Chronic pain is usually more difficult to treat than acute pain because it
a. has an undetermined time course.
b. stimulates more nerve fibers.
c. is harder to locate the origin of the pain.
d. stimulates emotions.
a. Acute pain has a short time course and is usually simple to evaluate and treat. Chronic pain has an undetermined time course with a more complex evaluation. Treatment is not as successful as with acute pain.
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