APGAR SCORE

Question 1

What is a APGAR score used to assess?

Answer 1

to assess the health of a new born baby

Question 2

At what time in minutes is the APGAR score assessed at after birth?

Answer 2

1 minute then 5 minutes and then repeated in 10 minutes if the APGAR score is low

Question 3

What does a low APGAR score mean?

Answer 3

poor health of baby

lower the score the more concern

Question 4

What 5 components are measured in APGAR?

Answer 4

1. pulse
2. Respiratory effort
3. Colour
4. Muscle tone
5. Reflex irritability

Question 5

What scores a 2 on pulse?

Answer 5

A pulse > 100

Question 6

What scores a 2 on respiratory effort?

Answer 6

strong, cry

Question 7

What scores a 2 on colour?

Answer 7

pink

Question 8

What scores 2 on Muscle tone?

Answer 8

active movement

Question 9

What scores a 2 on reflex irritability?

Answer 9

cries on stimulation

sneezes

coughs

Question 10

What scores a 1 on pulse?

Answer 10

< 100

Question 11

What scores a 1 on respiratory effort?

Answer 11

weak, irregular

Question 12

What scores a 1 on colour?

Answer 12

body pink

extremities blue

Question 13

What score is 1 on muscle tone?

Answer 13

limb flexion

Question 14

What is score 1 in regards to reflex irritability?

Answer 14

grimace

Question 15

What score is 0 on pulse?

Answer 15

absent

Question 16

What score 0 on respiratory effort?

Answer 16

nil

Question 17

What scores 0 on colour?

Answer 17

blue all over

Question 18

What score 0 on muscle tone?

Answer 18

flaccid

Question 19

What score 0 on reflex irritability?

Answer 19

nil

Question 20

What does a score 0-3 mean?

Answer 20

very low

Question 21

What does score of 4-6 mean?

Answer 21

moderate

Question 22

What does a score of 7-10 mean?

Answer 22

baby is in a good state