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MedCalc:
APGAR Score
First select the minute, and then the corresponding signs.
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1 |
2 |
1-minute score |
5-minute score |
10-minute score |
15-minute score |
20-minute score |
25-minute score |
30-minute score |
| Heart Rate |
Absent |
Below 100 |
Above 100 |
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| Respiratory Effort |
Absent |
Slow, irregular |
Good, crying |
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| Muscle Tone |
Limp |
Some flexion of extremities |
Active motion |
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Reflex irritability
Response to catheter in nostril (tested after oropharynx is clear)
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No response |
Grimace |
Cough, sneeze |
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| Color |
Blue, pale |
Body pink, extremities blue |
Completely pink |
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TOTAL SCORE :
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References :
Apgar V. A proposal for new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Anesth Analg 1953; 32:260.
Created: Wednesday, May 22, 2002
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