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Dextrocardia with Situs Inversus Totalis: A Case Study


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1 Prathima Collage of Nursing, Karimnagar, India
2 Department of Radiology, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimngar- 505001, Telangana, India
     

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Globally cancer is a major public health problem, one out of 10 deaths occur due to cancer. Worldwide, cervical We report a case of 45 years old man found to have dextrocardia with situs inversus who presented with giddiness, fever, syncope, cough and respiratory distress. Chest radiography showed his heart in right hemithorax. ECG findings confirmed the location of heart on right side.

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Dextrocardia, Situs Inversus Totalis, Chest Radiography, Nursing Care.
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S. Bhagya Seela
Prathima Collage of Nursing, Karimnagar, India
S. Naveen Kumar
Department of Radiology, Chalmeda Anand Rao Institute of Medical Sciences, Karimngar- 505001, Telangana, India

Abstract


Globally cancer is a major public health problem, one out of 10 deaths occur due to cancer. Worldwide, cervical We report a case of 45 years old man found to have dextrocardia with situs inversus who presented with giddiness, fever, syncope, cough and respiratory distress. Chest radiography showed his heart in right hemithorax. ECG findings confirmed the location of heart on right side.

Keywords


Dextrocardia, Situs Inversus Totalis, Chest Radiography, Nursing Care.