Gerontological Nutrition Exam
Specialist RD Questions with
answers.
Activity of Daily Living (ADL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅dressing, bathing, personal
hygiene, bowel and bladder management, eating, personal device care, sleep
adaptive equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Modified cups
Spoons
Plate guards
Mirrors
Addressing Protein Intake: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serum albumin: visceral protein
produced by the liver.
Serum Transferrin: iron transport protein
Age related kidney changes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decrease in glomerular rate,
changes in renal perfusion, decreased glucose resorption in the kidney. The kidney
loses the abilitiy to convert vitamin d to it's active form.
aleration in taste - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅benzodiapenes
chlohexidine
levedopa
lincomycin
penicillin
propanolol
tranquilizers
anti anxiety, lithium, nitrazapam - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅excessive saliva production
antibiotics
chemotherapy drugs
immunosuppressants - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fungal infection
Assistance with Meals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅delivered meals
congregate meals
dining out
assistance with home health aides
BMI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greater than 27 or less than 24 are at risk
, C-reactive protein and homocystein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Acute phrase protein
that is a marker for inflammation and has been used as a measure of heart disease risk.
2. Level less than 1.0 mg/dl indicates a low risk.
3. 1.0-2.0 indicates an average risk.
4. 3.0 and above high risk.
5. b9, b6, b12 affects homocysteine levels
Cardiovascular function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decreased exercise.
Thickening of the vessels that leads to firmer, less flexible blood vessels.
Causes of dehydration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medication
Diuretic use
Laxative Use
Poor appetite
Dementia, depression, psychological problems
Incontinence, diarrhea, vomiting
cheilosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a disorder of the lips characterized by crack-like
sores at the corners of the mouth.
Deficiencies
riboflavin (b2)
folate (b9)
niacin (b3)
pyridoxine (b6)
chemotherapy agents
lithium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mucositis
cholesterol-lowering drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stastins: slowing the production
of cholesterol by the liver and improve the liver's ability to remove cholesterol already
present in the blood.
bile acid sequestrants: used with statins to lower LDL cholesterol by binding cholesterol
in the small intestine and allow excretion in the stool. (cholestyramine)
fibrates: lower triglyceride levels but no effected at lowering LDL cholesterol
Cushing's disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which the pituitary gland
releases too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
Decrease in height - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅.5-1.5 cm per ten years (.2-.6 inches)
DETERMINE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disease
Specialist RD Questions with
answers.
Activity of Daily Living (ADL) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅dressing, bathing, personal
hygiene, bowel and bladder management, eating, personal device care, sleep
adaptive equipment - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Modified cups
Spoons
Plate guards
Mirrors
Addressing Protein Intake: - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Serum albumin: visceral protein
produced by the liver.
Serum Transferrin: iron transport protein
Age related kidney changes - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅decrease in glomerular rate,
changes in renal perfusion, decreased glucose resorption in the kidney. The kidney
loses the abilitiy to convert vitamin d to it's active form.
aleration in taste - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅benzodiapenes
chlohexidine
levedopa
lincomycin
penicillin
propanolol
tranquilizers
anti anxiety, lithium, nitrazapam - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅excessive saliva production
antibiotics
chemotherapy drugs
immunosuppressants - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅fungal infection
Assistance with Meals - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅delivered meals
congregate meals
dining out
assistance with home health aides
BMI - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅greater than 27 or less than 24 are at risk
, C-reactive protein and homocystein - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅1. Acute phrase protein
that is a marker for inflammation and has been used as a measure of heart disease risk.
2. Level less than 1.0 mg/dl indicates a low risk.
3. 1.0-2.0 indicates an average risk.
4. 3.0 and above high risk.
5. b9, b6, b12 affects homocysteine levels
Cardiovascular function - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Decreased exercise.
Thickening of the vessels that leads to firmer, less flexible blood vessels.
Causes of dehydration - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Medication
Diuretic use
Laxative Use
Poor appetite
Dementia, depression, psychological problems
Incontinence, diarrhea, vomiting
cheilosis - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a disorder of the lips characterized by crack-like
sores at the corners of the mouth.
Deficiencies
riboflavin (b2)
folate (b9)
niacin (b3)
pyridoxine (b6)
chemotherapy agents
lithium - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅mucositis
cholesterol-lowering drugs - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅stastins: slowing the production
of cholesterol by the liver and improve the liver's ability to remove cholesterol already
present in the blood.
bile acid sequestrants: used with statins to lower LDL cholesterol by binding cholesterol
in the small intestine and allow excretion in the stool. (cholestyramine)
fibrates: lower triglyceride levels but no effected at lowering LDL cholesterol
Cushing's disease - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅condition in which the pituitary gland
releases too much adrenocorticotropic hormone (ACTH).
Decrease in height - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅.5-1.5 cm per ten years (.2-.6 inches)
DETERMINE - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Disease
