A patient has a pain in the right shoulder, and the doctor ordered tests for the gallbladder. Pain that originates in an internal organ and is felt in another part of the body is called:

A. phantom pain.
B. adaptation.
C. internal pain.
D. referred pain.

Answer: D

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You are responding to a low-income apartment complex for a 16-year-old who is five weeks pregnant with vaginal bleeding. When mentally reviewing possible causes of hemorrhage for this patient, which of the following should you be prepared to encounter?

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