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Average Score: 87%
Simulated
The client is reporting chills, fever, and left costovertebral pain. Which diagnostic test should the nurse expect the HCP to prescribe first?
Correct answer
A
Rationale
Chills, fever, and costovertebral pain suggest pyelonephritis. A midstream urine culture is the first test to identify the causative organism. Imaging (sonogram, IVP, CT) is secondary to confirm complications or other diagnoses.