Costovertebral angle tenderness should be assessed whenever you suspect that the patient may have:

a. cholecystitis.
b. pancreatitis.
c. pyelonephritis.
d. ulcerative colitis.


C
Pyelonephritis is characterized by flank pain and costovertebral angle tenderness.

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