Hello awesomites, finding it difficult to remember the components of Apgar score? Well, I think grouping them makes it easy-
1. The heart and lungs lie close hence, you can group 'heart rate' and 'respiratory effort' together.
2. Reflexes are carried out none other than muscles, hence 'muscle tone' and 'reflex irritability' or 'reflex response' go into the second group.
3. Color, now it is easy to remember.
That's all!
1. The heart and lungs lie close hence, you can group 'heart rate' and 'respiratory effort' together.
2. Reflexes are carried out none other than muscles, hence 'muscle tone' and 'reflex irritability' or 'reflex response' go into the second group.
3. Color, now it is easy to remember.
That's all!
This is brilliant.
ReplyDeleteThe traditional APGAR mnemonic is hard to remember :/
A: Appearance (color)
P: Pulse
G: Grimace (response to stimulation)
A: Activity (tone)
R: Respiration
I used to keep forgetting what the other A is for and the G! This is a life saver!
Thanks!
DeleteThanks!
DeleteA point to rememeber regarding apgar is , it includes respiratory EFFORT & not respiratory RATE..This point has been asked in many indian pg exams..
ReplyDeleteOh yes, it's easy to get confused too. Thanks for making us aware of this!
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