Exam (elaborations) CDR

CDR RD
EXAM
QUESTION
S AND
ANSWERS
UPDATED
2026 A+

,Why:BJewishBDietaryBlawBrestrictBporkBandBzincBisBfoundBinBmainlyBinBredBmeatBand
Bpoultry.BOtherBgoodBsourcesBofBzincBincludeBbeans,Bnuts,BandBcertainBtypesBofBseaf
ood,BwholeBgrains,BfortifiedBbreakfastBcerealsBandBdairyBproducts.BHowever,BtheBphyt
atesBinBwhole-grains,Bcereals,BandBlegumesBbindBzincBandBcanBinhibitBitsBabsorption.



ABdietitianBwhoBisBcounselingBtheBmotherBofBaBchildBwithBeatingBdifficultiesBhasBeval
uatedBneedsBandBdecidedBonBtheBbestBalternativesBforBfeeding.BTheBdietitianBshouldB
doBnext:



A.BEvaluateBtheBmother'sBlevelBofBcomprehension

B.BInstructBtheBmotherBinBvariousBfeedingBapproaches

C.BObtainBaBlistBofBtheBchild'sBfoodBpreferencesBandBtypicalBeatingBpatternsB

D.BReviewBwithBtheBmotherBtheBwaysBtoBimplementBtheBrecommendedBapproachesB-
BAnswerD.BReviewBwithBtheBmotherBtheBwaysBtoBimplementBtheBrecommendedBappr
oaches



Why:BThisBisBtheBbestBanswerBbecauseBtheBdietitianBhasBalreadyBevaluatedBneedsBan
dBdecidedBonBtheBbestBalternatives.



DuringBtheBcounselingBsessionBaboutBloweringBsodium,BtheBclientBstates,B"iBhaveBbeg
unBreadingBlabelsBtoBidentifyBsodiumBcontentsBofBfood."BTheBclientBisBinBwhichBofBt
heBfollowingBstagesBofBchange?



A.BPrecontemplation

B.BContemplation

C.BPreparation

D.BActionB-BAnswerC.BPreparation



TheyBareBstillBthinkingBaboutBmakingBtheBchange,BbutBtakingBstepsBtowardBtheBchang
e.BTheB"action"BstageBisBreachedBwhenBtheBindividualBhasBmadeBtheBchangeBofBswit
chingBtoBlowBsodiumBfoodsBforBlessBthanB6Bmonths.

,Why:BBecauseBtheBclientBisBstartingBtoBgetBreadyBtoBlowerBhisBintakeBofBsodiumBbut
Bhasn'tBactuallyBdoneBso.BSoBheBisBpreparing



WhichBofBtheBfollowingBstatementsBbestBdescribesBtheBsamplesBthatBfallBwithinBtheBs
hadedBareas?



*CurveBwithBxBinBtheBmiddle



A.BPositivelyBSkewed

B.BNegativelyBSkewed

C.BIndicateBaBbimodalBdistribution

D.BTheyBareBtwoBstandardBdeviationsBfromBtheBmeanB-
BAnswerD.BTheyBareBtwoBstandardBdeviationsBfromBtheBmean



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ABpatientBhasBaBpre-surgeryBserumBalbuminBlevelBofB3.7Bmg/dlBandBaBpost-
surgeryBlevelBofB3.1Bmg/dl.BTheBdietitianBshouldBrecognizeBthat?



A.BaBlaboratoryBerrorBhasBlikelyBoccurredB

B.BTheBpatientBisBexperiencingBaBprotein-losingBenteropathyB

C.BABdecreasedBserumBalbuminBlevelBisBnormalBafterBsurgeryB

D.BTheBpatientBisBexperiencingBsevereBvisceralBproteinBstorageBdepletionB-
BAnswerC.BABdecreasedBserumBalbuminBlevelBisBnormalBafterBsurgery



AnBadolescent'sBBMIBisBplottedBonBtheB90thBpercentileBonBtheBCentersBforBDiseaseBC
ontrolBandBPreventionBgrowthBchart.BTheBadolescentBis:B



A.BObese

B.BOverweightB

, C.BNormalBweightB

D.BAtBriskBforBoverweightB-BAnswerB.BOverweight



UnderweightBisB<5Bpercentile

NormalBweightBisB5-84thBpercentile

OverweightBisB85-94thBpercentile

ObeseBisBgreaterBorBequalBtoB95thBpercentile



ABpatientBwithBchronicBkidneyBdiseaseBonBhemodialysisBhasBtheBfollowingBlaboratoryB
tests:BBUNB50Bmg/dL;BalbuminB2.8Bmg/dL;BandBcalciumB8Bmg/dL.BWhatBrecommenda
tionsBshouldBtheBdietitianBmakeBtoBimproveBtheseBlabBvalues?



A.BDecreaseBfluidBintakeB

B.BIncreaseBproteinBintakeB

C.BUseBaBcalciumBsupplementB

D.BIncreaseBtheBamountBofBphosphateBbindersB-BAnswerB.BIncreaseBproteinBintake



Why:BAlbuminBisBaBgoodBindicatorBofBlongBtermBproteinBstoresBinBnonBacuteBsituatio
ns.



AnBinfantBwithBphenylketonuriaBrequiresBwhichBofBtheBfollowingBdietaryBalterations?



A.BLowBisoleucine,BhighBvalineB

B.BHighBisoleucine,BlowBvalineB

C.BLowBphenylalanine,BhighBtyrosineB

D.BHighBphenylalanine,BlowBtyrosineB-BAnswerC.BLowBphenylalanine,BhighBtyrosine



HowBmanyBFTEBemployeesBwouldBbeBrequiredBtoBstaffBtenB8-
hourBpositionsBthatBrequireBcoverageB7BdaysBaBweek?