RD EXAM PREP-MNT EXAM QUESTIONS

RD EXAM PREP-MNT EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025) which of the following should NOT be used to assess malnutrition in an iron-deficient patient AND WHY

• transferrin
• shape of the fingernails
• anthropometrics
• prealbumin - Correct Answers ✅transferrin-NOT

ACCURATE BC TRANSFERRIN IS ELEVATED WITH IRON

DEFICIENCY ANEMIA DUE TO IT TRYING TO INCREASE THE

TRANSPORT OF FERRITIN (THE STORAGE FORM OF IRON)

a type 1 DM has an A1c of 9.0%. the client should:

• continue their current level of dm management
• decrease their CHO intake to prevent hyperglycemia
• be assessed to determine where changes are needed in

insulin, diet, and/or exercise platforms

• begin a daily intensive exercise program - Correct

Answers ✅c a patient is admitted to the hospital after 3 days of vomiting and diarrhea and has lost 4% of his BW. Assessment of lab data would likely show...AND WHY

• 3.4 albumin and 5 BUN 1 / 4

RD EXAM PREP-MNT EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• 3.7 albumin and 128 sodium
• 10.4 ca and 1.9 phos
• 145 sodium and 32 BUN - Correct Answers ✅D-BECAUSE

ASKING FOR DEHYDRATION AND WHICH VALUES WOULD

INDICATE IT

an elderly patient's labs show a hgb of 10.5 g/dL, MCV of 105 fl, and MCHC of 33 g/dL. his family reports the patient has also recently had fatigue, irritability and forgetfulness. the likely cause is

• alzheimers
• anemia of chronic disease
• folic acid deficiency
• iron deficiency anemia - Correct Answers ✅folic acid

deficiency. NOTICE WITH THIS THAT IF THIS QUESTION ONLY

LISTED SYMPTOMS IT SOUNDS LIKE B12 DEFICIENCY BUT

THAT ISNT LISTED, SO ITS NOT THAT.

a post surgery pt has been NPO for 10 days due to an ileus.he has been receiving 2L of 5% dextrose solution per day. his weight has increased from 75 kg to 78 kg and his albumin is

1.9 g/dL. the pt has developed:

• marasmus 2 / 4

RD EXAM PREP-MNT EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• hepatorenal syndrome
• kwashiorkor
• iron deficiency anemia - Correct Answers ✅kwashiorkor-

BC CHO ARE PROVIDED BUT PROTEIN IS NOT, INSULIN IS

PRESENT AND IS PREVENTING MUSCLE BREAKDOWN,

CAUSING LOW ALBUMIN INTRACELLULARLY

a pt suspected of having pancreatic lipase insufficiency has a fecal fat test that shows he had 15g of fat remaining in his feces. what conclusion can be drawn?

• the pt has pancreatic lipase insufficiency
• the pt has no fat malabsorption
• the pt has protein energy malnutrition
• the test shows an abnormally high amount of fat in the

feces, but more disease specific tests are needed before a dx can be made - Correct Answers ✅D- BC THE TEST DOES

NOT DETERMINE THE ETIOLOGY OF THE ABNORMALITY

a pt has lung cancer with liver and bone metastases. his albumin is 2.4g/dL and his serum ca is 10.6 mg. his spouse reports that his appetite has been poor but that he eats a pint of strawberry ice cream every night. the dietitian should

encourage the pt to: 3 / 4

RD EXAM PREP-MNT EXAM QUESTIONS

AND ANSWERS 100% SOLVED (Newest 2025)

• stop eating the ice cream to lower serum ca
• eat a variety of nutrient dense foods as tolerated and not

be concerned

• substitute sherbert for the ice cream
• continue to eat the ice cream but only 1 day/wk - Correct

Answers ✅b the preferred method of testing albumin is the... - Correct Answers ✅BCG (bromocresol) green method-measures albumin without any pretreatment of samples

a pt in the surgical ICU has abnormal lab values: phos 2.0, K

3, mg .8. the pt's current nutrition support is hyperalimentation. the most likely dx is... (AND WHY)

• inadequate energy intake
• excessive intake from parenteral nutrition
• inadequate protein intake
• decreased nutrient needs - Correct Answers ✅excessive

intake from PN- THESE LAB VALUES ALL INDICATE REFEEDING

SYNDROME

which AA is classified as a nonessential AA, which may be essential for the metabolically stressed patient?

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