CNSC REVIEW EXAMS ALL QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is tube feeding syndrome? - ✔✔Related to the use of high-protein tube
feedings with inadequate fluid provision
Can lead to:
Azotemia
Hypernatremia
Dehydration
✔✔Most enteral formulas designed for oral consumption are composed primarily of... -
✔✔carbohydrates (sucrose)
✔✔When transitioning from enteral feedings to oral feeding, tube feeding can be
discontinued when oral intake meets... - ✔✔66% of needs
✔✔What is the optimal sodium concentration in oral rehydration solutions for patients
with short bowel and an end-jejunostomy? - ✔✔90-120 mmol/L
✔✔What is the maximum hang time for human breast milk (HBM)? - ✔✔4 hours
, ✔✔What is the glycemic target for critically ill patients? - ✔✔140-180 mg/dL
✔✔GFR of each stage of renal disease - ✔✔Stage 1: >90
Stage 2: 60-89
Stage 3: 30-59
Stage 4: 15-29
Stage 5: <15
✔✔What is the recommended dietary protein intake for an acutely ill adult receiving
CRRT? - ✔✔1.5-2.0 g/kg
✔✔What are the protein requirements for a stable patient receiving peritoneal dialysis? -
✔✔1.2-1.3 g/kg
✔✔What type of liver disease is malnutrition most commonly seen with? - ✔✔Cirrhosis
✔✔What can loop diuretics cause? - ✔✔Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Azotemia
✔✔What type of liver disease is hypoglycemia most likely with? - ✔✔Fulminant hepatic
failure
✔✔What types of cancer have the highest prevalence and severity of weight loss? -
✔✔Pancreatic and gastric
✔✔What are the kcal and protein needs of a patient with a bone marrow transplant? -
✔✔30-35 kcal/kg
> or = 1.5 g/kg
✔✔What nutrient supplementation is restricted during the early stages following
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)? - ✔✔Iron (increases liklihood of graft-
versus-host disease, bloodstream infection and sinusoidal obstruction syndrome of
liver)
✔✔What acute changes in serum chemistries would be expected in a patient
experiencing tumor lysis syndrome (TLS)? - ✔✔Hyperkalemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Elevated nucleic acid leading to hyperuricemia
✔✔Where are calcium, folic acid, iron, and vitamin B12 each absorbed? - ✔✔Iron and
Calcium -- duodenum
Folic acid -- proximal jejunum
B12 -- distal ileum
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔What is tube feeding syndrome? - ✔✔Related to the use of high-protein tube
feedings with inadequate fluid provision
Can lead to:
Azotemia
Hypernatremia
Dehydration
✔✔Most enteral formulas designed for oral consumption are composed primarily of... -
✔✔carbohydrates (sucrose)
✔✔When transitioning from enteral feedings to oral feeding, tube feeding can be
discontinued when oral intake meets... - ✔✔66% of needs
✔✔What is the optimal sodium concentration in oral rehydration solutions for patients
with short bowel and an end-jejunostomy? - ✔✔90-120 mmol/L
✔✔What is the maximum hang time for human breast milk (HBM)? - ✔✔4 hours
, ✔✔What is the glycemic target for critically ill patients? - ✔✔140-180 mg/dL
✔✔GFR of each stage of renal disease - ✔✔Stage 1: >90
Stage 2: 60-89
Stage 3: 30-59
Stage 4: 15-29
Stage 5: <15
✔✔What is the recommended dietary protein intake for an acutely ill adult receiving
CRRT? - ✔✔1.5-2.0 g/kg
✔✔What are the protein requirements for a stable patient receiving peritoneal dialysis? -
✔✔1.2-1.3 g/kg
✔✔What type of liver disease is malnutrition most commonly seen with? - ✔✔Cirrhosis
✔✔What can loop diuretics cause? - ✔✔Hypokalemia
Hypomagnesemia
Azotemia
✔✔What type of liver disease is hypoglycemia most likely with? - ✔✔Fulminant hepatic
failure
✔✔What types of cancer have the highest prevalence and severity of weight loss? -
✔✔Pancreatic and gastric
✔✔What are the kcal and protein needs of a patient with a bone marrow transplant? -
✔✔30-35 kcal/kg
> or = 1.5 g/kg
✔✔What nutrient supplementation is restricted during the early stages following
hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT)? - ✔✔Iron (increases liklihood of graft-
versus-host disease, bloodstream infection and sinusoidal obstruction syndrome of
liver)
✔✔What acute changes in serum chemistries would be expected in a patient
experiencing tumor lysis syndrome (TLS)? - ✔✔Hyperkalemia
Hyperphosphatemia
Elevated nucleic acid leading to hyperuricemia
✔✔Where are calcium, folic acid, iron, and vitamin B12 each absorbed? - ✔✔Iron and
Calcium -- duodenum
Folic acid -- proximal jejunum
B12 -- distal ileum
