APGAR Flashcards
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what is it and when is it assessed
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The Apgar score is used to assess the health of a newborn baby. NICE recommend that it is assessed at 1, and 5 minutes of age. If the score is low then it is again repeated at 10 minutes.
2
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interpretation of APGAR
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A score of 0-3 is very low score, between 4-6 is moderate low and between 7 - 10 means the baby is in a good state
3
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what does APGAR assess
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Appearance - pink, body pink, blue
Pulse - >100, < 100, absent
Grimace - cries on stimulation, grimace , nil
Activity - active, flexes, flaccid
Respiratory effort- strong cry, weak cry, no cry
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