PEDS Scores

Question 1

APGAR Categories

Answer 1

HR
Respiration
Muscle tone
Reflex irritability
Color of baby

Question 2

Apgar - Zero points

Answer 2

Zero HR
NO - Respiration, Muscle tone, Reflexes
Cyanotic color

Question 3

Apgar - 1 points

Answer 3

<100/min - HR
Weak cry - Respiration
Some extremity flexion - Muscle tone
Some motion - Reflex irritability
Pink body/blue limbs - Color of baby

Question 4

Apgar - 2 points

Answer 4

> 100/min - >100
Vigorous cry - Respiration
Arms/Legs well flexed - Muscle tone
Cry/withdrawal - Reflex irritability
Pink all over - Color of baby

Question 5

APGAR is?

Answer 5

A rapid scoring system of physiologic process to determine the need for newborn resuscitation.

Question 6

When is APGAR performed?

Answer 6

At 1 and 5 mins after birth.

Question 7

8-9 APGAR score means?

Answer 7

Full term infants w/ normal cardiopulm adaptation

Question 8

4-7 APGAR score means?

Answer 8

Req close observation gfor improvement or determine DDx for pathological causes.

Question 9

0-3 APGAR score means?

Answer 9

Cardiopulm arrest, hypoxia, or conditions causing severe bradycardia, hypoventilation, or CNS depression.

Question 10

Infants with asphyxia (0-3 APGAR) can have?

Answer 10

Severe neurological injury due to <7 pH *fetal acidosis) leading to seuzures, coma, hypotonia, multiorgan dysfx.

Question 11

MGMT for 0-3 APGAR

Answer 11

Assisted face mask ventilation
Or intubation
Not Emeregnecy Rx typically