PAEA Pediatrics | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS

PAEA Pediatrics | Q&A Latest 2024/2025 | 100% PASS When is APGARs assessed? - Answer -1,5, and 10 minutes (1 and 5 with Dr A) Apgar scoring is completed in the delivery room; low serial scores alert the clinician to the need for resuscitation efforts New Ballad Score - Answer -more complex assessment of activity, position, and tone, which is used to evaluate neuromuscular and physical maturity. This rubric estimates gestational age. Growth charts plot the number of weeks to birth weight to help determine if the newborn is SGA, large for gestational age, or of normal weight. Causes for SGA - Answer -maternal drug use, chromosomal abnormalities, exposure to intrauterine viral infection, multiple gestation, advanced maternal age (>35), placental insufficiency, lack of maternal weight gain