JEAN INMAN PRACTICE
QUESTIONS DOMAIN II/467
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS (A+)
In community surveys, a frequent symptom of
malnutrition is:
a. scurvy
b. rickets
c. low serum albumin
d. low hemoglobin - √Answer :d. low hemoglobin
Quiz :Which is the least common symptom in the
elderly?
a. osteomalacia
b. osteoporosis
c. obesity
d. hypertension - √Answer :not sure of answer (hole
punch)
Quiz :What is included in the study of demographics?
I. age of individuals
II. population statistics
III. sex of individuals
IV. socioeconomic factors
a. I only
b. all of the above
c. II, III
d. I, II, III - √Answer :not sure of answer (hole punch)
Quiz :Athletes should receive...
a. salt pills only during the summer months
,b. extra protein
c. carbohydrate loading two weeks prior to an event
d. water during an event to replace lost fluids -
√Answer :d. water during an event to replace lost fluids
Quiz :How many grams of protein would you receive on
a 1500 calorie diet which is 20% protein?
a. 70
b. 75
c. 64
d. 300 - √Answer :b. 75
Quiz :A patient is on a high protein, low carbohydrate
diet. What advice should you offer?
a. increase fluid intake
b. decrease the intake of complex carbohydrates
c. decrease fluid intake
d. decrease the intake of saturated fats - √Answer :a.
increase fluid intake
Quiz :Nutritional prescription for a patient with cardiac
cachexia includes:
a. < 1 liter fluid, low sodium
b. low sodium, low saturated fat, low cholesterol, high
calorie
c. restricted calorie, .8g protein/kg, fluid restriction
d. normal protein, follow DASH diet - √Answer :b. low
sodium, low saturated fat, low cholesterol, high calorie
Quiz :Which infant is at the greatest risk?
a. 20 lbs. hemoglobin 10
b. 22 lbs. hemoglobin 10.5
c. 19 lbs. hemoglobin 11
,d. 30 lbs. hemoglobin 9 - √Answer :d. 30 lbs.
hemoglobin 9
Quiz :Which of the infants in the above question have a
normal hemglobin level? (a: 10, b: 10.5, c: 11, d: 9)
a. a, b, d
b. b, d
c. c, d
d. a, b, c - √Answer :d. a, b, c
Quiz :An alcoholic patient has a low serum albumin, low
hemoglobin, high ammonia, abnormal liver function
tests and ascites. Why is he on a 500 mg sodium diet?
a. secondary renal failure
b. hypoaldosteronism
c. hypoalbuminemia
d. hyperammonemia - √Answer :c. hypoalbuminemia
Quiz :Which of the following should the patient in the
above question have for lunch? (An alcoholic patient
has a low serum albumin, low hemoglobin, high
ammonia, abnormal liver function tests and ascites.)
a. 4 ounces cottage cheese
b. 1 ounce cheddar cheese
c. 1 ounce roast beef
d. 1 ounce cold cuts - √Answer :c. 1 ounce roast beef
Quiz :Which of the following should be included in the
diet for celiac disease?
I. decrease intake of eggs
II. use potato and rice flour
III. IM vitamin B12 and iron
IV. low calorie, high fat, high protein
, a. II, III
b. III, IV
c. I, II, IV
d. II, IV - √Answer :a. II, III
Quiz :Who is most at risk for gestational diabetes?
a. BMI <30
b. age <25, overweight
c. BMI >30, history of GDM
d. conception within 10 months of last pregnancy -
√Answer :c. BMI >30, history of GDM
Quiz :A child is lethargic, irritable with diarrhea. The
cause may be:
a. zinc toxicity
b. lead poisoning
c. iron overload
d. vitamin A toxicity - √Answer :b. lead poisoning
Quiz :How many calories are in 300 ml of a 5% dextrose
solution?
a. 51
b. 60
c. 15
d. 200 - √Answer :a. 51
Quiz :A single 19 year old female is 6 months pregnant.
She has not gained any weight and has not seen a
physician. Hemoglobin is 9. Hematocrit is 30. What is
the most important recommendation for her?
a. see a physician immediately
b. apply for WIC immediately
c. join a teenage pregnancy support group