Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

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1.Easy
E? / 4+V? / 5+M? / 6GCS?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes only to pressure (a painful stimulus), says inappropriate, random words and shows as the best motor response: abnormal flexion of the arms (decorticate posture). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

E 1–4V 1–5M 1–6
GCS =
2.Easy
A? / 2+P? / 2+G? / 2+A? / 2+R? / 2Σ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has pink skin all over, a heart rate of 110/min, a grimace when stimulated, limp limbs with no muscle tone and good breathing with a strong cry. What is the APGAR score?

5 minHR 110/min
APGAR =
3.Medium
3210123RR≤89–1112–2021–24≥25SpO₂≤9192–9394–95≥96air / O₂O₂airSBP≤9091–100101–110111–219≥220HR≤4041–5051–9091–110111–130≥131ACVPUAC, V, P, UT °C≤35.035.1–36.036.1–38.038.1–39.0≥39.1

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 12/min, SpO₂ 99% on supplemental oxygen, blood pressure 102/62 mmHg, pulse 92/min, alert, temperature 39.0 °C. What is the NEWS2 total score?

RR 12SpO₂ 99%O₂SBP 102HR 92AT 39.0 °C
NEWS2 =
4.Medium
S? / 4+M? / 4+A? / 4+Mob? / 4+N? / 4+F? / 3Σ?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient is assessed with the Braden scale: sensory perception: completely limited; moisture: very moist; activity: chairfast; mobility: completely immobile; nutrition: probably inadequate; friction and shear: problem. Find the Braden total B.

6–23
B =
5.Hard
83?SBPDBPmmHgMAP = 65

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The team aims for a mean arterial pressure of at least 65 mmHg. A patient’s systolic pressure is 83 mmHg. Using MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, what is the lowest diastolic pressure DBP that still gives a MAP of 65 mmHg?

MAP 65 mmHgSBP 83 mmHg
DBP = mmHg
6.Hard
3210123RR≤89–1112–2021–24≥25SpO₂≤9192–9394–95≥96air / O₂O₂airSBP≤9091–100101–110111–219≥220HR≤4041–5051–9091–110111–130≥131ACVPUAC, V, P, UT °C≤35.035.1–36.036.1–38.038.1–39.0≥39.1lowlow–mediummediumhigh

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). Use the NEWS2 chart (SpO₂ scale 1) for these observations: respiration rate 12/min, SpO₂ 96% on room air, blood pressure 124/74 mmHg, pulse 40/min, alert, temperature 37.2 °C. Which clinical risk group does the patient fall into? Click it.

RR 12SpO₂ 96%airSBP 124HR 40AT 37.2 °C
  1. 1low
  2. 2low–medium
  3. 3medium
  4. 4high

Answer key

  1. 1. GCS = 8
  2. 2. APGAR = 7
  3. 3. NEWS2 = 5
  4. 4. B = 9
  5. 5. DBP = 56 mmHg
  6. 6. low–medium

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