MNT Exam 1 UPDATED Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
What are 6 malnutrition criteria ASPEN - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy Intake, Weight
Loss, Muscle Mass, Body Fat, Fluid Accumulation, Functional Asses
Acute Illness/Injury EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >7days
Acute Illness/Injury EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <50% >5 days
Chronic Illness EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >1mo
Chronic Illness EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >1mo
Social/Env EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >3mo
Social/Env EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <50% >1mo
Chronic AND Soc/Env WL SEV/MOD cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - >5% 1 mo, >7.5%
3mo, >10% 6mo, >20% 1 yr
Acute Illness/injury WL SEV/MOD cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - >2% 1 wk, >5% 1
mo, >7.5% 3mo
Energy Expenditure Components - CORRECT ANSWER - REE-67% slightly modifiable,
PA-23% modifiable, TEof Food-10% not modifiable
Orexeginic - CORRECT ANSWER - Hunger cueing hormones
, Anorexigenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Non hunger hormones
EER equation - CORRECT ANSWER - Daily calorie needs - assumes stable weight
MSJ equation - CORRECT ANSWER - Estimates REE -doesn't account for muscle mass
Etiology of Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical, behavioral/env, intake
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Adipocytes increase in size - mostly from energy
surplus therefore higher chance for successful WL
Hyperphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - Adipocytes increase in number-mostly from
genetics
Leptin - CORRECT ANSWER - + corral to fat mass / fullness hormone that can
DECREASE insulin sensitivity / higher in obesity
Adiponectin - CORRECT ANSWER - (-) corral to fat mass/ signals room for fat storage,
higher insulin sensitivity/lower risk for T2DM
RYGB (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) - CORRECT ANSWER - -restrictive and
malabsorptive
-most common
-technically can be reversed
-SI connected to smaller stomach to form Y shape
-ADV= long lasting WL, laparoscopic
-DVG= increase vit and mineral def, bowel complications
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Restrictive
and CORRECT Answers
What are 6 malnutrition criteria ASPEN - CORRECT ANSWER - Energy Intake, Weight
Loss, Muscle Mass, Body Fat, Fluid Accumulation, Functional Asses
Acute Illness/Injury EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >7days
Acute Illness/Injury EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <50% >5 days
Chronic Illness EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >1mo
Chronic Illness EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >1mo
Social/Env EI MOD - CORRECT ANSWER - <75% >3mo
Social/Env EI SEV - CORRECT ANSWER - <50% >1mo
Chronic AND Soc/Env WL SEV/MOD cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - >5% 1 mo, >7.5%
3mo, >10% 6mo, >20% 1 yr
Acute Illness/injury WL SEV/MOD cutoff - CORRECT ANSWER - >2% 1 wk, >5% 1
mo, >7.5% 3mo
Energy Expenditure Components - CORRECT ANSWER - REE-67% slightly modifiable,
PA-23% modifiable, TEof Food-10% not modifiable
Orexeginic - CORRECT ANSWER - Hunger cueing hormones
, Anorexigenic - CORRECT ANSWER - Non hunger hormones
EER equation - CORRECT ANSWER - Daily calorie needs - assumes stable weight
MSJ equation - CORRECT ANSWER - Estimates REE -doesn't account for muscle mass
Etiology of Obesity - CORRECT ANSWER - Clinical, behavioral/env, intake
Hypertrophy - CORRECT ANSWER - Adipocytes increase in size - mostly from energy
surplus therefore higher chance for successful WL
Hyperphagia - CORRECT ANSWER - Adipocytes increase in number-mostly from
genetics
Leptin - CORRECT ANSWER - + corral to fat mass / fullness hormone that can
DECREASE insulin sensitivity / higher in obesity
Adiponectin - CORRECT ANSWER - (-) corral to fat mass/ signals room for fat storage,
higher insulin sensitivity/lower risk for T2DM
RYGB (Roux-en-Y gastric bypass) - CORRECT ANSWER - -restrictive and
malabsorptive
-most common
-technically can be reversed
-SI connected to smaller stomach to form Y shape
-ADV= long lasting WL, laparoscopic
-DVG= increase vit and mineral def, bowel complications
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) - CORRECT ANSWER - -Restrictive
