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Course overview

HICCUPS CAN BE ACUTE, LASTING LESS THAN 48 HOURS, PERSISTENT, LASTING OVER 2 DAYS, OR INTRACTABLE, LASTING MORE THAN ONE MONTH. THEY CAN RESULT FROM A VARIETY OF CAUSES. IN PARTICULAR, HICCUPS ARE OFTEN CAUSED BY GASTROINTESTINAL DISORDERS SUCH AS GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX. OTHER CAUSES INCLUDE MEDICATION SIDE-EFFECTS, CARDIOVASCULAR DISORDERS, CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM DISORDERS, EAR, NOSE, AND THROAT DISORDERS, PSYCHOGENIC DISORDERS, OR METABOLIC DISORDERS. THS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE SPECTRUM OF HICCUPS FROM ACUTE TO INTRACTABLE, OUTLINES THE CAUSES, AND OFFERS RECOMMENDATIONS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT BASED ON CLINICAL PRESENTATION. THIS ACTIVITY STRESSES THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN THE CARE OF AFFECTED PATIENTS.