What is the Apgar test (Apgar score)?
Correct answer: Newborn baby test
Vilmantonette
the apgar test was created by Dr. Virginia Apgar.
This mnemonic comes in handy when I assess my patients.
A- appearance
P- pulse
G -grimace
A- activity
R- respiration
RobinChristian
FunkyMonkey, i think your iq is just fine. sometimes you learn more from your wrong answers than right. i guess that is why i am enjoying this game
dmcloren
Wow, give a baby a test the second it's born!! Welcome to life. lol
Hypercheckers311
never leard of this test
PhoenixRising473
K'Daneth1, Hang in there. Even if you didn't know before, now you do! Keep playing and keep learning.
Deadpool1513
FunkyMonkey, yeah give yourself a break. Unless your in the medical field & even then maybe just obstetrics, most people probably won't know this. I myself did not know this. I knew it was iq or baby but I've never heard an iq test referred to this so I guessed baby... But even then, I used double chance in the odd chance I was wrong.
I agree w/other person that you can often learn more from one's mistakes & some might argue thats the only way we learn anything.
CalmnStorm
my baby girl scored a perfect score and was born at home. And not on purpose!!
Serenity
I did not know what the Apgar test was!! It was a lucky guess on my part! I really appreciate the explanation at the end, too!
RedFork2012
XxAngelxX2021,
On the contrary, your son's low scores showed the need for vigilance. At least the doctors were aware of his need for attention. Until he was born, they could not assess him. The Apgar is merely an assessment tool. It is not cure, but gives an indication that something needs attention. My oldest daughter had good Apgars, but possibly a bit of fecal material got out of her intestine causing he g become septicemia and have a stroke as well. Later we realised she was also autistic. None of this was anybody's fault. Stuff happens. We have to accept that and deal with it. It's not about blame.
TranquilScreams
Hypercheckers311, me either and I've given birth three times. :/
Mars V
I cheated on it.🙄
Artie
Remember hearing about this from a friend of mine who was an intern at the time.
MJ
Hypercheckers311, learned from the TV show House
marimargo
My children were born in 1966 & 1968. Never heard of this test. Doctors never mentioned it. My dtr spent 2 days in hospital due to breathing problems so I guess she had the test even though it wasn't mentioned to me.
Alleycat
Vilmantonette, Very cool mnemonic!
44MysticMind
Deadpool1513, Same 🤔. But I did guess IQ the first time. Luckily I had a second chance and got it right
Lady butterfly
Vilmantonette, thanks for the mnemonic
Fins222
Vilmantonette, grimace?
GB
lol 😂 as a guy I had never heard of one test
Lady Marmalade
Vilmantonette, I thought the g was for gestational age, how many weeks spent in utero
Brandy
everyone who has ever had a child knows what this is. common knowledge.
teresa
did you ever have a baby? every mom in the US knows about this test unless they are totally out of it. Just saying
Sal
I'm very surprised we didn't get a picture of a baby LOL
deb
Vilmantonette, thanks for sharing this clarification
Kitty
Hypercheckers311, most people probably haven’t if you’ve studied midwifery or obstetrics then it’s a common test used for newborns
LillySparrow
dmcloren, 😂 and then . . The bright lights, poking, suctioning, prodding, weighing . . Drops in the eyes lots of stuff and then a bit of a bath and get dressed THEN “thank you for getting me back to my mommy”!
LillySparrow
Virginia Apgar, is the creator of the Apgar score.
Today, the categories developed by Apgar used to assess the health of a newborn remain largely the same as in 1952, though the way they are implemented and used has evolved over the years. The score is determined through the evaluation of the newborn in five criteria: 1)Activity (tone), 2)Pulse, 3)Grimace, 4)Appearance, and 5)Respiration.
For each criterion, newborns can receive a score from 0 to 2. The list of criteria is a “backronym” of Apgar's surname.
Blyou
Confused by this question I didn’t know they test newborns
Dave
I knew this because of a video by Sam O Nella
toe jam
if the baby looks pale or yellow in color, sometimes it's jaundice.
Deborah
My daughter had an APGAR score of 9.5 when she was born because her feet were a little blue. My son scored 9.9 because the doctor did not give out perfect scores.
Diana
My was ten
Donna
In today's world, I don't understand why a chromosome test isn't given @ birth as I have been told that the proper sex origin is not obvious for some newborns.
Fred
I didn't know that. Amazing and wonderful.
Mel
Hypercheckers311, May not remember it, but we all would have done it!
Player #40275727
I flunked my test. couldn't take it over either
Tom
The first test I had and nobody told me my score. I hope I passed.
SaltyCherry
I've been bingeing on cooking shows so I did a double take when I read the baby is rested for 20 minutes 😱😅
Judith Matthews
loving the info . . .
M
never heard of this test. quite fascinating. I wish I knew what I scored.