Symptoms of kidney pain may include fever, painful urination, flank pain, nausea, vomiting. Kidney pain can be on the left, right, or both sides. Causes of kidney pain are diagnosed with the patient's history, physical examination, and lab tests, including blood, pregnancy, and urine tests. A CT scan or MRI of the abdomen and pelvis may be ordered.
Avascular Necrosis. In adolescents and young adults with avascular necrosis (AVN), the blood supply to the hip joint is interrupted and the bone begins to die. Learn more about Avascular Necrosis.
Avascular necrosis (which is different from osteopenia or osteoporosis, caused be loss of bone minerals) occurs when blood vessels that supply the bone constrict, cutting off blood supply and causing bone death.