A patient asks the nurse why the pain he experienced prior to a myocardial infarction was felt primarily in his left arm. The nurse's best response would be which of the following?
A) "Pain in the arm related to cardiac tissue damage is a type of referred pain."
B) "Cardiac pain is generally unexplainable."
C) "Were you doing some physical activity with your arm just prior to the event?"
D) "What you are describing relates to psychogenic pain."
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