CDR RD ACTUAL TEST PAPER 2026
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ During the counseling session about lowering sodium, the client
states, "i have begun reading labels to identify sodium contents of
food." The client is in which of the following stages of change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action. Answer: C. Preparation
They are still thinking about making the change, but taking steps
toward the change. The "action" stage is reached when the
individual has made the change of switching to low sodium foods for
less than 6 months.
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to lower his intake of
sodium but hasn't actually done so. So he is preparing
◉ Which of the following statements best describes the samples that
fall within the shaded areas?
,*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal distribution
D. They are two standard deviations from the mean. Answer: D. They
are two standard deviations from the mean
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◉ A patient has a pre-surgery serum albumin level of 3.7 mg/dl and
a post-surgery level of 3.1 mg/dl. The dietitian should recognize
that?
A. a laboratory error has likely occurred
B. The patient is experiencing a protein-losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
D. The patient is experiencing severe visceral protein storage
depletion. Answer: C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal
after surgery
,◉ An adolescent's BMI is plotted on the 90th percentile on the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth chart. The
adolescent is:
A. Obese
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight. Answer: B. Overweight
Underweight is <5 percentile
Normal weight is 5-84th percentile
Overweight is 85-94th percentile
Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
◉ A patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis has the
following laboratory tests: BUN 50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8 mg/dL; and
calcium 8 mg/dL. What recommendations should the dietitian make
to improve these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
C. Use a calcium supplement
, D. Increase the amount of phosphate binders. Answer: B. Increase
protein intake
Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in non
acute situations.
◉ An infant with phenylketonuria requires which of the following
dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low tyrosine. Answer: C. Low phenylalanine,
high tyrosine
◉ How many FTE employees would be required to staff ten 8-hour
positions that require coverage 7 days a week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5. Answer: B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
QUESTIONS WITH ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ During the counseling session about lowering sodium, the client
states, "i have begun reading labels to identify sodium contents of
food." The client is in which of the following stages of change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action. Answer: C. Preparation
They are still thinking about making the change, but taking steps
toward the change. The "action" stage is reached when the
individual has made the change of switching to low sodium foods for
less than 6 months.
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to lower his intake of
sodium but hasn't actually done so. So he is preparing
◉ Which of the following statements best describes the samples that
fall within the shaded areas?
,*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal distribution
D. They are two standard deviations from the mean. Answer: D. They
are two standard deviations from the mean
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◉ A patient has a pre-surgery serum albumin level of 3.7 mg/dl and
a post-surgery level of 3.1 mg/dl. The dietitian should recognize
that?
A. a laboratory error has likely occurred
B. The patient is experiencing a protein-losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
D. The patient is experiencing severe visceral protein storage
depletion. Answer: C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal
after surgery
,◉ An adolescent's BMI is plotted on the 90th percentile on the
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention growth chart. The
adolescent is:
A. Obese
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight. Answer: B. Overweight
Underweight is <5 percentile
Normal weight is 5-84th percentile
Overweight is 85-94th percentile
Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
◉ A patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis has the
following laboratory tests: BUN 50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8 mg/dL; and
calcium 8 mg/dL. What recommendations should the dietitian make
to improve these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
C. Use a calcium supplement
, D. Increase the amount of phosphate binders. Answer: B. Increase
protein intake
Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in non
acute situations.
◉ An infant with phenylketonuria requires which of the following
dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low tyrosine. Answer: C. Low phenylalanine,
high tyrosine
◉ How many FTE employees would be required to staff ten 8-hour
positions that require coverage 7 days a week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5. Answer: B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
