A client presents to the facility complaining of acute pain. When assessing the client, the nurse understands that unrelieved acute pain can result in which physiologic responses? Select all that apply.

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Physiologic responses to unrelieved acute pain include increased secretion of antidiuretic hormone, gluconeogenesis, protein catabolism, increased secretion of cortisol, and increased peripheral vascular resistance.

A Client Presents to the Facility Complaining of Acute Pain