When a patient complains of intense throbbing hip pain with ambulation, the nurse categorizes this as which type of pain?
A) Nociceptive pain
B) Central pain
C) Visceral pain
D) Somatic pain
D) Somatic pain
Explanation: A) Nociceptive pain is a physiologic response to heat, cold, vibration, stretch, or chemicals released from damaged cells that may cause actual or have the potential to cause tissue damage.
B) Central pain is caused by a primary lesion or dysfunction of the central nervous system and persists after resolution of the initial inflammation or trauma.
C) Visceral pain is a squeezing, cramping, dull, and deep pain originating in a bodily organ that is often poorly localized to the affected organ and commonly associated with referred patterns of pain.
D) Somatic pain is an aching, throbbing, or dull pain arising from the skin, muscles, and joints that is usually discrete and intense.
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