Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism

Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition that may present as dyspnea, chest pain,cough or hemoptysis, but often occurs without symptoms. It is not typically associated with hiccups.Hiccups are generally self-limiting benign contractions of the diaphragm that may be associated with med...

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Main Authors:	Getaw worku Hassen, Mona Milkha Singh, Hossein Kalantari, Selamawit Yemane-Merriwether, Steven Ferrante, Ronald Shaw
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	eScholarship Publishing, University of California 2012-12-01
Series:	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
Subjects:	Emergency Medicine pulmonary embolism
Online Access:	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6mn9685q

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spelling	doaj-d8ab5531d6c645f8908406981eec81552020-11-24T21:12:55ZengeScholarship Publishing, University of CaliforniaWestern Journal of Emergency Medicine1936-900X1936-90182012-12-01136479483Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary EmbolismGetaw worku HassenMona Milkha SinghHossein KalantariSelamawit Yemane-MerriwetherSteven FerranteRonald ShawPulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition that may present as dyspnea, chest pain,cough or hemoptysis, but often occurs without symptoms. It is not typically associated with hiccups.Hiccups are generally self-limiting benign contractions of the diaphragm that may be associated with medications or food but may also be symptomatic of serious disease when persistent. We report 3 cases of PE presenting as persistent hiccups.http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6mn9685qEmergency Medicinepulmonary embolism
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spellingShingle	Getaw worku Hassen Mona Milkha Singh Hossein Kalantari Selamawit Yemane-Merriwether Steven Ferrante Ronald Shaw Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism Western Journal of Emergency Medicine Emergency Medicine pulmonary embolism
author_facet	Getaw worku Hassen Mona Milkha Singh Hossein Kalantari Selamawit Yemane-Merriwether Steven Ferrante Ronald Shaw
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title	Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism
title_short	Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism
title_full	Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism
title_fullStr	Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism
title_full_unstemmed	Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism
title_sort	persistent hiccups as a rare presenting symptom of pulmonary embolism
publisher	eScholarship Publishing, University of California
series	Western Journal of Emergency Medicine
issn	1936-900X 1936-9018
publishDate	2012-12-01
description	Pulmonary embolism (PE) is a life-threatening condition that may present as dyspnea, chest pain,cough or hemoptysis, but often occurs without symptoms. It is not typically associated with hiccups.Hiccups are generally self-limiting benign contractions of the diaphragm that may be associated with medications or food but may also be symptomatic of serious disease when persistent. We report 3 cases of PE presenting as persistent hiccups.
topic	Emergency Medicine pulmonary embolism
url	http://escholarship.org/uc/item/6mn9685q
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Persistent Hiccups as a Rare Presenting Symptom of Pulmonary Embolism

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