The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a 10yearold child
who is describing shooting pain in both legs associated with aching, tingling, and burning. The child is unable to pinpoint specific locations for this pain. Which type of pain does the nurse practitioner suspect?

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The primary care pediatric nurse practitioner is evaluating a 10­year­old child
who is describing shooting pain in both legs associated with aching, tingling, and burning. The child is unable to pinpoint specific locations for this pain. Which type of pain does the nurse practitioner suspect?

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The description of shooting pain, aching, tingling, and burning with inability to pinpoint specific locations suggests neuropathic pain, which is caused by dysfunction or damage to the nervous system. Chronic pain is pain that persists for more than three months, somatic pain is caused by stimulation of pain receptors in body tissues, and visceral pain originates from internal organs.

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Is Evaluating a 10­year­old

The Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Is Evaluating a 10yearold