APGAR Scoring and Neonatal Resuscitation MCQ — NEET PG Practice Question | NEETPGAI
APGAR Scoring and Neonatal Resuscitation
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A 32-year-old multigravida delivers a preterm male neonate (34 weeks gestation) by emergency cesarean section for fetal distress. At birth, the baby is limp, has no spontaneous respirations, and is pale. The heart rate is barely palpable at the umbilicus. The pediatrician immediately begins resuscitation. At 1 minute of life, the neonate's heart rate is 60 bpm despite 30 seconds of positive pressure ventilation. What is the APGAR score at 1 minute, and what is the next step in resuscitation?
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