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Visceral pain

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 Visceral pain.


  1. Is poorly localized compared with pain arising in skin.
  2. Is often felt in the mid line.
  3. May cause reflex contraction of overlying skeletal muscle.
  4. May cause reflex vomiting.
  5. May cause reflex changes in arterial blood pressure.

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A. True This is characteristic of visceral pain.

B. True However pain from some viscera such as ureters and bile ducts is lateralized.

C. True In the abdomen this is seen as ‘guarding’.

D. True Visceral pain is often associated with autonomic side effects.

E. True Another example of autonomic side effects, pressure may increase or decrease

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