WGU NUTRITION D440 QUESTIONS
WITH 100% SOLVED ANSWERS!!
Food sources of potassium - CORRECT ANSWER-Bananas, oranges, dried prunes,
sweet potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and
kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER-Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole
grains, cocoa, spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - CORRECT ANSWER-Kidney
disease, adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - CORRECT ANSWER-Processed foods, fast food, junk,
packaged food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin C
Sources of iron - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark
green leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - CORRECT ANSWER-Asparagus, edamame,
spinach, orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes,
YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - CORRECT ANSWER-Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - CORRECT ANSWER-Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
What two work together? - CORRECT ANSWER-Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Rickets, osteoporosis,
chvostek's sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - CORRECT ANSWER-Milk and milk products, orange juice,
salmon, sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - CORRECT ANSWER-High protein food like milk,
yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= - CORRECT ANSWER-Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER-k+ foods
, Food sources of zinc - CORRECT ANSWER-Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - CORRECT ANSWER-Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
Food sources of vitamin a - CORRECT ANSWER-Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet
potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for - CORRECT ANSWER-KALE
Vitamin k deficiency is - CORRECT ANSWER-Severe malabsorption disorders like
crohns
Sources of vitamin K - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
Vitamin C is - CORRECT ANSWER-SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases - CORRECT ANSWER-Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Bread, flour, cereal, rice,
pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk - CORRECT ANSWER-Vegans, alcoholics, pts with
crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin - CORRECT ANSWER-Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - CORRECT ANSWER-beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - CORRECT ANSWER-Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER-Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing.
Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
GERD (low fat diet) - CORRECT ANSWER-Low fat, eat small frequent meals, drink
mostly between meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid reflux.
WITH 100% SOLVED ANSWERS!!
Food sources of potassium - CORRECT ANSWER-Bananas, oranges, dried prunes,
sweet potatoes, spinach, avocado, raisins, milk, yogurt, beans, clams, halibut and
kidney beans
Food sources of magnesium - CORRECT ANSWER-Nuts, soybeans, legumes, whole
grains, cocoa, spinach, oats
Low Sodium (Hyponatremia) is seen in patients with - CORRECT ANSWER-Kidney
disease, adrenal crisis, heart failure, diuretics
Foods high in sodium - CORRECT ANSWER-Processed foods, fast food, junk,
packaged food, and dressing and condiments
What increases iron absorption? - CORRECT ANSWER-Vitamin C
Sources of iron - CORRECT ANSWER-Liver, pork, chicken, beef, enriched grains, dark
green leafy veg, oysters, soybeans, tofu, molasses
Food sources for folate vitamin B9 - CORRECT ANSWER-Asparagus, edamame,
spinach, orange juice, chicken and turkey liver, chickpeas, garbanzo beans, legumes,
YOGURT, ready to eat Quaker cereals
Iodine deficiencies are - CORRECT ANSWER-Goiter, cretinism, and hypothyroidism
Sources of iodine - CORRECT ANSWER-Seafood, seaweed, shellfish and table salt
What two work together? - CORRECT ANSWER-Calcium and vitamin D
Calcium deficiency can cause what? - CORRECT ANSWER-Rickets, osteoporosis,
chvostek's sign, trousseau's sign
Foods high in calcium - CORRECT ANSWER-Milk and milk products, orange juice,
salmon, sardines, soybeans, tofu, collard greens, beets, kale, broccoli, cream of wheat
Food sources of phosphorous - CORRECT ANSWER-High protein food like milk,
yogurt, cheese, eggs, meat, and fish
High sodium= - CORRECT ANSWER-Low potassium
Avoid what while increasing sodium? - CORRECT ANSWER-k+ foods
, Food sources of zinc - CORRECT ANSWER-Seafood, lobsters, oysters, crabs, meat,
yogurt, soybeans, legumes, whole grains
Vitamin A is for - CORRECT ANSWER-Apricots and orange foods. It is retinol for vision
Food sources of vitamin a - CORRECT ANSWER-Fish oil, carrots, kale, spinach, sweet
potatoes, yams, pumpkins, melons, apricots, liver, egg yolks, and butter, cream, milk
Vitamin K is for - CORRECT ANSWER-KALE
Vitamin k deficiency is - CORRECT ANSWER-Severe malabsorption disorders like
crohns
Sources of vitamin K - CORRECT ANSWER-Spinach, kale, collard greens, turnips,
mustard greens and beets
Vitamin C is - CORRECT ANSWER-SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
Vitamin c increases - CORRECT ANSWER-Iron absorption
Vitamin c sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables, PEPPERS
Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources - CORRECT ANSWER-Bread, flour, cereal, rice,
pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk - CORRECT ANSWER-Vegans, alcoholics, pts with
crohns disease
Sources of vitamin b3 niacin - CORRECT ANSWER-Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources - CORRECT ANSWER-beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
A mechanical soft diet is for - CORRECT ANSWER-Patients who lack teeth
Dysphagia - CORRECT ANSWER-Pts who have difficulty chewing and swallowing.
Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
GERD (low fat diet) - CORRECT ANSWER-Low fat, eat small frequent meals, drink
mostly between meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid reflux.
