You assess an infant after delivery and note that the child has a loud cry and withdraws to pain. The heart rate is 94 beats/min, the extremities are cyanotic, respirations are rapid, and the infant strongly resists your attempts to straighten the knees. Determine the Apgar score.
a. 2
b. 10
c. 8
d. 4
Ans: c. 8
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