Your uncle was just diagnosed with a heart attack. One of his major symptoms is left arm pain. You are not surprised because you are familiar with the phenomenon of
A) phantom pain.
B) referred pain.
C) psychogenic pain.
D) somatic pain.
E) neurogenic pain.

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Referred pain occurs when pain is perceived at a location other than the site of the painful stimulus, such as left arm pain during a heart attack due to shared nerve pathways.

Your Uncle Was Just Diagnosed with a Heart Attack