Some physiological signs of acute pain are:

a. tachycardia, hypertension and dyspnoea.
b. tachycardia, hypotension and dyspnoea.
c. bradycardia, hypotension and dyspnoea.
d. bradycardia, hypertension and dyspnoea.


a
Acute pain activates the autonomic nervous system
which causes this response.

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