A patient with a kidney stone in her right ureter has pain in her right flank area and also complains of pain in her right inner thigh.She asks the nurse whether something is wrong with her leg.In responding to the question,on what knowledge does the nurse base the patient's understanding of pain?

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Referred pain occurs when pain originating in one part of the body is perceived in an area distant from its point of origin. This is due to the convergence of nerve fibers from different areas onto the same neurons in the spinal cord, leading to confusion in the brain about the source of the pain signal. In this case, the pain from the kidney stone in the ureter is perceived in the inner thigh due to shared neural pathways.

A Patient with a Kidney Stone in Her Right Ureter