A client delivers a 7-pound girl. The Apgar score is 9 and 10 . Which of the following would receive a score of 1 at the initial scoring?
a. Blue feet c. Flexed body
b. Flaccid tone d. Heart rate of 128
A
An Apgar score of 1, on a scale of 0 to 2 for color is given when the body is pink but the extremities are blue. Flaccid tone qualifies as a 0 on the 0 to 2 scale under "muscle tone." Flexed body qualifies as a 2 on the 0 to 2 scale under "muscle tone." Heart rate of 128 is within normal limits for the neonatal heart rate and would qualify as a 2 on the 0 to 2 under "heart rate."
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