Core Em Podcast

This week we discuss the workup and management of hiccups in the ED https://media.blubrry.com/coreem/content.blubrry.com/coreem/Podcast_68_0_Final_Cut.mp3 Download One Comment Tags: Hiccups, Singultus Show Notes Take Home Points Hiccups, or singultus, are caused by a reflex arc involving the vagus nerve, CNS and phrenic nerve.  If you remember the path of these nerves, you can remember that possible bad pathologies that could cause a patient to present with prolonged hiccups. Physical maneuvers are the first line for solving the hiccups.  Try things that will interrupt respiration or stimulate the vagus nerve.  We like the modified valsalva in which the patient blows on a syringe, because it’s pretty easy to get the patient to do. Last, medication options for hiccups in