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Grand Rounds Cricothyroidotomy: When, Why, and Why Not?

A 25-year-old, otherwise healthy, active duty Navy male patient was referred from a ship with persistent pneumonia despite intravenous antibiotics administered by the ship's medical officer. He was admitted to the intensive care unit, rapidly developed adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), and required airway support. However, the anesthesiologist on call was unable to successfully transl...

Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds

The UCSF Department of Psychiatry Grand Rounds series (course number MGR18074) seeks to promote excellence and quality in clinical care; introduce clinicians to recent advances in medical care; provide updates on scientific advances that affect the practice of medicine; and provide a forum for discussion of topics that strengthen the relationship of psychiatry to the broader community. Events a...

Hypertension Grand Rounds Gitelman Syndrome

Gitelman syndrome (GS) is an autosomal-recessive renal tubular disorder characterized by hypokalemia, hypomagnesemia, hypocalciuria, metabolic alkalosis, secondary hyperreninemic aldosteronism, and low blood pressure.1–3 GS patients are usually diagnosed relatively late, because malaise, low blood pressure, hypokalemia, hypocalciuria, and hypomagnesemia are difficult to categorize clinically. I...