Ms.Carroll went to her doctor's office with pain in her right shoulder blade and learned she was having a gallbladder attack.You're not surprised to hear about the unusual location of her pain since it is known as:
A)the receptive field.
B)chronic pain.
C)phantom limb pain.
D)referred pain.

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Referred pain is when pain is felt in an area of the body that is different from the actual source of the pain. In this case, Ms. Carroll is experiencing pain in her right shoulder blade due to a gallbladder attack, which is a common example of referred pain. The other options (A, B, and C) do not accurately describe this type of pain.

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