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CDR RD Exam

• Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish clients who

observe dietary laws?

• Roast Turkey
• Stuffed Pork Chops
• Whole Wheat Bread
• Frozen Green Beans

Answer: A. Roast Turkey

Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found in mainly in red meat and poultry.Other good sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain types of seafood, whole grains, fortified breakfast cereals and dairy products. However, the phytates in whole-grains, cereals, and legumes bind zinc and can inhibit its absorption.

• A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has evaluated

needs and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian should do next:

• Evaluate the mother's level of comprehension
• Instruct the mother in various feeding approaches
• Obtain a list of the child's food preferences and typical eating patterns
• Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approach- es

Answer: D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approaches

Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has already evaluated needs and decided on the best alternatives.

• During the counseling session about lowering sodium, the client states, "i have begun

reading labels to identify sodium contents of food." The client is in which of the following stages of change?

• Precontemplation
• Contemplation
• Preparation
• Action

Answer: C. Preparation

They are still thinking about making the change, but taking steps toward the change. The "action" stage is reached when the individual has made the change of switching to low sodium 2 / 4

foods for less than 6 months.

Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to lower his intake of sodium but hasn't actually done so. So he is preparing

• Which of the following statements best describes the samples that fall within the shaded

areas?*Curve with x in the middle

• Positively Skewed
• Negatively Skewed
• Indicate a bimodal distribution
• They are two standard deviations from the mean

Answer: D. They are two standard deviations from the mean

• A patient has a pre-surgery serum albumin level of 3.7 mg/dl and a post-surgery level of 3.1

mg/dl. The dietitian should recognize that?

• a laboratory error has likely occurred
• The patient is experiencing a protein-losing enteropathy
• A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
• The patient is experiencing severe visceral protein storage depletion

Answer: C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery

• An adolescent's BMI is plotted on the 90th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control

and Prevention growth chart. The adolescent is:

• Obese
• Overweight
• Normal weight
• At risk for overweight

Answer: B. Overweight

Underweight is <5 percentile Normal weight is 5-84th percentile Overweight is 85-94th percentile Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile

• A patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis has the following lab- oratory tests:

BUN 50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8 mg/dL; and calcium 8 mg/dL. What recommendations should the dietitian make to improve these lab values? 3 / 4

• Decrease fluid intake
• Increase protein intake
• Use a calcium supplement

• Increase the amount of phosphate binders

Answer: B. Increase protein intake

Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in non acute situations.

• An infant with phenylketonuria requires which of the following dietary alterations?

• Low isoleucine, high valine
• High isoleucine, low valine
• Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
• High phenylalanine, low tyrosine

Answer: C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine

• How many FTE employees would be required to staff ten 8-hour positions that require

coverage 7 days a week?

• 10
• 14

C. 14.4

D. 15.5

Answer: B. 14

(8 * 7) = 56

56x10= 560/ 40 = 14

• Transferring a staff member who is rumored to have chronic obstructive pulmonary

disease violates which of the following acts?

• Equal Employment Opportunity Act
• Americans with Disabilities Act
• Fair Labor Standards Act
• Civil Rights Act

Answer: B. Americans with Disabilities Act

• A clinical manager has created a marketing strategy for a new pediatric weight-loss

program to be competitively prices and held at a local school. Another factor required for a

successful marketing mix is:

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