A Patient with a Partial Small Bowel Obstruction Describes the Pain

question 14

Multiple Choice

A patient with a partial small bowel obstruction describes the pain as "cramping, off-and-on pain that spreads over my stomach." What type of pain is this patient experiencing?

• A) Referred pain
• B) Phantom pain
• C) Somatic pain
• D) Visceral pain

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