APGAR
Birth assessment acronym
APGAR is a scoring system used to quickly assess a newborn's health immediately after birth.
The test evaluates five criteria—heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflexes, and skin color—each scored 0 to 2, for a maximum of 10.
Scores are typically taken at one and five minutes after delivery: The baby had an Apgar of 9.
Named for anesthesiologist Virginia Apgar, the letters were later retrofitted as a mnemonic: Appearance, Pulse, Grimace, Activity, Respiration.
Infant just delivered
resuscitation · breathing · heart · color · reflex · tone · cry · pulse
Numerical standing in competition
- pointsUnits of tally
- ratingAssigned evaluative score
- zeroNumerical absence of quantity
- oneLowest positive integer
two · ten · assessment · evaluation · grading · calculation · total · numerical
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
- deliveryConveyance of goods
- cesareanSurgical childbirth method
- vaginalOf the birth canal
- birthComing into the world
postpartum · maternal · fetal · meconium · cord · placenta · monitoring · complications
Word made from initials
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
- educationSystematic development of mind
recall · learning · pneumonic · abbreviation · Virginia
Severe anxiety or suffering
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- cyanosisBlue skin from low oxygen
- bradycardiaAbnormally slow heart rate
apnea · resuscitation · oxygen · stimulation · suctioning · ventilation · NICU · intervention
newborn
Infant just delivered
birth · resuscitation · breathing · heart · color · reflex · tone · cry · pulse · respiration
score
Numerical standing in competition
one · two · ten · assessment · evaluation · grading · calculation · total · numerical · scale
labor
Strenuous effort; also childbirth
birth · postpartum · maternal · fetal · meconium · cord · placenta · monitoring · complications · epidural
acronym
Word made from initials
- memoryMind's retention capacity
- teachingProfession of instructing others
- nursingMedical caretaking profession
education · recall · learning · pneumonic · abbreviation · Virginia
distress
Severe anxiety or suffering
- asphyxiaOxygen starvation condition
- hypoxiaInsufficient tissue oxygenation
- cyanosisBlue skin from low oxygen
bradycardia · apnea · resuscitation · oxygen · stimulation · suctioning · ventilation · NICU · intervention · prognosis
APGARfetal demise
stillbirth · asphyxia · clinical death · nonviable · asystole
APGARdeath certificate
Official record of passing
autopsy · time of death · postmortem examination · autopsy report · terminal diagnosis
- apgar testNewborn health scoring system
- Apgar scoreNewborn vitality measure