To determine whether costovertebral angle tenderness (a sign of glomerulonephritis) is present, the nurse should percuss the costovertebral angle (the angle over each kidney that's formed by the lateral and downward curve of the lowest rib and the vertebral column).
How would the nurse assess Costovertebral angle tenderness?
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