1. Which of the following statement concerning “postoperative pain” is least likely?
(A) Management of postoperative pain is challenging.
(B) Management of postoperative pain is based on current understanding of the peripheral and
central mechanisms involved in nociceptive transmission.
(C) Chronic pain after surgery is an underdiagnosed condition
(D) Advances in understanding the genetic profile of patients should help improve treatment of
postoperative pain.
(E) It is not essential that the neuronal response to surgery be blocked to achieve the task of
optimal pain control.