Classification of Infant's Clinical Presentation
Clinical Exam |
Description |
Clinical Illness |
- Persistent need for NCPAP / HFNC / mechanical ventilation (outside of the delivery room)
- Hemodynamic instability requiring vasoactive drugs
- Neonatal encephalopathy /Perinatal depression
- Seizure
- Apgar Score @ 5 minutes < 5
- Need for supplemental O2 > 2 hours to maintain oxygen saturations > 90% (outside of the delivery room)
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Equivocal |
- Persistent physiologic abnormality > 4 hrs
- Tachycardia (HR > 160)
- Tachypnea (RR > 60)
- Temperature instability (> 100.4˚F or < 97.5˚F)
- Respiratory distress (grunting, flaring, or retracting) not requiring supplemental O2
- Two or more physiologic abnormalities lasting for > 2 hrs
- Tachycardia (HR > 160)
- Tachypnea (RR > 60)
- Temperature instability (> 100.4˚F or < 97.5˚F)
- Respiratory distress (grunting, flaring, or retracting) not requiring supplemental O2
Note: abnormality can be intermittent
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Well Appearing |
No persistent physiologic abnormalities
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