Meaning Apgar
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ApgarAbbreviation for the Apgar score, a practical method of evaluating the physical condition of a newborn infant shortly after delivery. The Apgar score is a number arrived at by scoring the heart rate, respiratory effort, muscle tone, skin color, and response to a catheter in the nostril. Each of these objective signs can receive 0, 1, or 2 points. A [..]
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ApgarImmediately after birth, newborns are given an Apgar score. This score evaluates the health of the newborn based on appearance, pulse, grimace, activity and respiration. The score ranges from 0 to 10.
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ApgarAPGAR is an acronym for a test given to evaluate the physical condition of newborns. Apgar stands for Activity, Pulse, Grimace (also called €œreflex irritability”), Appearance and Re [..]
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Apgar<person> A U.S. Anaesthesiologist, 1909-1974. See: Apgar score. (05 Mar 2000)
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