A newborn has a pink body but blue extremities, her pulse rate is 80 beats per minute, her respirations are slow and irregular, she does not grimace, and her muscle tone is limp. This baby is in

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The baby is in severe distress, indicated by the low pulse rate (normal is 120-160 bpm for a newborn), slow and irregular respirations, lack of response to stimuli (does not grimace), limp muscle tone, and blue extremities (a sign of poor oxygenation).

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