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Guidelines followed by the facility where I are identical to these, I would say. Diagnosis is made on evaluation of the signs and symptoms the patient presents. Any cardiac issues are followed by an electrocardiogram and blood draws. Patients without a cardiologist, receive a cardiac consultation, which is not mentioned in the guidelines. This is more evident with patients that are newly diagnosed. For those patients that have history of atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFL) a more in depth assessment is done to find why the patient converted back to AF/AFL, is it related to new changes at home, non-compliance of medications or something else. Sometimes patients stop taking medication related to financial difficulties, all possibilities

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