Your new patient tells you that he has paroxysmal atrial fibrillation. How often does it occur?
A)Occasionally, symptoms appear to come and go and not last more than an hour.
B)He seems to have symptoms constantly and this is the reason that he came back to the doctor.
C)He is currently in treatment for atrial fibrillation and it is under control.
D)None of the above

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In medicine, when a condition is noted as paroxysmal, it means that the condition is not constant and that it occurs occasionally with symptoms that come and go and tend to not last that long. The symptoms and condition may resolve themselves without medical intervention. Medical intervention can shorten the symptoms and/or decrease the amount of times the symptoms occur.

Your New Patient Tells You That He Has Paroxysmal Atrial