CDR RD Exam Questions With Insightful Answers
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish
clients who observe dietary laws?
A. Roast Turkey
B. Stuffed Pork Chops
C. Whole Wheat Bread
D. Frozen Green Beans Accurate Answer - A. Roast Turkey
Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found in mainly in red meat
and poultry. Other good sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain types
of seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products.
However, the phytates in whole-grains, cereals, and legumes bind zinc and can
inhibit its absorption.
A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has
evaluated needs and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian
should do next:
A. Evaluate the mother's level of comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in various feeding approaches
C. Obtain a list of the child's food preferences and typical eating patterns
D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended
approaches Accurate Answer - D. Review with the mother the ways to
implement the recommended approaches
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has already evaluated
needs and decided on the best alternatives.
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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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
Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate Answer - B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
Transferring a staff member who is rumored to have chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease violates which of the following acts?
, A. Equal Employment Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities Act
C. Fair Labor Standards Act
D. Civil Rights Act Accurate Answer - B. Americans with Disabilities Act
A clinical manager has created a marketing strategy for a new pediatric
weight-loss program to be competitively prices and held at a local school.
Another factor required for a successful marketing mix is:
A. a logo and brand
B. expert guest speakers
C. Advertising to parents
D. additional convenient meeting locations Accurate Answer - C.
Advertising to parents
Why: Advertising is a form of promotion and in order to get kids involved in
the program they need the parents consent.
Using the 5-week, simple moving average method of forecasting and the date
below, the dietitian will need to buy how many serving on October 7?
September 5 : 125 servings
September 12 : 115 servings
September 19 : 119 servings
September 26 : 123 servings
October 2 : 120 servings
October 10 : 121 servings
A. 115
B. 120
C. 121
D. 125 Accurate Answer - B. 120
ADD last three before the one you are looking at:
September 19 : 119 servings
September 26 : 123 servings
October 2 : 130 servings
= 119+123+120/3 = 120.6 (DO NOT ROUND)
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish
clients who observe dietary laws?
A. Roast Turkey
B. Stuffed Pork Chops
C. Whole Wheat Bread
D. Frozen Green Beans Accurate Answer - A. Roast Turkey
Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found in mainly in red meat
and poultry. Other good sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain types
of seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products.
However, the phytates in whole-grains, cereals, and legumes bind zinc and can
inhibit its absorption.
A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has
evaluated needs and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian
should do next:
A. Evaluate the mother's level of comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in various feeding approaches
C. Obtain a list of the child's food preferences and typical eating patterns
D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended
approaches Accurate Answer - D. Review with the mother the ways to
implement the recommended approaches
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has already evaluated
needs and decided on the best alternatives.
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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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
Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate 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 Accurate Answer - B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
Transferring a staff member who is rumored to have chronic obstructive
pulmonary disease violates which of the following acts?
, A. Equal Employment Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities Act
C. Fair Labor Standards Act
D. Civil Rights Act Accurate Answer - B. Americans with Disabilities Act
A clinical manager has created a marketing strategy for a new pediatric
weight-loss program to be competitively prices and held at a local school.
Another factor required for a successful marketing mix is:
A. a logo and brand
B. expert guest speakers
C. Advertising to parents
D. additional convenient meeting locations Accurate Answer - C.
Advertising to parents
Why: Advertising is a form of promotion and in order to get kids involved in
the program they need the parents consent.
Using the 5-week, simple moving average method of forecasting and the date
below, the dietitian will need to buy how many serving on October 7?
September 5 : 125 servings
September 12 : 115 servings
September 19 : 119 servings
September 26 : 123 servings
October 2 : 120 servings
October 10 : 121 servings
A. 115
B. 120
C. 121
D. 125 Accurate Answer - B. 120
ADD last three before the one you are looking at:
September 19 : 119 servings
September 26 : 123 servings
October 2 : 130 servings
= 119+123+120/3 = 120.6 (DO NOT ROUND)
