nutritional assessment exam questions with complete
solutions
A 16 year old normal functioning high school patient who
presents with a BMI of 35, his fasting blood sugars is 146 mg/dl,
retinal degeneration, hypogonadism, 98% deaf in right ear, and
78% deaf in left ear. He has been gaining a lot of weight
recently, and so his farther is concerned that he may be bulimic.
The father brings his son to see the dietitian. What would be
your assessment? Correct Answers Patient has Alstrom-
Hallgren syndrome and is genetically disposed to be obese. You
recommend following a diet assessment, more fruits and
vegetables in the diet, no more junk food or fast food, and a
rigorous exercise schedule of 60 minutes per day 5-6 days per
week of moderate to vigorous activity
A 300 lbs man weighs how many kilograms? Correct Answers
136.2 Kg
A male patient presents with fasting blood sugars= 149mg/dl,
BP= 140/90, serum TG=240mg/dl, HDL= 52mg/dl, a waist
circumference = 45 " and a percent body fat = 35%, and
Hemoglobin A1c=8.2 %. What conclusions, below, would be
the most accurate Correct Answers patient has metabolic
syndrome as evidenced by hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia,
visceral obesity and high blood pressure. His HDL is boderline
low. His A1c supports the idea that his blood sugars have been
elevated for some time
, A man consumes 3oz of steak three times a week. At the end of
the year, how many kilograms of beef will he consume? Correct
Answers 13.10 Kg
A man consumes a 12 oz-wt of roast beef. How many grams of
roast beef did he ingest? Correct Answers 336g
A man presents with fasting blood sugars = 113mg/dl, how
would you interpret this value Correct Answers pre-diabetic
A man presents with fasting blood sugars after 8hrs = 127mg/dl,
how would you interpret this value Correct Answers Diabetic
A man receives a glucose tolerance test, and the blood sugars
after 2 hrs equal: 175mg/dl, how would you interpret this value?
Correct Answers Pre-diabetic
A man weighing 230 lbs whose height is 5'10 " would have a
BMI equal to Correct Answers 33
A man whose energy requirements are 3256 kcal would need to
maintain his polyunsaturated fat intake, expressed in grams,
within what range for good health? Correct Answers 18.1g-
36.2g
A patient presents with an LDL cholesterol = 136 mg/dl. How
would you interpret this result? Correct Answers Borderline
high
A patient presents with an LDL cholesterol = 172 mg/dl. How
would you interpret this result? Correct Answers High
solutions
A 16 year old normal functioning high school patient who
presents with a BMI of 35, his fasting blood sugars is 146 mg/dl,
retinal degeneration, hypogonadism, 98% deaf in right ear, and
78% deaf in left ear. He has been gaining a lot of weight
recently, and so his farther is concerned that he may be bulimic.
The father brings his son to see the dietitian. What would be
your assessment? Correct Answers Patient has Alstrom-
Hallgren syndrome and is genetically disposed to be obese. You
recommend following a diet assessment, more fruits and
vegetables in the diet, no more junk food or fast food, and a
rigorous exercise schedule of 60 minutes per day 5-6 days per
week of moderate to vigorous activity
A 300 lbs man weighs how many kilograms? Correct Answers
136.2 Kg
A male patient presents with fasting blood sugars= 149mg/dl,
BP= 140/90, serum TG=240mg/dl, HDL= 52mg/dl, a waist
circumference = 45 " and a percent body fat = 35%, and
Hemoglobin A1c=8.2 %. What conclusions, below, would be
the most accurate Correct Answers patient has metabolic
syndrome as evidenced by hypertriglyceridemia, hyperglycemia,
visceral obesity and high blood pressure. His HDL is boderline
low. His A1c supports the idea that his blood sugars have been
elevated for some time
, A man consumes 3oz of steak three times a week. At the end of
the year, how many kilograms of beef will he consume? Correct
Answers 13.10 Kg
A man consumes a 12 oz-wt of roast beef. How many grams of
roast beef did he ingest? Correct Answers 336g
A man presents with fasting blood sugars = 113mg/dl, how
would you interpret this value Correct Answers pre-diabetic
A man presents with fasting blood sugars after 8hrs = 127mg/dl,
how would you interpret this value Correct Answers Diabetic
A man receives a glucose tolerance test, and the blood sugars
after 2 hrs equal: 175mg/dl, how would you interpret this value?
Correct Answers Pre-diabetic
A man weighing 230 lbs whose height is 5'10 " would have a
BMI equal to Correct Answers 33
A man whose energy requirements are 3256 kcal would need to
maintain his polyunsaturated fat intake, expressed in grams,
within what range for good health? Correct Answers 18.1g-
36.2g
A patient presents with an LDL cholesterol = 136 mg/dl. How
would you interpret this result? Correct Answers Borderline
high
A patient presents with an LDL cholesterol = 172 mg/dl. How
would you interpret this result? Correct Answers High
