Dextrocardia Flashcards
1
Q
2 causes of inverted P-waves?
A
- Dextrocardia
- Natural cardiac pacemaker being situated somewhere else in the atrium than the SA node
2
Q
What is dextrocardia of embryonic arrest?
A
Congenital condition where a normal heart is situated unusually rightward
3
Q
What is dextrocardia situs inversus?
A
Mirror image on the right of a normal heart
4
Q
What is it called if all internal organs are mirrored?
A
Dextrocardia situs inversus totalis (v rare)
5
Q
Are dextracardia situs inversus +/- totalis malignant or benign, and which condition are they associated with?
A
Benign
- Kartagener syndrome (primary ciliary dyskinesia)
