For which patient would the use of a TENS be inappropriate? A patient who
a. had surgery today and has incisional pain
b. had a leg amputation and has phantom pain
c. has a demand cardiac pacemaker and has chest pain
d. has nerve pain from herpes zoster
C
Although TENS can be successful, its use is contraindicated in the area surrounding a demand pacemaker or over the uterus of a pregnancy patient.
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