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Chapter XVI
Birth asphyxia - P21
Note:
This category is not to be used for low Apgar score without mention of asphyxia or other respiratory problems.
Excludes:
- intrauterine hypoxia or asphyxia ( P20.- )
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Severe birth asphyxia
Pulse less than 100 per minute at birth and falling or steady, respiration absent or gasping, colour poor, tone absent.
Asphyxia with 1-minute Apgar score 0-3
White asphyxia
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| P21.1 |
Mild and moderate birth asphyxia
Normal respiration not established within one minute, but heart rate 100 or above, some muscle tone present, some response to stimulation.
Asphyxia with 1-minute Apgar score 4-7
Blue asphyxia
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| P21.9 |
Birth asphyxia, unspecified (NOS)
Anoxia
Asphyxia
Hypoxia
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Comments
Adebayo Akeem
24 Sep 2007, 05:09
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