The condition in which a patient's heart is rotated or displaced to the right or is situated as a mirror image of the expected position is called:
a. amyloidosis.
b. coarctation.
c. dextrocardia.
d. situs inversus.
C
Dextrocardia occurs when the heart is displaced or rotated to the right or is a complete mirror image of the expected finding. Amyloidosis is a metabolic disorder marked by amyloid deposits in organs and tissues. Coarctation is the compression of the walls of a vessel, such as an aortic coarctation. Situs inversus occurs when the heart and stomach are displaced to the right and the liver is located to the left.
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