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Apgar score [1 record]

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Record 1 2013-07-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Symptoms (Medicine)
DEF

A quantitative estimate of the condition of an infant 1 to 5 minutes after birth, derived by assigning points to the quality of heart rate, respiratory effort, color, muscle tone, and reflexes; expressed as the sum of these points, the maximum or best score being 10.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Symptômes (Médecine)
DEF

Indice de vitalité du nouveau-né, calculé dans les minutes qui suivent la naissance, basé sur l'appréciation du rythme cardiaque, de la respiration, de la coloration, du tonus musculaire et de la réactivité aux stimulus. Chaque critère est noté de 0 à 2 et toute somme inférieure à 7 est considérée comme anormale.

OBS

Le terme "indice d'Apgar" a été privilégié par le Comité de sémiologie médicale.

Spanish

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