognized category.
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