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Dextrocardia — Classification and external resources Chest X ray of a person with dextrocardia showing the cardiac apex facing the right ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Dextrocardia — The heart is reversed and is in the right side of the chest rather than in its normal location on the left. This is a true anatomic reversal. With dextrocardia, for example, the apex (tip) of the heart points to the right rather than (as is… … Medical dictionary
dextrocardia — n. a congenital defect in which the position of the heart is a mirror image of its normal position, with the apex of the ventricles pointing to the right. It may be associated with other congenital defects and is often combined with situs… … The new mediacal dictionary
isolated dextrocardia — mirror image transposition of the heart without accompanying alteration of the abdominal viscera … Medical dictionary
Treacherous technician syndrome — refers to a limb lead reversal that usually occurs due to the technical error of reversing the right and left arm electrodes. Treacherous technician syndrome has become more common as non experienced personnel replace electrocardiogram… … Wikipedia
Situs inversus — Classification and external resources Situs inversus causes the positions of the heart and lungs to be mirrored. ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Primary ciliary dyskinesia — Classification and external resources Normal cilia (A) cilia in Kartagener s syndrome (B). ICD 10 Q … Wikipedia
Orthodox stance — An orthodox stance is a way of positioning both the feet and hands in combat sports such as boxing, karate, kick boxing, and mixed martial arts. A traditional orthodox stance is one in which the boxer places his left foot farther in front of the… … Wikipedia
Levocardia — Reversal of all of the abdominal and thoracic organs (situs inversus) except the heart which is still in its usual location on the left. This situation is far more of an anatomic mess than when all the organs including the heart are reversed to… … Medical dictionary
Reversal of organs, total — This condition (medically called situs inversus totalis) involves complete transposition (right to left reversal) of the thoracic and abdominal organs. The heart is not in its usual position in the left chest but is on the right. Specifically… … Medical dictionary
