BMS 445 Practice Questions and Answers.
A burning sensation in the lower esophagus near the heart is called:
a. heart burn
b. indigestion
c. dysgeusia
d. esophageal ulcer correct answers A
Which of the following is not a remedy for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy?
a. diet changes
b. waiting until after morning to eat
c. use of ginger extract
d. increased fluids correct answers B
___________ at the beginning of pregnancy is linked to a risk of preterm delivery and low-birth-
weight infants; and during pregnancy it is very dangerous because it increases the risk of
maternal and infant death significantly and may contribute to low iron status in the infant.
a. heart burn
b. gestational diabetes
c. hypertension
d. iron deficiency anemia correct answers D
A client with a Nutritional Risk Score of lower than _______ is at nutritional risk.
a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80 correct answers D
A client with a Nutritional Risk Score of lower than ______ should receive nutrition counseling.
a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80 correct answers A
A dietitian evaluating a pregnant client should look for which of the following factors?
a. nausea, vomiting
b. lactose intolerance
c. constipation
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
Techniques for evaluating a pregnant client's status include all except which of the following?
a. dietary assessment
b. clinical observations and physical examination
c. anthropometry
d. cultural background correct answers D
,Which of the following is not a risk factor during the onset of pregnancy?
a. frequent pregnancies: three or more during a 2-year period
b. poor obstetric history or poor fetal performance
c. education level
d. poverty correct answers D
Adolescents have more of which of the following, than adult women?
a. miscarriages
b. premature births
c. stillbirths
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
The desire to carry out a successful pregnancy and acceptance of responsibility describes which
issue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional wellbeing?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers A
Family meals (timing, quantity, quality) and food assistance (willingness to participate in WIC)
describes which tissue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional well-being?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers B
Degree of acceptance of an adult body and maturity in facing bodily changes throughout
pregnancy describes which issue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional well-being?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers C
Studies show that structured exercise ___________ times per week during the third trimester
produced lower infant birth weights.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 4
c. 5 or 6
d. 7 to 8 correct answers B
Compared to women who are not physically active, women who remain active during pregnancy
report fever discomforts throughout their pregnancies and:
a. experience less morning sickness
b. have shorter gestational periods
c. gain less weight
d. have decreased capacity to breastfeed correct answers C
, The odds of a lower infant birth weight were _________ increased for those who exercised five
or more times per week and ____________ increased for those at the other extreme, who
engaged in structured exercise two or fewer times per week.
a. mildly/modestly
b. substantially/insignificantly
c. mildly/insignificantly
d. substantially/modestly correct answers D
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that solid foods be introduced between the
ages of _________ months.
a. 0 to 2
b. 2 to 4
c. 4 to 6
d. 6 to 8 correct answers C
Which of the following contributes to an increased metabolic rate in infants?
a. crying
b. large proportion of skin surface to body size
c. increased heart beats per minute compared to an adult
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
The carbohydrate in human milk and in infant formulas made from cow's milk is:
a. lactase
b. prolactase
c. lactose correct answers C
Which of the following is a positive aspect of breastfeeding?
a. provides appropriate amounts of energy and nutrients
b. provides colostrum, which protects against infections
c. rarely causes allergic responses
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
Which of the following is stimulated by a rapid drop of serum progesterone and maybe estrogen
after the delivery of the placenta. It is also accompanied by a significant decrease in breast milk
levels of sodium, chloride, and protein and an increase in lactose and milk lipids?
a. ductal filling
b. pre-breastfeeding phase
c. primary lactation
d. lactogenesis correct answers D
Which of the following provides federal support to strengthen the states' ability to promote,
improve, and deliver maternal and child health services and programs for children with special
healthcare needs, mainly in rural areas and areas of severe economic distress?
a. Commodity Supplemental Food Program
b. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
A burning sensation in the lower esophagus near the heart is called:
a. heart burn
b. indigestion
c. dysgeusia
d. esophageal ulcer correct answers A
Which of the following is not a remedy for nausea and vomiting during pregnancy?
a. diet changes
b. waiting until after morning to eat
c. use of ginger extract
d. increased fluids correct answers B
___________ at the beginning of pregnancy is linked to a risk of preterm delivery and low-birth-
weight infants; and during pregnancy it is very dangerous because it increases the risk of
maternal and infant death significantly and may contribute to low iron status in the infant.
a. heart burn
b. gestational diabetes
c. hypertension
d. iron deficiency anemia correct answers D
A client with a Nutritional Risk Score of lower than _______ is at nutritional risk.
a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80 correct answers D
A client with a Nutritional Risk Score of lower than ______ should receive nutrition counseling.
a. 50
b. 60
c. 70
d. 80 correct answers A
A dietitian evaluating a pregnant client should look for which of the following factors?
a. nausea, vomiting
b. lactose intolerance
c. constipation
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
Techniques for evaluating a pregnant client's status include all except which of the following?
a. dietary assessment
b. clinical observations and physical examination
c. anthropometry
d. cultural background correct answers D
,Which of the following is not a risk factor during the onset of pregnancy?
a. frequent pregnancies: three or more during a 2-year period
b. poor obstetric history or poor fetal performance
c. education level
d. poverty correct answers D
Adolescents have more of which of the following, than adult women?
a. miscarriages
b. premature births
c. stillbirths
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
The desire to carry out a successful pregnancy and acceptance of responsibility describes which
issue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional wellbeing?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers A
Family meals (timing, quantity, quality) and food assistance (willingness to participate in WIC)
describes which tissue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional well-being?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers B
Degree of acceptance of an adult body and maturity in facing bodily changes throughout
pregnancy describes which issue affecting teenage pregnancy nutritional well-being?
a. acceptance of the pregnancy
b. food resources
c. body image
d. peer relationship correct answers C
Studies show that structured exercise ___________ times per week during the third trimester
produced lower infant birth weights.
a. 1 to 2
b. 3 to 4
c. 5 or 6
d. 7 to 8 correct answers B
Compared to women who are not physically active, women who remain active during pregnancy
report fever discomforts throughout their pregnancies and:
a. experience less morning sickness
b. have shorter gestational periods
c. gain less weight
d. have decreased capacity to breastfeed correct answers C
, The odds of a lower infant birth weight were _________ increased for those who exercised five
or more times per week and ____________ increased for those at the other extreme, who
engaged in structured exercise two or fewer times per week.
a. mildly/modestly
b. substantially/insignificantly
c. mildly/insignificantly
d. substantially/modestly correct answers D
The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that solid foods be introduced between the
ages of _________ months.
a. 0 to 2
b. 2 to 4
c. 4 to 6
d. 6 to 8 correct answers C
Which of the following contributes to an increased metabolic rate in infants?
a. crying
b. large proportion of skin surface to body size
c. increased heart beats per minute compared to an adult
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
The carbohydrate in human milk and in infant formulas made from cow's milk is:
a. lactase
b. prolactase
c. lactose correct answers C
Which of the following is a positive aspect of breastfeeding?
a. provides appropriate amounts of energy and nutrients
b. provides colostrum, which protects against infections
c. rarely causes allergic responses
d. all of these are correct correct answers D
Which of the following is stimulated by a rapid drop of serum progesterone and maybe estrogen
after the delivery of the placenta. It is also accompanied by a significant decrease in breast milk
levels of sodium, chloride, and protein and an increase in lactose and milk lipids?
a. ductal filling
b. pre-breastfeeding phase
c. primary lactation
d. lactogenesis correct answers D
Which of the following provides federal support to strengthen the states' ability to promote,
improve, and deliver maternal and child health services and programs for children with special
healthcare needs, mainly in rural areas and areas of severe economic distress?
a. Commodity Supplemental Food Program
b. Women, Infants, and Children (WIC)
