A patient has abdominal pain after gallbladder surgery. Which type of pain is the patient experiencing?
a. Neuropathic
b. Nociceptive
c. Chronic
d. Nonphysiological
ANS: B
Nociception refers to the body's normal or physiological reaction to noxious stimuli, such as tissue damage (e.g., surgery), with the release of pain-producing substances. Neuropathic pain is associated with injury to either the peripheral or central nervous system. Surgery is associated with acute, not chronic, pain. Surgical pain has a physiological cause.
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