Tenderness Associated with Pyelonephritis Is Best Evaluated by Percussing

question 36

Multiple Choice

Tenderness associated with pyelonephritis is best evaluated by percussing:

• A) in the midline, just superior to the symphysis pubis.
• B) just lateral to the spine slightly superior to the sacroiliac joint.
• C) laterally, just superior to the superior iliac crest.
• D) over the pubis in lower UTI and at the flank in upper UTI.

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