Step I What does flank pain mean

[Transformers]

Does the word flank mean back (i.e.- in kidney flank pain)

 

[Checcles]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latus_(anatomy)

 

[Morsetlis]

I think this is what he wanted:

http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/1958746-overview

 

[as90]

Could you have a pyelonephritis case that presents without flank pain, and has a presentation of just right lower quadrant pain? I remember reading something awhile back about some girl who I thought had an ectopic pregnancy but the question had stated that should work her up for pyelonephritis? This was not USMLE related but hopefully they will include classic flank pain.

 

[Phloston]

You can always have a variety of presentations in medicine, but in terms of the USMLE, pyelonephritis will give you costovertebral angle tenderness.