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Your patient was diagnosed with cholecystitis? (gallbladder inflammation) three days ago. the patient now presents with? nausea, vomiting, and pain in the right shoulder. the pain in the shoulder can be classified? as:

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As referred pain, since not specifically at location of inflamed organ. "referred from"
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