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What are the scoring criteria of the Apgar score? - answer - heart rate
- respiratory effort
- muscle tone
- reflex irritability
- color
What is the Apgar score? - answer The Apgar score describes the
condition of the new- born infant immediately after birth, and when
properly applied, is a tool for standardized assessment. It also provides a
mechanism to record fetal- to-neonatal transition.
When is the Apgar score reported? - answer at 1 and 5 minutes after
birth
What is the purpose of the Apgar score, as currently stated by ACOG? -
answer to provide a convenient shorthand for reporting the status of the
newborn infant and the response to resuscitation.
How has the Apgar score been used inappropriately, according to ACOG? -
answer - in term infants to predict specific neurologic outcome
What is the relationship between Apgar score and resuscitative efforts? -
answer Apgar scores should not be used to dictate appropriate
resuscitative actions, nor should interventions for depressed infants be
delayed until the 1-minute assessment. However, an Apgar score that
remains 0 beyond 10 minutes of age may be useful in determining
whether additional resuscitative efforts are indicated.
How does the Apgar score apply to preterm infants? - answer Because
there are no consistent data on the significance of the Apgar score in
, preterm infants, in this population the score should not be used for any
purpose other than ongoing assessment in the delivery room.
At what point is discontinuation of resuscitation efforts may be
appropriate? - answer If there is no heart rate rate after 10 minutes of
complete and adequate resuscitation efforts and there is no evidence of
other causes of newborn compromise.
What is the most significant component of the apgar score? - answer
heart rate is the most important diagnostic and prognostic sign?
What comprises a score of 2 when it comes to heart rate? - answer 100-
140/min
What comprises a score of 1 when it comes to heart rate? - answer
<100/min
What comprises a score of 0 when it comes to heart rate? - answer no
heartbeat seen, felt, or heard
What comprises a score of 2 when it comes to respiratory effort? - answer
lusty cry
What comprises a score of 1 when it comes to respiratory effort? - answer
shallow respirations
What comprises a score of 0 when it comes to respiratory effort? - answer
apnea
When does a weak cry right after birth, or a gasp at 30-45seconds not
count - answer if the infant became apnec or had poor respiratory effort
at 1 minute
What is reflex irritability? - answer - Response to some form of
stimulation
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