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Hiccups

Última revisión: 12 Sep 2025
Última actualización: 12 Jan 2023

Resumen

Definición

Anamnesis y examen

Principales factores de diagnóstico

  • "hic" sound
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Otros factores de diagnóstico

  • duration <48 hours (typically benign hiccups)
  • duration >48 hours (chronic hiccups)
  • persistence during sleep
  • associated features of underlying cause
  • weight loss and malnutrition
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Factores de riesgo

  • aerophagia, temperature changes, and emotional states
  • diaphragmatic and phrenic nerve irritation
  • vagus nerve irritation
  • central nervous system disorders
  • metabolic/electrolyte abnormalities
  • toxins/drugs
  • psychogenic disorders
  • sedation or anesthesia
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Pruebas diagnósticas

Primeras pruebas diagnósticas para solicitar

  • clinical diagnosis
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Pruebas diagnósticas que deben considerarse

  • CBC
  • serum electrolytes
  • BUN
  • C-reactive protein and erythrocyte sedimentation rate
  • liver function tests
  • gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (gamma-GT)
  • serum amylase
  • toxicology screen
  • arterial blood gas
  • ECG
  • chest x-ray
  • pulmonary function tests
  • CT abdomen
  • endoscopy of the upper gastrointestinal tract
  • CT or MRI head
  • lumbar puncture
  • otoscopy
  • pharyngoscopy
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Algoritmo de tratamiento

Agudo

benign hiccups

En curso

chronic hiccups

Colaboradores

Autores

Aminah Jatoi, MD

Professor of Oncology

Department of Oncology

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

Divulgaciones

AJ has received a grant review for Pfizer (money is paid to her institution) and research funding from AstraZeneca. AJ is on an advisory board for Meter Health and Novartis. AJ is an author of one reference cited in this topic.

Agradecimientos

Professor Aminah Jatoi would like to gratefully acknowledge Professor Peter Kranke, Dr Yvonne Jelting, and Dr Thomas M. Metterlein, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

PK is an author of a reference cited in this topic. YJ and TMM declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Andy Smith, BM, BS, MRCP, FRCA

Consultant Anaesthetist and Associate Director of Research and Development

Director

Lancaster Patient Safety Research Unit

Royal Lancaster Infirmary

Lancaster

UK

Divulgaciones

AS declares that he has no competing interests.

Stefan K. Burgdorf, MD

Registrar

Department of Surgical Gastroenterology

Herlev Hospital

University of Copenhagen

Denmark

Divulgaciones

SKB declares that he has no competing interests.

Howard Smith, MD, FACP

Academic Director of Pain Management

Associate Professor of Anesthesiology

Department of Anesthesiology

Albany Medical College

Albany

NY

Divulgaciones

HS is an author of a reference cited in this topic.

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Disclosures

Peer reviewer affiliations and disclosures pertain to the time of the review.

Referencias

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Artículos principales

Lewis JH. Hiccups: causes and cures. J Clin Gastroenterol. 1985 Dec;7(6):539-52. Resumen

Wagner MS, Stapczynski JS. Persistent hiccups. Ann Emerg Med. 1982 Jan;11(1):24-6. Resumen

Rousseau P. Hiccups. South Med J. 1995 Feb;88(2):175-81. Resumen

Moretto EN, Wee B, Wiffen PJ, et al. Interventions for treating persistent and intractable hiccups in adults. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jan 31;(1):CD008768.Texto completo  Resumen

Zhu LL, Wang WX, Guo XG. Acupuncture for hiccups after stroke: a systematic review. Chin J Evid Based Med. 2011;11:325-8.

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