Feb 12 2025 59 mins 2
Show Notes for Episode 42 of “The 2 View” – Pink cocaine, holiday heart syndrome, pertussis, research updates on Zepbound and Semaglutide, and much more.
Segment 1 – Pink cocaine
What is Pink Cocaine? Dea.gov. DEA: United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
https://www.dea.gov/pink-cocaine
What is Pink Cocaine? Poison.org. POISON CONTROL: National Capital Poison Center.
https://www.poison.org/articles/pink-cocaine
Segment 2 – Holiday heart syndrome
Blackburn R, Ajetunmobi O, Mc Grath-Lone L, et al. Hospital admissions for stress-related presentations among school-aged adolescents during term time versus holidays in England: weekly time series and retrospective cross-sectional analysis. BJPsych Open. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge Core. Published November 19, 2021.
https://www.cambridge.org/core/journals/bjpsych-open/article/hospital-admissions-for-stressrelated-presentations-among-schoolaged-adolescents-during-term-time-versus-holidays-in-england-weekly-time-series-and-retrospective-crosssectional-analysis/924EE2CD1A8CFAC30E7090674FCEAF72
Carey M, Al-Zaiti S, Kozik T, Pelter M. Holiday Heart Syndrome. ECG Puzzler. Researchgate.net. AJCC: American Journal of Critical Care. American Association of Critical-Care Nurses.
https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Mary-Carey/publication/260446497_Holiday_Heart_Syndrome/links/573dda6308ae298602e6d0b1/Holiday-Heart-Syndrome.pdf
Ettinger P, Wu C, De La Cruz Jr C, Weisse A, Ahmed S, Regan T. Arrhythmias and the “Holiday Heart”: Alcohol associated cardiac rhythm disorders. Sciencedirect.com. ScienceDirect. American Heart Journal.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/000287037890296X
Greenspon AJ, Schaal SF. The “holiday heart”: electrophysiologic studies of alcohol effects in alcoholics. Ann Intern Med. PubMed. NIH: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Published February 1983.
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/6824246/
Jain A, Yelamanchili V, Brown K, Goel A. Holiday Heart Syndrome. Nih.gov. NIH: National Library of Medicine: National Center for Biotechnology Information. Updated January 16. 2024.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/books/NBK537185/
Joglar JA, Chung MK, Armbruster AL, et al. 2023 ACC/AHA/ACCP/HRS Guideline for the Diagnosis and Management of Atrial Fibrillation: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Joint Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines. Circulation. AHA | ASA Journals. Published November 30, 2023.
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIR.0000000000001193
Segment 3 – Pertussis
CDC. About Whooping Cough. Whooping Cough (Pertussis). Updated April 2, 2024.
https://www.cdc.gov/pertussis/about/index.html
Center for Drug Evaluation, Research. FDA Drug Safety Communication: Death resulting from overdose after accidental ingestion of Tessalon (benzonatate) by children under 10 years of age. FDA: U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Published June 28, 2019.
https://www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-drug-safety-communication-death-resulting-overdose-after-accidental-ingestion-tessalon
Pertussis. Who.int. World Health Organization.
https://www.who.int/health-topics/pertussis
Simma L, Gesch M. Eyelid Ecchymoses and Subconjunctival Hemorrhage in Pertussis. N Engl J Med. Published December 11, 2024.
https://www.nejm.org/doi/full/10.1056/NEJMicm2409052
Something sweet – Research updates: Zepbound and Semaglutide
Ernst D. Zepbound Approved for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity. Monthly Prescribing Reference. MPR: Medical Professionals Reference. Published December 20, 2024.
https://www.empr.com/news/zepbound-approved-for-obstructive-sleep-apnea-in-patients-with-obesity/?utm_source=eloqua&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=NWLTR_MPR_TOPT_Drug-Database_SS-LAS-LI1-LI2-9654_122924_AL&hmemail=1f%2FJfEV7hN5vJr6vg%2FQRqK0NA6IXtyO3&sha256email=092493d8223fdfa40d9e995176d13e5fc5b5211674db9deb440c025fd462c80c&hmsubid=&nid=1639413404&elqtrack=True
Semaglutide shows promise as a potential alcohol use disorder medication. Research Update. Nih.gov. NIH: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Published March 13, 2024.
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/news-events/research-update/semaglutide-shows-promise-potential-alcohol-use-disorder-medication
Recurring Sources
Center for Medical Education. Ccme.org. http://ccme.org
The Proceduralist. Theproceduralist.org. http://www.theproceduralist.org
The Procedural Pause. Emergency Medicine News. Lww.com. https://journals.lww.com/em-news/blog/theproceduralpause/pages/default.aspx
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