MNT II Midterm Exam Questions and
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What are the three domains of the nutrition care process?
Which one of these domains is always prioritized? - ✔✔Intake, clinical, behavioral
Intake
The nutrition diagnosis is used to... - ✔✔describe alterations in the patient's nutritional
status
What is gender dysphoria? - ✔✔a discrepancy between gender identity and sex
assigned at birth
What are some barriers for RD's role in regard to performing optimal gender-affirming
nutrition care? - ✔✔an absence of research, a lack of standardized practice guidelines,
possible knowledge deficits among nutrition professionals
True or false: Transgenders are at an increased risk for food insecurity. - ✔✔True
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,What are is one key change that occurs when a male is enduring feminizing hormone
therapy (HT)? - ✔✔-decrease in red blood cell count (RBC)
What are some key changes that occur when a female is enduring masculinizing
hormone therapy (HT)? - ✔✔-An increase in lean body mass (LBM)
-Possible increase in LDL-C and decrease in HDL-C
-testosterone may have protective effect against loss of bone mineral density (BMD)
-increase erythropoiesis
In both genders, hormone therapy can ________ impact cardiovascular health. -
✔✔negatively
In regard to the nutrition care process (NCP), how should you express data for
transgenders? - ✔✔As a range between the female and male values
(if transition has not taken place, use sex assigned at birth)
What approaches may be ideal for transgender patients in regard to weight and diet? -
✔✔⚬Weight-neutral & non diet approaches may be ideal
*What are some challenges related to lactation for transgender men or transmasculine
individuals? - ✔✔⚬swelling of breast tissue r/t milk production
⚬establishing adequate latch and milk supply
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, ⚬blocked ducts, mastitis, and/or reduced milk supply
⚬↓ prolactin levels, ↓ milk supply, release of excess testosterone in milk supply
⚬swelling of breast tissue r/t milk production
⚬establishing adequate latch and milk supply
⚬blocked ducts, mastitis, and/or reduced milk supply
⚬↓ prolactin levels, ↓ milk supply, release of excess testosterone in milk supply
*Possible solutions for those practicing "chest" binding and for those who have
undergone chest masculinization - ✔✔⚬consider binding for shorter periods of time or
taking frequent breaks
⚬use less pressure when binding
⚬wait to bind until they've established a steady supply of milk
⚬molding and cupping of existing chest tissue using "sandwich" method
⚬use of nipple shield
⚬galactagogues
⚬supplemental nursing aids
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What are the three domains of the nutrition care process?
Which one of these domains is always prioritized? - ✔✔Intake, clinical, behavioral
Intake
The nutrition diagnosis is used to... - ✔✔describe alterations in the patient's nutritional
status
What is gender dysphoria? - ✔✔a discrepancy between gender identity and sex
assigned at birth
What are some barriers for RD's role in regard to performing optimal gender-affirming
nutrition care? - ✔✔an absence of research, a lack of standardized practice guidelines,
possible knowledge deficits among nutrition professionals
True or false: Transgenders are at an increased risk for food insecurity. - ✔✔True
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,What are is one key change that occurs when a male is enduring feminizing hormone
therapy (HT)? - ✔✔-decrease in red blood cell count (RBC)
What are some key changes that occur when a female is enduring masculinizing
hormone therapy (HT)? - ✔✔-An increase in lean body mass (LBM)
-Possible increase in LDL-C and decrease in HDL-C
-testosterone may have protective effect against loss of bone mineral density (BMD)
-increase erythropoiesis
In both genders, hormone therapy can ________ impact cardiovascular health. -
✔✔negatively
In regard to the nutrition care process (NCP), how should you express data for
transgenders? - ✔✔As a range between the female and male values
(if transition has not taken place, use sex assigned at birth)
What approaches may be ideal for transgender patients in regard to weight and diet? -
✔✔⚬Weight-neutral & non diet approaches may be ideal
*What are some challenges related to lactation for transgender men or transmasculine
individuals? - ✔✔⚬swelling of breast tissue r/t milk production
⚬establishing adequate latch and milk supply
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, ⚬blocked ducts, mastitis, and/or reduced milk supply
⚬↓ prolactin levels, ↓ milk supply, release of excess testosterone in milk supply
⚬swelling of breast tissue r/t milk production
⚬establishing adequate latch and milk supply
⚬blocked ducts, mastitis, and/or reduced milk supply
⚬↓ prolactin levels, ↓ milk supply, release of excess testosterone in milk supply
*Possible solutions for those practicing "chest" binding and for those who have
undergone chest masculinization - ✔✔⚬consider binding for shorter periods of time or
taking frequent breaks
⚬use less pressure when binding
⚬wait to bind until they've established a steady supply of milk
⚬molding and cupping of existing chest tissue using "sandwich" method
⚬use of nipple shield
⚬galactagogues
⚬supplemental nursing aids
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