MNT I Practice Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
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MNT I Practice Questions And Answers With Verified Study Solutions
The oral cavity is an important region to evaluate during an NFPE since the high turnover of cells allows for early detection of nutrient deficiencies. T or F ANS True
The most common component of the nutrition-focused physical...
MNT I Practice Questions And Answers With Verified
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The oral cavity is an important region to evaluate during an NFPE since the high turnover of cells
allows for early detection of nutrient deficiencies. T or F ANS True
The most common component of the nutrition-focused physical exam used by RDs is: visual
inspection, palpation, percussion, auscultation ANS visual inspection
observation of food intake through calorie counts obtained in the inpatient hospital setting is highly
correlated with usual intake T or F ANS False
Clinical characteristics that the RD can obtain and document to support the diagnosis of malnutrition
in adults based on current guidelines include which of the following: weight loss, albumin,
insufficient energy intake; weight loss, albumin, reduced hand grip strength; albumin, insufficient
energy intake, reduced hand grip strength; weight loss, insufficient energy intake, reduced hand grip
strength. ANS weight loss, insufficient energy intake, reduced hand grip strength
Waist circumference measurement contributes to a nutrition assessment because: waist circumference
helps to determine BMI; waist circumference is necessary for malnutrition diagnosis; waist
circumference is associated with cardiometabolic risk; waist circumference classifies obesity ANS
waist circumference is associated with cardio metabolic risk
The expected relationship between body mass index and body fat may be confounded in the setting
of: thinness, obesity, weight loss, or edema ANS edema
In the setting of illness, which might be the most useful to assess baseline nutritional status? serum
albumin and pre albumin; skin evaluation for wounds; presence of temporal muscle wasting; weight
after fluid resuscitation. ANS presence of temporal muscle wasting
Dry weight is: weight when thirsty; weight after 10% of excess body fluid has been removed; weight
at which the patient has hypertension or hypotension; weight prior to fluid retention. ANS weight
prior to fluid retention
, One difference between the Malnutrition Screening Tool (MST) and the Malnutrition Universal
Screening Tool (MUST) is: The MST assesses unintentional weight loss and the MUST does not; the
MST assesses BMI and the MUST does not; the MST assesses the presence of acute disease and the
MUST does not: The MST assesses change in appetite while the MUST does not. ANS The MST
assessed change in appetite while the MUST does not
Which of the following is the most useful method of determining intake of patients in a hospital
environment? Usual diet recall, Food frequency questionnaire, food disappearance data, or family
interview ANS Usual diet recall
Which of the following occurs during acute illness, trauma, or inflammation? Negative acute-phase
proteins increase and positive acute-phase proteins decease; negative acute-phase proteins decrease
and positive acute-phase proteins increase; both positive and negative acute-phase proteins increase;
both positive and negative acute-phase proteins decrease. ANS Negative acute-phase proteins
decrease and positive acute-phase proteins increase
A severe earthquake occurs, resulting in a building collapse that traps a person, who is uninjured, in
the building. There is adequate bottled water and large quantities of enriched white bread, but
minimal other food. After several weeks, the person is rescued and is found to have edema and
muscle wasting. The edema and muscle wasting are most likely due to: refeeding syndrome, pellagra,
wet beriberi, or kwashiorkor. ANS Kwashiorkor
Hyponatremia is the most common electrolyte disorder found in the hospital setting T or F ANS
True
Which of the following is likely to cause hypokalemia? renal insufficiency, loop diuretic therapy,
severe burns, hemolysis ANS Loop diuretic therapy
What electrolytes are important to monitor in a patient at risk of refeeding syndrome? ANS K,
Phosphorus, and Mg
A patient with severe vomiting and diarrhea presents with a 3 kg weight loss, a sodium level of 128
mEq/L and a serum osmolarity go 260 mOsm/kg. This patient can be described as having: ANS
hypovolemic hypotonic hyponatremia
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