Technology & Digital Applications Flashcards
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A client uses a continuous glucose monitor (CGM) and shares 14-day trend data with you. What is the PRIMARY nutritional insight CGMs provide beyond fasting glucose?
Answer: Postprandial glycemic response to specific foods
CGMs capture real-time interstitial glucose fluctuations, revealing how individual foods affect postprandial glucose in a way fasting labs cannot.
Which HIPAA provision most directly governs a nutritionist's use of a cloud-based EHR platform to store client dietary records?
Answer: Security Rule
The Security Rule specifically requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic protected health information (ePHI) stored or transmitted digitally.
A client's wearable reports a resting metabolic rate (RMR) using heart-rate variability algorithms. Compared to indirect calorimetry, wearable-estimated RMR is generally:
Answer: Prone to overestimation in obese populations
Wearable algorithms are often calibrated on lean populations and tend to overestimate RMR in individuals with higher adiposity due to model assumptions.
When evaluating a nutrition app for client recommendation, which feature BEST supports evidence-based dietary counseling?
Answer: Food database sourced from USDA FoodData Central
A food database linked to USDA FoodData Central ensures nutrient values are standardized, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated for clinical accuracy.
A telehealth nutritionist conducts video sessions across state lines. Which regulatory requirement is MOST critical to verify before initiating care?
Answer: State licensure reciprocity or interstate compact membership
Nutrition practice is state-regulated, so the practitioner must hold licensure or qualify under an interstate compact in the client's physical state.
Which data point from a client's fitness tracker is MOST useful for adjusting total daily energy expenditure (TDEE) estimates?
Answer: Active minutes and step count
Active minutes and step count directly reflect non-exercise activity thermogenesis (NEAT) and exercise activity thermogenesis (EAT), the primary variable components of TDEE.
A client shares a screenshot of their micronutrient report from a direct-to-consumer (DTC) blood panel service. Which is the MOST appropriate clinical response?
Answer: Use results as a screening prompt and recommend physician confirmation
DTC panels can serve as useful conversation starters but lack clinical oversight and confirmatory testing, so physician follow-up is warranted before protocol changes.