APGAR Score

First select the minute, and then the corresponding signs.

Signs
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score		 5-minute
score		 10-minute
score		 15-minute
score		 20-minute
score		 25-minute
score		 30-minute
score
Heart Rate Absent Below 100 Above 100    
Respiratory Effort Absent Slow, irregular Good, crying    
Muscle Tone Limp Some flexion
of extremities		 Active motion    
Reflex irritability
Response to catheter in nostril
(tested after oropharynx is clear)		 No response Grimace Cough, sneeze    
Color Blue, pale Body pink,
extremities blue		 Completely pink    
TOTAL SCORE:    

References :
Apgar V. A proposal for new method of evaluation of the newborn infant. Anesth Analg 1953; 32:260.


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