Backronym
Some ten years after the initial publication, a backronym for APGAR was coined in the US as a mnemonic learning aid: Appearance (skin color), Pulse (heart rate), Grimace (reflex irritability), Activity (muscle tone), and Respiration. In German, the words Atmung, Puls, Grundtonus, Aussehen, Reflexe were used; in Spanish, Apariencia, Pulso, Gesticulación, Actividad, Respiración; and, in French, Apparence, Pouls, Grimace, Activité, Respiration.
Another case where Dr. Apgar's name is eponymous for a backronym is American Pediatric Gross Assessment Record.
Another mnemonic devised for the test is to use the phrase “How Ready Is This Child”, which summarizes the test criteria as Heart rate, Respiratory effort, Irritability, Tone, and Color.
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