Apgar Scoring

Question 1

Apgar scoring

Answer 1

assessment of five indications of a newborn’s physiologic state: heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color at 1 and at 5 min following birth.

Question 2

Heart Rate

Answer 2

0 means absent
1 is slow (below 100/min)
2 means above 100/min

Question 3

Resp Effort

Answer 3

0 means absent
1 means slow or weak
2 reflects a loud cry

Question 4

Muscle Tone

Answer 4

0 is flaccid
1 indicates some flexion of the extremities
2 is well-flexed

Question 5

Reflex Irritability

Answer 5

0 means no response
1 is a grimace
2 is a cry

Question 6

Color

Answer 6

0 is pale or blue
1 reflects a pink body with blue extremities
2 means completely pink

Question 7

SCORING

Answer 7

0-3 - severe distress, resuscitate asap
4-6 - mod difficulty
7-10 - min to no difficulty