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Question : Nutrition assessment includes all of the following
except: cultural preferences, attitude and behaviors related to
food, determination of intake compared to reference values, or depression screening
Correct answer: Depression screening
Question : Which of the following are evidence-based
strategies for weight loss? Check all that apply.
Decreasing fast foods
Very low calorie diet
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DASH with energy restriction
Meal replacements/structured meal plans
Correct answer: Very low calorie diet
DASH with energy restriction Meal replacements/structured meal plans
Question : All of the following are advantages of choosing a
low-fat diet for weight loss except?
Correct answer: Potential to reduce triglycerides
Question : Self-monitoring is important for adherence
because:
Correct answer: it allows the client to track information
increases aware of dietary intake, PA, and body weight allows tracking of progress towards achieving goals
Question : Ideally, frequency of self-weighing should be:
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Correct answer: At least once a week but not more than once
a day
Question : The health care provider should monitor the
client's weight loss, thus ideally during obesity treatment,
weight is measured by the health care provider:
Correct answer: at every visit
Question : During obesity treatment, the health care provider
monitors the following:
Correct answer: weight
diet and physical activity records other behaviors or health parameters
Question : Common causes of lapses include:
Correct answer: eating away from home
celebrations and parties
Question : A patient asks you to help her decide on which
bariatric procedure to have; she is 42 years old with a BMI of
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42 and her obesity related conditions include type 2 diabetes, hypertension and fatty liver disease. What do you tell her?
Correct answer: The current literature does not provide
enough information to predict which procedure she would have better outcomes with.
Question : A patient's surgeon wants her to lose weight before
surgery. The patient's surgery is scheduled in one month; why does the surgeon want her to lose weight prior to the procedure?
Correct answer: To reduce the volume of her liver.
Question : A patient is 2 months post-bariatric surgery and
calls you complaining of vomiting and dizziness, for the past
2 days; you tell the patient:
Correct answer: To go to the ER to assess if she is dehydrated
and needs IV hydration.
Question : Ms. B leaves you a message that she has been
admitted to the hospital for nausea and vomiting, she states that the in- patient dietitian told her she was drinking and