CDR RD Exam Prep Questions with Correct
Answers
How many kilocalories per gram does dietary carbohydrate provide?
4 kcal/g. (Protein = 4 kcal/g, fat = 9 kcal/g, alcohol = 7 kcal/g)
How many amino acids are classified as essential (indispensable) for humans?
9 (Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Leucine,
Lysine)
Which amino acids are conditionally essential?
Tyrosine, cysteine, arginine, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine
Tryptophan serves as a precursor to which substances?
Serotonin and niacin
What is the main intracellular electrolyte?
Potassium (along with magnesium and phosphorus)
During prolonged starvation, accumulation of ketone bodies produces which acid-base
disturbance?
Metabolic acidosis (compensated by hyperventilation to blow off CO2)
Which electrolyte is the main extracellular cation?
Sodium (governs extracellular volume)
Which protein is a negative acute-phase protein (falls during inflammation)?
Albumin (also prealbumin, transferrin, and retinol-binding protein)
, Which proteins are positive acute-phase proteins (rise during inflammation)?
CRP (C-reactive protein) and ferritin
How should low albumin/prealbumin with high CRP in an inflamed patient be
interpreted?
Unreliable markers of protein status; inflammation lowers negative acute-phase proteins.
What is the first step of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP)?
Nutrition Assessment (NCP order: Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring &
Evaluation)
What three elements compose a nutrition diagnosis (PES) statement?
Problem, Etiology, and Signs/Symptoms
Under which NCP terminology domain does 'Inadequate oral intake' fall?
Intake (NI)
Which geriatric screening tool considers medications, daily meals, and independence?
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
By what route does enteral nutrition deliver nutrients?
A feeding tube into the functioning GI tract
How does Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) differ from Nutrition
Assessment?
M&E compares data to the patient's own goals/baseline rather than external standards.
Which is a short-term enteral access device?
Answers
How many kilocalories per gram does dietary carbohydrate provide?
4 kcal/g. (Protein = 4 kcal/g, fat = 9 kcal/g, alcohol = 7 kcal/g)
How many amino acids are classified as essential (indispensable) for humans?
9 (Phenylalanine, Valine, Threonine, Tryptophan, Isoleucine, Methionine, Histidine, Leucine,
Lysine)
Which amino acids are conditionally essential?
Tyrosine, cysteine, arginine, glutamine, glycine, proline, serine
Tryptophan serves as a precursor to which substances?
Serotonin and niacin
What is the main intracellular electrolyte?
Potassium (along with magnesium and phosphorus)
During prolonged starvation, accumulation of ketone bodies produces which acid-base
disturbance?
Metabolic acidosis (compensated by hyperventilation to blow off CO2)
Which electrolyte is the main extracellular cation?
Sodium (governs extracellular volume)
Which protein is a negative acute-phase protein (falls during inflammation)?
Albumin (also prealbumin, transferrin, and retinol-binding protein)
, Which proteins are positive acute-phase proteins (rise during inflammation)?
CRP (C-reactive protein) and ferritin
How should low albumin/prealbumin with high CRP in an inflamed patient be
interpreted?
Unreliable markers of protein status; inflammation lowers negative acute-phase proteins.
What is the first step of the Nutrition Care Process (NCP)?
Nutrition Assessment (NCP order: Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring &
Evaluation)
What three elements compose a nutrition diagnosis (PES) statement?
Problem, Etiology, and Signs/Symptoms
Under which NCP terminology domain does 'Inadequate oral intake' fall?
Intake (NI)
Which geriatric screening tool considers medications, daily meals, and independence?
Mini Nutritional Assessment (MNA)
By what route does enteral nutrition deliver nutrients?
A feeding tube into the functioning GI tract
How does Nutrition Monitoring & Evaluation (M&E) differ from Nutrition
Assessment?
M&E compares data to the patient's own goals/baseline rather than external standards.
Which is a short-term enteral access device?
