Definitions for apgar score
ˈæp gɑrap·gar score

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1. Apgar scorenoun

   an assessment of the physical condition of a newborn infant; involves heart rate and muscle tone and respiratory effort and color and reflex responsiveness

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1. Apgar score

   The Apgar score is a quick way for doctors to evaluate the health of all newborns at 1 and 5 minutes after birth and in response to resuscitation. It was originally developed in 1952 by an anesthesiologist at Columbia University, Virginia Apgar, as way to address the need for a standardized way to evaluate infants shortly after birth.Today, the categories developed by Apgar used to assess the health of a newborn remain largely the same as in 1952, though the way they are implemented and used has evolved over the years. The score is determined through the evaluation of the newborn in five criteria: activity (tone), pulse, grimace, appearance, and respiration. For each criterion, newborns can receive a score from 0 to 2. The list of criteria is a backronym of Apgar's surname.

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1. apgar score

   The Apgar score is a quick evaluation method used by medical professionals to assess the physical condition of a newborn immediately after birth. It measures vital parameters like heart rate, muscle tone, respiration, color, and reflex response on a scale of 0 to 2, with the total score ranging from 0 to 10. This assessment is typically done twice, once at one minute after birth and again at five minutes after birth, to evaluate the newborn's overall health and determine if immediate medical intervention is required.

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1. Apgar score

   The Apgar score was devised in 1952 by the eponymous Dr. Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method to quickly and summarily assess the health of newborn children immediately after birth. Apgar was an anesthesiologist who developed the score in order to ascertain the effects of obstetric anesthesia on babies. The Apgar score is determined by evaluating the newborn baby on five simple criteria on a scale from zero to two, then summing up the five values thus obtained. The resulting Apgar score ranges from zero to 10. The five criteria are summarized using words chosen to form a backronym.

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1. Apgar Score

   A method, developed by Dr. Virginia Apgar, to evaluate a newborn's adjustment to extrauterine life. Five items - heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color - are evaluated 60 seconds after birth and again five minutes later on a scale from 0-2, 0 being the lowest, 2 being normal. The five numbers are added for the Apgar score. A score of 0-3 represents severe distress, 4-7 indicates moderate distress, and a score of 7-10 predicts an absence of difficulty in adjusting to extrauterine life.

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1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of apgar score in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of apgar score in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

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