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Septic arthritis is classified as a “rheumatologic emergency” warranting hospital admission and the initiation of parenteral antibiotics to prevent permanent damage to the joint. After obtaining synovial fluid and peripheral blood for cultures, empiric antibiotics should be started. The choice of empiric antibiotic therapy is initially based on Gram stain, age, history of sexual activity, [...]

More people die from heart failure than from any other cause, and probably conditions affecting the heart will continue from now on to be the leading cause of death. The chief manifestations of heart failure are seen in the difficulties of breathing. Dr. Harold Hyman describes this graphically: “The person notes that his ‘wind is [...]