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Nutritional Counseling Flashcards

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  1. A patient scheduled for surgery is placed on a preoperative liver-shrinking diet. What is its primary purpose?

    Answer: To reduce liver size for safer surgical access

    A low-calorie, low-carbohydrate preoperative diet shrinks the liver, improving visualization and safety during laparoscopic surgery.

  2. Which symptom pattern suggests reactive (late) hypoglycemia rather than early dumping syndrome?

    Answer: Shakiness, sweating, and confusion 1-3 hours after a high-carbohydrate meal

    Late dumping is caused by an exaggerated insulin response producing hypoglycemia one to three hours after carbohydrate intake.

  3. A counselor is reviewing a food journal showing 900 calories daily at 12 months post-op with adequate protein. Weight loss has appropriately slowed. What is the best response?

    Answer: Affirm the intake pattern and discuss the expected weight plateau phase

    Weight loss naturally plateaus around 12-18 months, and adequate intake with protein goals met should be affirmed, not restricted further.

  4. Which iron-related counseling point is correct for menstruating women after gastric bypass?

    Answer: They are at elevated deficiency risk and iron should be taken separately from calcium

    Menstrual losses plus bypassed duodenal absorption raise deficiency risk, and calcium competes with iron absorption.

  5. A patient uses food to cope with work stress and asks for help breaking the pattern. Which strategy fits nutritional counseling best?

    Answer: Identify triggers and build alternative coping skills alongside structured eating

    Trigger identification with replacement coping strategies addresses emotional eating within the counselor's scope.

  6. What texture progression is standard after bariatric surgery?

    Answer: Clear liquids, full liquids, purees, soft foods, then regular texture

    The staged progression from clear liquids through purees and soft foods allows the healing stomach to adapt safely.

  7. A patient asks whether sugar alcohols like sorbitol are a good sugar substitute post-op. What is the most accurate counseling point?

    Answer: Large amounts can cause gas, bloating, and diarrhea, so intake should be limited

    Sugar alcohols are poorly absorbed and ferment in the gut, causing GI distress when consumed in excess.