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Apgar Score

The Apgar score, introduced by Virginia Apgar in 1952, is a 10-point rapid assessment of newborn vital status immediately after birth. It evaluates appearance, pulse, grimace (reflex irritability), activity, and respiration at 1 and 5 minutes of life, providing an objective, reproducible measure of neonatal condition and immediate need for resuscitation.

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Apgar Score for Newborn Assessment
Taxonomic method record · process-pipeline / clinical-assessment
  • Apgar, V. (1952). A proposal for a new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Current Researches in Anesthesia & Analgesia, 32(4), 260-267. · DOI 10.1213/00000539-195301000-00041
  • Apgar, V., Holaday, D. A., James, L. S., Weisbrot, I. M., & Berrien, C. (1958). Evaluation of the newborn infant. Journal of the American Medical Association, 168(15), 1985-1988. · URL
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Taxonomic bucketGlasgow Coma Scalemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.Taxonomic bucketRichmond Agitation-Sedation Scalemachine-suggested · Relational suggestion, not evidence.

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