Clinical assessment scores worksheet with answers

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). At 5 minutes after birth, a practice newborn has a pink body with blue hands and feet, a heart rate of 90/min, a grimace when stimulated, some flexion of the arms and legs and slow, irregular breathing with a weak cry. What is the APGAR score?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice patient after a head injury opens the eyes when spoken to, makes only incomprehensible sounds such as moaning and shows as the best motor response: abnormal flexion of the arms (decorticate posture). Find the Glasgow Coma Scale total GCS = E + V + M.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice chart records GCS 7, with E2 and V3. What motor score M was recorded, and which response does it describe? Give the number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). A practice chart records GCS 7, with E2 and V2. What motor score M was recorded, and which response does it describe? Give the number.

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). The team aims for a mean arterial pressure of at least 70 mmHg. A patient’s systolic pressure is 112 mmHg. Using MAP = (SBP + 2·DBP)/3, what is the lowest diastolic pressure DBP that still gives a MAP of 70 mmHg?

Practice exercise (made-up values, not clinical guidance). An adult weighs 69 kg and is 189 cm tall. Calculate the BMI and click the WHO weight category.

1. 1underweight
2. 2healthy weight
3. 3overweight
4. 4obesity class I
5. 5obesity class II
6. 6obesity class III