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Virginia Apgar

Virginia Apgar. Presented by: Marie Louise E. Fabien IDS 4920 (U04) 09/30/08. About Apgar She was born June 7 th , 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey She was an American physician who specialized in Anesthesia and Pediatrics She is mostly known for implementing the “Apgar score”.

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Virginia Apgar

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  1. Virginia Apgar Presented by: Marie Louise E. Fabien IDS 4920 (U04) 09/30/08

  2. About Apgar • She was born June 7th, 1909 in Westfield, New Jersey • She was an American physician who specialized in Anesthesia and Pediatrics • She is mostly known for implementing the “Apgar score”

  3. What is Apgar score?Apgar test • It is the test that helps determine the health of a newborn baby • To better determine this fact, a test is conducted on five criteria summarized in the name of Apgar • Dr. Virginia’s last name Apgar is used as a mnemonic learning aid and stands as an acronym for

  4. Acronym Significance • Appearance Skin color • Pulse Heart rate • Grimace reflex irritability • Activity muscle tone • Respiration

  5. Origin and Purpose It was implemented in 1952 by Dr. Virginia Apgar as a simple and repeatable method of usage It helps assess quickly and summarily the health of newborn children immediately after birth (1-5mns) The test is conducted in a scale of zero to 2 summing up the 5 main criteria The resulting scores are ranged from 0 to 10

  6. Chart and score Interpretations http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apgar_score • Scores from 3 and below are critically low • From 4 to 6 are fairly low • 7 to 10 normal

  7. Test on a normal baby • Jaden Ezra Previllon • Born on July 30th, 2007 at • Memorial Hospital with 9 as Apgar score Based on the score, Jaden is a healthy baby However, critically low, fairly low, and normal scoring does not predict the long term health of a baby

  8. Test on a premature baby • Premature babies usually have lower Apgar scores than full term babies • They usually have a lower muscle tone (activity)

  9. Facts • Virginia Apgar was one of four women to enter Colombia University college of physicians & Surgeons in 1929 after graduating from Mount Holyoke College • Graduated fourth in her class in 1933 MD • First woman to be a full professor at Columbia University College of P&S in 1949 • In 1959, She obtained a master’s degree in Public health from John Hopkins • Apgar died in New York city on august 7th, 1974 at the tender age of 65 • She was never married • In 1995, she was inducted into National Women’s Hall of Fame • Until this day her method of determining the health of a baby born is still used effectively and is named after her • The Virginia Apgar award is given annually by the academy of Pediatrics

  10. Interesting remarks • The acronym that her last name formed is also valuable for three languages (German, Spanish, &French) A- Atmung, Aparienca, Apparence P- Puls, Pulso, Pouls G- Grundtonus, Gesticulacion, Grimace A- Aussehen, Actividad, Activite R – Reflexe, Respiracion, Respiration

  11. Interesting Remarkssuite • Born on 7th • Died on 7th • Initials VA for the state is also her First name • Played Violin and also created one

  12. Sources • http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virginia_Apgar • http://c250.columbia.edu/c250_celebrates/remarkable_columbians/virginia_apgar.html • http://www.nlm.nih.gov/changingthefaceofmedicine/physicians/biography_12.html • http://kidshealth.org/parent/newborn/first_days/apgar.html

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