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Mr. Medvedev has dextrocardia and needs an EKG. How will his lead setup differ from a typical EKG?

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It will be a mirror image.
It will be a mirror image.

It will be upside down.
It will be upside down.

His EKG will use fewer electrodes.
His EKG will use fewer electrodes.

His EKG will use more electrodes.

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For a patient with dextrocardia, the typical EKG lead setup needs to be adjusted because the heart is positioned on the right side of the chest instead of the left. The correct answer is:

It will be a mirror image.

In other words, the leads that are normally placed on the left side of the chest will be placed on the right side to accurately capture the heart's electrical activity.