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Apgar Score
Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
,This score is an assessment of a newborn’s physical well-being based on the 5 parameters of heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, reflex irritability, and color, each of which is rated 0, 1, or 2; the ...
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GPA
Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The letters G, P, and A (or Ab) accompanied by numbers indicate number of pregnancies, births of viable offspring, and number of spontaneous or induced abortions, respectively. Definitions of ...
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Obstetric Terms
Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
Two colloquial shorthand expressions quantify an individual’s obstetric history: GPA and TPAL. The GPA and TPAL expressions are familiar and widely used clinically. However, they are also recognized ...
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TPAL
Harriet S. Meyer
in AMA Manual of Style: A Guide for Authors and Editors (10th edition)
The letters in this expression indicate obstetric history as follows: Often, 4 numbers separated by hyphens are recorded, eg: TPAL: 3-1-1-4 or 3-1-1-4 which would indicate 3 term deliveries, 1 ...
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