ACBN Technology & Digital Applications 2

Question 1

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?

Accepted Answer

Postprandial glycemic response to specific foods

Answer

CGMs capture real-time interstitial glucose fluctuations, revealing how individual foods affect postprandial glucose in a way fasting labs cannot.

Question 2

Which HIPAA provision most directly governs a nutritionist's use of a cloud-based EHR platform to store client dietary records?

Accepted Answer

Security Rule

Answer

The Security Rule specifically requires administrative, physical, and technical safeguards for electronic protected health information (ePHI) stored or transmitted digitally.

Question 3

A client's wearable reports a resting metabolic rate (RMR) using heart-rate variability algorithms. Compared to indirect calorimetry, wearable-estimated RMR is generally:

Accepted Answer

Prone to overestimation in obese populations

Answer

Wearable algorithms are often calibrated on lean populations and tend to overestimate RMR in individuals with higher adiposity due to model assumptions.

Question 4

When evaluating a nutrition app for client recommendation, which feature BEST supports evidence-based dietary counseling?

Accepted Answer

Food database sourced from USDA FoodData Central

Answer

A food database linked to USDA FoodData Central ensures nutrient values are standardized, peer-reviewed, and regularly updated for clinical accuracy.

Question 5

A telehealth nutritionist conducts video sessions across state lines. Which regulatory requirement is MOST critical to verify before initiating care?

Accepted Answer

State licensure reciprocity or interstate compact membership

Answer

Nutrition practice is state-regulated, so the practitioner must hold licensure or qualify under an interstate compact in the client's physical state.

ACBN - Nutritionist Exam Practice Test

ACBN - Nutritionist Exam Practice Test

ACBN Technology & Digital Applications 2