Medical Nutrition Therapy
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Course Introduction
Medical Nutrition Therapy focuses on the role of nutrition in managing and treating various diseases and medical conditions. This course covers the assessment of nutritional status, the development and implementation of individualized nutrition care plans, and the use of therapeutic diets as part of medical treatment. Topics include the pathophysiology of common illnesses, nutritional interventions for specific disorders, patient education, and evaluation of outcomes. Emphasis is placed on evidence-based practices and collaboration with healthcare teams to optimize patient health and recovery.
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Nutritional Assessment 6th Edition by Robert D Lee Dr
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Chapter 1: Introduction to Nutritional Assessment
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Q1) A systematic method for obtaining, verifying, and interpreting data needed to identify nutrition-related problems, their causes, and their significance is known as
Answer: nutritional assessment
Q2) Although noncommunicable diseases such as coronary heart disease and type 2 diabetes are becoming more prevalent, the World Health Organization estimates that by the year 2020 communicable or infectious diseases will continue to be the leading causes of death worldwide.
A)True
B)False Answer: False
Q3) Nutrition diagnostic terms are divided into three __________. Answer: domains
Q4) An example of a reference standard for food and nutrient intake against which an estimate of the patient's nutrient intake can be compared is the Dietary Guidelines for Americans.
A)True
B)False Answer: True
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Chapter 2: Standards for Nutrient Intake
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Q1) The recommendations contained within the Dietary Guidelines for Americans are applicable to the general public living in the U.S.
A) Beginning at the time of birth
B) Beginning at about two years of age
C) Beginning at about the age children begin attending kindergarten
D) Beginning in adolescence
Answer: B
Q2) An innovative, on-line tool designed by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help consumers understand their energy, food, and nutrient requirements is known as
Answer: SuperTracker
Q3) The U.S. Food and Drug Administration and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are jointly responsible for developing the Dietary Guidelines for Americans. A)True
B)False
Answer: False
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Chapter 3: Measuring Diet
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Q1) Which of the following best describes the MEDFICTS questionnaire?
A) 24-hour recall
B) diet history
C) food diary or food record
D) food frequency questionnaire
Answer: D
Q2) The Diet History Questionnaire is an example of a
A) 24-hour recall
B) diet history
C) food frequency questionnaire
D) food record
Answer: C
Q3) In some types of nutritional research, simply ranking subjects in categories of high, medium, or low nutrient intake is sufficient for arriving at conclusions about the role of diet in health and disease.
A)True
B)False
Answer: True
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Chapter 4: National Dietary and Nutrition Surveys
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Q1) Which of the following is another name for what is now referred to as What We Eat in America?
A) the Diet and Health Knowledge Survey
B) the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey
C) the Nationwide Food Consumption Survey
D) the Total Diet Study
Q2) Estimates of the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States based on data collected by the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System are likely to __________ the True prevalence of overweight and obesity in the U.S.
A) underestimate
B) overestimate
C) accurately represent
Q3) The purpose of the USDA's Supplemental Children's Survey is to gather the necessary data for updating the CDC's pediatric growth charts.
A)True
B)False
Q4) Per capita food __________ is calculated by dividing the total amount of food available for consumption by the total number of people in the U.S. population.
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Chapter 5: Computerized Dietary Analysis Systems
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Q1) Which one of the following serves as the core for most commercial and many international nutrient databases?
A) National Nutrient Database
B) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
C) Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
Q2) Every food item in a nutrient database may not contain complete information for every vitamin, mineral, or food component. These blanks in the database are referred to as __________ data.
Q3) Which one of the following is the nutrient database used to analyze food intake information collected by What We Eat in America, NHANES?
A) National Nutrient Database
B) Nutrient Database for Standard Reference
C) Food and Nutrient Database for Dietary Studies
Q4) Food composition data from the laboratory analysis of one or more samples of the food are known as __________ data.
Q5) The on-line dietary assessment tool developed by the USDA's Center for Nutrition Policy and Promotion is Choose My Plate __________.
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Chapter 6: Anthropometry
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Q1) A 10 year-old whose BMI for sex and age is at the 75th percentile would be considered
A) underweight
B) healthy weight
C) overweight
D) obese
Q2) Which of the following is an example of parallax?
A) the position of the subject's head when height or length is measured
B) the position of the subject's axial skeleton when height or length is measured
C) the position of the observer's eyes in relation to the scale of a stadiometer when a subject's height is measured
D) the position of the measuring tape on the subject's head when head circumference is measured
Q3) When an infant is lying on its back in order to have its length measured, it is said to be in the __________ position.
Q4) Opposition to an alternating current is known as __________.
Q5) A device designed to measure stature in children and adults is known as a/an
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Chapter 7: Assessment of the Hospitalized Patient
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Q1) Determining energy expenditure by measuring the body's oxygen consumption and carbon dioxide production is known as __________.
Q2) A 12 percent weight loss over a period of six months is less significant than a 12 percent weight loss over a period of 12 months.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The increase in energy expenditure following the consumption of food is known as the __________.
Q4) Which one of the following is the preferred approach for determining energy expenditure in free-living research subjects?
A) the Harris-Benedict equations
B) closed circuit calorimetry
C) using a computerized metabolic cart
D) doubly labeled water
Q5) Arm muscle area can be a useful index of total body muscle in children and adults. A)True
B)False
Q6) A patient who cannot walk or who is bed-ridden is said to be __________.
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Chapter 8: Nutritional Assessment in Disease Prevention
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Q1) Poor glycemic control in people with diabetes is associated with hemoglobin A1C levels that are
A) essentially unchanged from what they are in people who do not have diabetes
B) greater than they are in people who do not have diabetes
C) less than they are in people who do not have diabetes
D) none of the above
Q2) When classifying blood pressure in the pediatric population, the same cut-points are used as when classifying the blood pressure of adults.
A)True
B)False
Q3) Which one of the following values correctly represents pre-hypertension for an adult?
A) 120 over 80
B) 120-139 over 80-89
C) 140-159 over 90-99
D) 160 over 100
Q4) __________ is a condition in which bone mineral density that is less than desirable but is not low enough to be diagnostic for osteoporosis.
Q5) Diabetes that develops during pregnancy is known as __________.
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Chapter 9: Biochemical Assessment of Nutritional Status
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Q1) While too little iodine in the diet can result in iodine deficiency disorders, high intakes of iodine are not a health concern.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which one of the following is the most widely used indicator of recent iodine intake and iodine status?
A) the goiter rate
B) serum thyroglobulin
C) serum thyroid-stimulating hormone
D) urinary iodine
Q3) There is a lack of agreement among nutrition researchers on what constitutes an optimal serum concentration of vitamin D.
A)True B)False
Q4) If sun exposure is sufficient, dietary intake of vitamin D is not necessary.
A)True B)False
Q5) Deficiency of vitamin D delays growth and causes __________ in children.
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Chapter 10: Clinical Assessment of Nutritional Status
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Q1) In kwashiorkor the loss of body weight is not as great as that seen in marasmus.
A)True
B)False
Q2) Which of the following would most likely be seen in a child who had severe, short-term protein-energy malnutrition?
A) only stunting
B) only wasting
C) both stunting and wasting
Q3) Whether a person had access to and the ability to pay for health care would be considered a psychosocial factor.
A)True
B)False
Q4) A weight-for-height that is 75% of what would be expected would be considered A) normal
B) a mild deficit
C) a moderate deficit
D) a severe deficit
Q5) Stunting refers to a deficit in weight-for-height.
A)True
B)False
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Chapter 11: Counseling Theory and Technique
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Q1) When counseling or educating a client, asking the client to provide greater detail on some specific point is known as __________.
Q2) A hearing or vision deficit can be a source of interference to communication.
A)True
B)False
Q3) The process of sending and receiving messages is known as __________.
Q4) No counselor can motivate a client but a counselor can create a climate that helps clients motivate themselves.
A)True
B)False
Q5) The resumption of an unwanted habit or behavior that one has, for a period of time, overcome or turned from is known as a __________.
Q6) When educating or counseling a client, restating the affective or emotional part of the client's words is known as
A) clarification
B) paraphrasing
C) probing
D) reflection
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