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Lactation Consultant

Category - Physiology

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The Apgar score for the neonate one minute after birth assesses:

Respiratory effort, pulse, muscle tone, reflexes, and color.
Weight, length, and gestational age.
Respiratory effort, pulse, weight, length, and gestational age.
Blinking, Moro, grasp, and glabellar reflexes.

Explanation

Answer: A - The Apgar score of the neonate at 1 minute and at 5 minutes after birth assesses respiratory effort, heart rate, muscle tone, irritability of reflexes, and color. Each of these variables are scored from a zero (0) to three (3).

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