A Primer on Hiccups

http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/815243?nlid=41484_426&src=wnl_edit_medp_fmed&uac=61764CK&spon=34

Urgent care has a lot of the same diagnoses, but sometimes some oddball diagnoses walk in. Here is one that is off the beaten path but you will see once or twice a year- hiccups.

Note the video is 12 minutes, but you can skip to the last 1/3 that is on hiccups.

Crux take home point here is a good history and physical for anything along the diaphragm, esophagus, trachea, or neck, as anything that irritates the phrenic/vagal routes can trigger hiccups.

Enjoy, and happy holidays to all.