Apgar score

Summary

Apgar score is a medical scale^[1]. It ranks in the top 10% of medical_scale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Apgar score is credited with the discovery of Virginia Apgar^[3].
• Apgar score's instance of is recorded as medical scale^[4].
• Virginia Apgar is named after Apgar score^[5].
• Apgar score's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85005946^[6].
• Apgar score's Commons category is recorded as Apgar score^[7].
• Apgar score's MeSH descriptor ID is recorded as D001034^[8].
• Apgar score's MedlinePlus ID is recorded as 003402^[9].
• Apgar score's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/024g1w^[10].
• Apgar score's MeSH tree code is recorded as E01.370.600.050^[11].
• Apgar score's Gran Enciclopèdia Catalana ID is recorded as 0004503^[12].
• Apgar score's NCI Thesaurus ID is recorded as C73437^[13].
• Apgar score's health specialty is recorded as neonatology^[14].
• Apgar score's health specialty is recorded as obstetrics^[15].
• Apgar score's FAST ID is recorded as 811266^[16].
• Apgar score's UMLS CUI is recorded as C0003533^[17].
• Apgar score's Quora topic ID is recorded as Apgar-Score^[18].
• Apgar score's WikiSkripta article ID is recorded as 12899^[19].
• Apgar score's JSTOR topic ID is recorded as apgar-score^[20].
• Apgar score's LOINC ID is recorded as 9272-6^[21].
• Apgar score's LOINC ID is recorded as 9274-2^[22].
• Apgar score's Elhuyar ZTH ID is recorded as 134346^[23].
• Apgar score's Wolfram Language entity code is recorded as Entity["Concept", "ApgarScore::6v34k"]^[24].
• Apgar score's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2778052368^[25].
• Apgar score's MeSH term ID is recorded as T003162^[26].
• Apgar score's MeSH concept ID is recorded as M0001568^[27].

Body

Designation and Status

Apgar score's instance of is recorded as medical scale^[4].

History and Context

Virginia Apgar is named after Apgar score^[5].

Why It Matters

Apgar score ranks in the top 10% of medical_scale entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (357 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[28] It is known by 35 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[29]