A client is surprised to learn of the diagnosis of a heart attack when there was no chest pain experienced but only some left shoulder pain.The nurse should explain that the client experienced which type of pain?

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Referred pain occurs when pain is felt in an area that is distant from the actual source of the pain. In the case of a heart attack, pain may be referred to the left shoulder or arm. It is not phantom pain, which is pain felt in a body part that is no longer there, nor is it visceral pain, which originates in the internal organs. Chronic pain refers to pain that persists for a prolonged period of time.

A Client Is Surprised to Learn of the Diagnosis of a Heart