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CDR RD Exam Questions and
Verified Answers Latest 2025
Graded A
A 42 year old woman who is 5'10" needs how many grams of protein per
day?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 75
D. 80 - ANSA. 60
100lb + 50 = 150/2.2= 68x.08 = 5.45 68-5.45= 63.45
A 49-year-old overweight woman smokes one PPD of cigarettes, has a BP
level of 140/85 mmHG and a medical hx of hypertension and
hyperlipidemia. What is the best nutrition intervention for this client?
A. complex CHO, low sat fat
B. complex CHO, high protein
C. simple CHO, high protein
D. simple CHO, low sat fat - ANSA. complex CHO, low sat fat diet
To address both hypertension and hyperlipidemia
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A 70 YO woman who is ambulatory and has low income is referred to a
dietitian. When discussing her 24-hour dietary recall, the woman states she
does not like to eat by herself. The most appropriate referral would be to
which of the following programs?
A. EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program)
B. CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program)
C. Home-Delivered Meals Program
D. ENP (Elderly Nutrition Program) - ANSD. ENP (Elderly Nutrition
Program
A 72 YO patient who experienced a cerebrovascular accident
demonstrated normal lab values when an enteral feeding was initiated 5
days ago. Current lab values are:
Serum sodium: 146 mEq/L
Serum potassium: 3.9 mEq/L
Serum creatinine: 1.2 mg/dl
Serum glucose: 132 mg/dl
BUN: 43 mg/dl
The appropriate intervention should be:
A. reduce carb intake
B. decrease sodium intake
C. reduce protein intake
D. increase fluid intake - ANSD. increase fluid intake
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A 75 year old man is to undergo a partial colectomy for treatment of
adenocarcinoma of the colon. He is 167.6 cm tall, and he has weighed 65
kg for several years. His diet consists primarily of convenience foods.
Nutritional assessment reveals a serum albumin level of 3.5 mg/dl and a
total lymphocyte count of 2,000/mm3. The most likely assessment of the
nutritional status of this patient is:
A. Kwashiorkor, mild risk
B. Marasmus, moderate risk
C. Marasmus-Kwashiorkor mix, mild risk
D. Adequate nutritional status, increased risk - ANSD. Adequate nutritional
status, increased risk
A background check reveals that an employee failed to disclose an arrest
from 5 years ago for domestic violence on the employment application. The
employee explains that the charges were dropped, so it was not necessary
to provide the information. The foodservice manager wants to terminate the
employee. The nutrition director should:
A. Terminate the employee for dishonesty and fraud
B. Make a decision in consultation with HR
C. Convince the food service manager to retain the employee
D. Discuss the circumstances of the arrest with the employee - ANSB.
Make a decision in consultation with HR
A client is 5'5" and weighs 189#. What is the client's BMI?
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A. 14
B. 32
C. 44
D. 52 - ANSB. 32
189/65squared (65*65) x 703
A client says to a dietitian, "I realize I am overweight, but this is not the time
for me to change my diet." The RD should respond by asking:
A. "How will your life improve as you make these changes?"
B. "What do you know about the relationship between weight and stress?"
C. "What are the advantages and disadvantages of focusing on change
now?"
D. "What obstacles are you facing that are keeping you from reaching your
goals?" - ANSC. "What are the advantages and disadvantages of focusing
on change now?"
Why this is the only answer that addresses her statement the next closest
one is D but this client isn't talking about the obstacles or difficulty with
changing she is talking about right now and that it is not the time to change.
A client who has a seizure disorder take phenytoin, gingko biloba, St.
John's wort, saw palmetto, and glucosamine daily. The RD should counsel
the client to stop taking the:
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CDR RD Exam Questions and
Verified Answers Latest 2025
Graded A
A 42 year old woman who is 5'10" needs how many grams of protein per
day?
A. 60
B. 70
C. 75
D. 80 - ANSA. 60
100lb + 50 = 150/2.2= 68x.08 = 5.45 68-5.45= 63.45
A 49-year-old overweight woman smokes one PPD of cigarettes, has a BP
level of 140/85 mmHG and a medical hx of hypertension and
hyperlipidemia. What is the best nutrition intervention for this client?
A. complex CHO, low sat fat
B. complex CHO, high protein
C. simple CHO, high protein
D. simple CHO, low sat fat - ANSA. complex CHO, low sat fat diet
To address both hypertension and hyperlipidemia
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, 2
A 70 YO woman who is ambulatory and has low income is referred to a
dietitian. When discussing her 24-hour dietary recall, the woman states she
does not like to eat by herself. The most appropriate referral would be to
which of the following programs?
A. EFNEP (Expanded Food and Nutrition Education Program)
B. CACFP (Child and Adult Care Food Program)
C. Home-Delivered Meals Program
D. ENP (Elderly Nutrition Program) - ANSD. ENP (Elderly Nutrition
Program
A 72 YO patient who experienced a cerebrovascular accident
demonstrated normal lab values when an enteral feeding was initiated 5
days ago. Current lab values are:
Serum sodium: 146 mEq/L
Serum potassium: 3.9 mEq/L
Serum creatinine: 1.2 mg/dl
Serum glucose: 132 mg/dl
BUN: 43 mg/dl
The appropriate intervention should be:
A. reduce carb intake
B. decrease sodium intake
C. reduce protein intake
D. increase fluid intake - ANSD. increase fluid intake
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, 3
A 75 year old man is to undergo a partial colectomy for treatment of
adenocarcinoma of the colon. He is 167.6 cm tall, and he has weighed 65
kg for several years. His diet consists primarily of convenience foods.
Nutritional assessment reveals a serum albumin level of 3.5 mg/dl and a
total lymphocyte count of 2,000/mm3. The most likely assessment of the
nutritional status of this patient is:
A. Kwashiorkor, mild risk
B. Marasmus, moderate risk
C. Marasmus-Kwashiorkor mix, mild risk
D. Adequate nutritional status, increased risk - ANSD. Adequate nutritional
status, increased risk
A background check reveals that an employee failed to disclose an arrest
from 5 years ago for domestic violence on the employment application. The
employee explains that the charges were dropped, so it was not necessary
to provide the information. The foodservice manager wants to terminate the
employee. The nutrition director should:
A. Terminate the employee for dishonesty and fraud
B. Make a decision in consultation with HR
C. Convince the food service manager to retain the employee
D. Discuss the circumstances of the arrest with the employee - ANSB.
Make a decision in consultation with HR
A client is 5'5" and weighs 189#. What is the client's BMI?
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A. 14
B. 32
C. 44
D. 52 - ANSB. 32
189/65squared (65*65) x 703
A client says to a dietitian, "I realize I am overweight, but this is not the time
for me to change my diet." The RD should respond by asking:
A. "How will your life improve as you make these changes?"
B. "What do you know about the relationship between weight and stress?"
C. "What are the advantages and disadvantages of focusing on change
now?"
D. "What obstacles are you facing that are keeping you from reaching your
goals?" - ANSC. "What are the advantages and disadvantages of focusing
on change now?"
Why this is the only answer that addresses her statement the next closest
one is D but this client isn't talking about the obstacles or difficulty with
changing she is talking about right now and that it is not the time to change.
A client who has a seizure disorder take phenytoin, gingko biloba, St.
John's wort, saw palmetto, and glucosamine daily. The RD should counsel
the client to stop taking the:
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