CSO - Practice Exam Questions with
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Which of the following foods should be avoided by autologous transplant patients during the
first 3 months after HCT?
a. canned tuna
b. deli meats
c. commercial peanut butter
d. pasteurized eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - -b. deli meats
Which chemotherapy agent indicates the restriction of tyramine-containing foods and
beverages b/c of its MAOI-like action that can cause severe hypertensive events? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Procarbazine (Matulane)
What nutrients should be emphasized to a post-menopausal breast cancer patient who has just
completed adjuvant therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - -calcium and vitamin D
When would a patient receiving pelvic RT typically begin to experience acute treatment-related
s/e which impact nutrient intake? - CORRECT ANSWER - -second or third week
If a patient who was previously tolerating his/her TF is hospitalized for something unrelated,
gets discharged, and now complains of diarrhea, what would you recommend to the medical
team?
a. evaluate the patient for c diff
b. start Imodium
c. change the formula
Correct Answers 2025/2026
Which of the following foods should be avoided by autologous transplant patients during the
first 3 months after HCT?
a. canned tuna
b. deli meats
c. commercial peanut butter
d. pasteurized eggs - CORRECT ANSWER - -b. deli meats
Which chemotherapy agent indicates the restriction of tyramine-containing foods and
beverages b/c of its MAOI-like action that can cause severe hypertensive events? - CORRECT
ANSWER - -Procarbazine (Matulane)
What nutrients should be emphasized to a post-menopausal breast cancer patient who has just
completed adjuvant therapy? - CORRECT ANSWER - -calcium and vitamin D
When would a patient receiving pelvic RT typically begin to experience acute treatment-related
s/e which impact nutrient intake? - CORRECT ANSWER - -second or third week
If a patient who was previously tolerating his/her TF is hospitalized for something unrelated,
gets discharged, and now complains of diarrhea, what would you recommend to the medical
team?
a. evaluate the patient for c diff
b. start Imodium
c. change the formula
