Assessment of a newborn for Apgar scoring includes observation for:

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• APupil response
• BRespiratory rate
• CHeart rate
• DBabinski's reflex

• A
  3% (1)
• B
  8% (3)
• C
  87% (33)
• D
  3% (1)

Explanation

(A) Pupil response should be assessed but is not part of Apgar scoring. (B) Respiratory effort is an essential part of Apgar scoring, not respiratory rate. (C) Heart rate is the most critical component of Apgar scoring. (D) Assessment of Babinski's reflex is not a component of Apgar scoring.

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