The patient is experiencing phantom pain following the amputation of her foot. Which type of pain is most associated with phantom pain?
a. Nociceptive
b. Mild
c. Uncontrollable
d. Neuropathic
D
Neuropathic pain is associated with a dysfunction of the nervous system that involves an abnor-mality in the processing of sensations such as phantom pain. Nociceptive pain is associated with pain stimuli from either somatic (body tissue) or visceral (organs) structures. Mild and uncon-trollable refer to severity rather than classifications of pain.
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