Distinguish among the different types of pain

Acute or chronic pain:

• List etiology if known (e.g., trauma, cancer, post-procedural, post-thoracotomy, chronic with psychosocial dysfunction)
• Document site and laterality

Central pain syndrome: list etiology or underlying cause, if known.

Phantom limb syndrome: document with or without pain.

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