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[–] 3 points 2 years ago (5 children)

I've heard people talk about mirrored organs, is that something that would be immediately obvious? Like surely every person that has the condition would know about it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I knew someone once who had this, she didn’t know until she got an x-ray as an adult. The doctor called in their colleagues to take a look at the scan because he’d never seen a real-life case before. She had her heart on the right side of her chest, was pretty interesting.

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    Certainly not. It affects ~10% of the population, at least in certain countries. Not everyone has the privelege of a robust, accessible healthcare system.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Well I guess the obvious one to me is feeling a heartbeat. It seems like that would come up even outside of the medical field (schools, "playing doctor", heck doing the pledge of allegiance if you're in the US)

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