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Dextrocardia usually occurs as part of situs inversus What is situs inversus?
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Can situs inversus be prevented?
Rarely, situs inversus can run in families, but most often it is an isolated and accidental event occurring in an individual for the first time in the family.
How do you know if you have situs inversus?
through x-ray
What is the prognosis for situs inversus?
To confirm the a suspected diagnosis of situs inversus, imaging studies such as MRI, CT, or ultrasound may be ordered, and a referral may be made to a cardiologist or internist for completeness.
What is the term for mirror image organs in the body?
Situs Invertus is a congenital condition in which major organs are inverted or opposite of where they are supposed to be.
Can a male with situs inversus have kids?
The answer is yes. I am a male with situs ambiguous and i have two healthy kids. a boy and a girl
Can a man with situs inversus and dextrocardia have a kid?
My ex husband has situs inversus and dextrocardia and he is not able to have children.
What dextrocardia can do?
dextrocardia situs inversus if the heart is completely inversed by 180 degree :)
How do you use an AED with situs inversus?
Dextrocardia Situs Inversus refers to the heart being a mirror image situated on the right side. According to the related link, "When defibrillating someone with Dextrocardia, the defibrillator pads should be placed in reverse positions. That is, instead of upper right and lower left, pads should be placed upper left and lower right.".
What happens if the heart is at the right side?
Nothing is really different than a person with it on the left side. It will work all the same the condition is know as Dextrocardia Situs Inversus.
Can the heart of a human being be situated on the right hand side of the human body?
Generally, no. There are rare cases when the heart appears on the wrong side of the body, but in the vast majority of cases all human hearts are on the left (although the actual position of the heart is fairly central, it lies obliquely to the left with the ventricles on that side).
Can a female with situs inversus have a kid?
Yes they can. I'm a woman with situs inversus. It is a blessing and it takes a while.
Can situs inversus be prevented?
Rarely, situs inversus can run in families, but most often it is an isolated and accidental event occurring in an individual for the first time in the family.
Do all patients with dextrocardia with situs inversus have the liver and spleen reversed as well as their heart?
No, and is generally related to a poor prognosis as it creates (in some individuals) a cyanotic heart defect similar in symptoms to a tranposition of the great vessels.
How do you know if you have situs inversus?
through x-ray
What is the prognosis for situs inversus?
To confirm the a suspected diagnosis of situs inversus, imaging studies such as MRI, CT, or ultrasound may be ordered, and a referral may be made to a cardiologist or internist for completeness.
How common is situs inversus?
However, in about 1 in 8,500 people, the organs of the chest and abdomen are arranged in the exact opposite position: the heart is on the right (dextrocardia ), as is the two-lobed lung, and the liver, spleen, and three-lobed lung are on the left.
Why is situs inversus not a problem?
Yet because this arrangement, called situs inversus, is a perfect mirror image, the relationship between the organs is not changed, so functional problems rarely occur.
