The nurse would expect to assess which finding in a patient with allodynia?
A) A diminished response to pain
B) A hypersensitive response to an innocuous stimulus such as light touch
C) An increased sensitivity to thermal stimulation
D) A decreased sensitivity to tactile stimulation
B) A hypersensitive response to an innocuous stimulus such as light touch
Explanation: A) Hypoalgesia is a diminished pain response to a normally painful tactile and/or thermal stimulus.
B) Allodynia occurs when an area of the body becomes abnormally sensitive, and pain results from an innocuous stimulus such as light touch. Allodynia is associated with sensitization of peripheral nociceptors in the skin resulting in hyperalgesia.
C) Hyperesthesia is the increased sensitivity to tactile or thermal stimulation.
D) Hypoesthesia is the decreased sensitivity to tactile or thermal stimulation.
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