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Signs and symptoms of pyelonephritis include which of the following? SELECT ALL THAT APPLY
Nausea/vomiting
Fever
+ Leukocyte esterase on UA
Costovertebral angle (CVA) tenderness
Hematuria
Pyelonephritis by the name 'pyelo' means renal or kidney and nephritis is inflammation of the structural and functional unit of the kidney.So together pyelonephritis is inflammation of the kidney whoch may be cause of the any bacterial infection.
Sign is objective ,something which the physician observes or finds on the testing or observing or examining, whereas symptoms is subjective which the individual presents with it.
The following are the symptoms of pyelonephritis:
SIGNS: