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Evidence last reviewed: 5 Apr 2026
Topic last updated: 20 Feb 2026

Summary

Definition

History and exam

Key diagnostic factors

  • presença de fatores de risco
  • som de soluço
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Other diagnostic factors

  • duração <48 horas (soluços agudos)
  • duração >48 horas (soluços crônicos)
  • persistência durante o sono
  • características associadas da causa subjacente
  • perda de peso e desnutrição
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Risk factors

  • aerofagia, mudanças de temperatura e estados emocionais
  • irritação do nervo diafragmático e frênico
  • irritação do nervo vago
  • distúrbios do sistema nervoso central
  • anormalidades metabólicas/eletrolíticas
  • medicamentos/toxinas
  • condições psiquiátricas
  • sedação ou anestesia
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Diagnostic investigations

1st investigations to order

  • diagnóstico clínico
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Investigations to consider

  • Hemograma completo
  • eletrólitos séricos
  • ureia
  • Proteína C-reativa e velocidade de hemossedimentação
  • testes da função hepática
  • gama-glutamil transpeptidase (gama-glutamiltransferase)
  • amilase sérica
  • análise toxicológica
  • gasometria arterial
  • eletrocardiograma (ECG)
  • radiografia torácica
  • testes de função pulmonar
  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) abdominal
  • endoscopia do trato gastrointestinal superior
  • tomografia computadorizada (TC) ou ressonância nuclear magnética (RNM) do crânio
  • punção lombar
  • otoscopia
  • faringoscopia
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Treatment algorithm

ACUTE

soluços agudos (benignos)

ONGOING

soluços crônicos

Contributors

Authors

Aminah Jatoi, MD

Professor of Oncology

Department of Oncology

Mayo Clinic

Rochester

MN

გაფრთხილება:

AJ is an author of one reference cited in this topic.

მადლიერება

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

გაფრთხილება:

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

რეცენზენტები

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

Declarações

AS declares that he has no competing interests.

Stefan K. Burgdorf, MD

Registrar

Department of Surgical Gastroenterology

Herlev Hospital

University of Copenhagen

Denmark

Declarações

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

Disclosures

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

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Key articles

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.Full text  Abstract

Reference articles

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