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Question 1 Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes

Question 1: Medical nutrition therapy for diabetes

A registered dietitian counsels a patient with type 2 diabetes whose hemoglobin A1c is 8.5 percent. Hemoglobin A1c primarily reflects which of the following?

Question 2 Clinical nutrition for renal disease

Question 2: Clinical nutrition for renal disease

A patient on hemodialysis often requires a diet that is which of the following regarding protein?

Question 3 Nutrition support

Question 3: Nutrition support

Refeeding syndrome is a risk when nutrition is reintroduced too rapidly in a severely malnourished patient. Which electrolyte abnormality is a hallmark of refeeding syndrome?

Question 4 Food science

Question 4: Food science

The process by which proteins unfold and lose their native structure when exposed to heat or acid is called what?

Question 5 Food science of starch

Question 5: Food science of starch

When starch granules absorb water and swell upon heating, thickening a sauce, this process is known as which of the following?

Question 6 Community nutrition programs

Question 6: Community nutrition programs

The Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children, known as WIC, primarily serves which population?

Question 7 Management and budgeting

Question 7: Management and budgeting

In food service management, food cost percentage is most accurately calculated as which of the following?

Question 8 Clinical nutrition for cardiac disease

Question 8: Clinical nutrition for cardiac disease

The DASH eating plan, recommended for blood pressure management, emphasizes which of the following?

Question 9 Pregnancy nutrition

Question 9: Pregnancy nutrition

Adequate intake of which nutrient before and during early pregnancy is important to reduce the risk of neural tube defects?

Question 10 Pediatric nutrition

Question 10: Pediatric nutrition

Exclusive breastfeeding is generally recommended for approximately the first how many months of an infant's life?

Question 11 Enteral nutrition complications

Question 11: Enteral nutrition complications

A patient receiving tube feeding develops diarrhea. Which adjustment is a reasonable first consideration?

Question 12 Drug-nutrient interactions

Question 12: Drug-nutrient interactions

A patient taking warfarin should be counseled to keep intake of which nutrient consistent because of its effect on the drug?

Question 13 Nutrition diagnosis

Question 13: Nutrition diagnosis

In a Nutrition Care Process PES statement, the letters PES stand for which of the following?

Question 14 Lipid metabolism

Question 14: Lipid metabolism

Which lipoprotein is commonly referred to as the good cholesterol because it helps transport cholesterol away from the arteries?

Question 15 Cancer nutrition

Question 15: Cancer nutrition

A patient undergoing cancer treatment experiences taste changes and poor appetite leading to unintended weight loss. An appropriate dietitian recommendation includes which of the following?

Question 16 Fluid and electrolytes

Question 16: Fluid and electrolytes

A serum sodium level above the normal range is termed which of the following?

Question 17 Geriatric nutrition

Question 17: Geriatric nutrition

Sarcopenia, a concern in older adults, refers to which of the following?

Question 18 Research and evidence

Question 18: Research and evidence

In nutrition research, a randomized controlled trial is valued primarily because it does which of the following?

Question 19 Gastrointestinal disease

Question 19: Gastrointestinal disease

A patient with newly diagnosed gastroesophageal reflux disease would most appropriately be counseled to do which of the following?

Question 20 Energy estimation

Question 20: Energy estimation

The Mifflin-St Jeor equation is used by dietitians to estimate which of the following?

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