Certified Dietary Manager Test Special Diets and Therapeutic Nutrition 2

Question 1

Which diet is prescribed as the primary treatment for a patient newly diagnosed with celiac disease?

Accepted Answer

Strict gluten-free diet

Answer

Celiac disease requires strict elimination of gluten — found in wheat, barley, and rye — to prevent intestinal villous atrophy and malabsorption.

Question 2

A patient ordered nectar-thick liquids should receive beverages with which consistency?

Accepted Answer

Flows slowly and coats a spoon like nectar juice

Answer

Nectar-thick liquids (IDDSI Level 2) flow slowly and coat a spoon, slowing bolus transit to improve swallowing safety in mild-to-moderate dysphagia.

Question 3

What is the primary purpose of enteral nutrition delivered via nasogastric tube?

Accepted Answer

To deliver nutrients to patients with functioning GI tracts who cannot eat adequately by mouth

Answer

Enteral tube feeding provides complete or supplemental nutrition to patients whose GI tract is functional but who cannot meet nutritional needs orally.

Question 4

Which nutrient is primarily restricted in a low-residue diet?

Accepted Answer

Dietary fiber and high-residue foods

Answer

Low-residue diets restrict dietary fiber and other food components that increase stool bulk, used before colonoscopy or during GI disease flares.

Question 5

A patient with phenylketonuria (PKU) requires a diet strictly limited in which amino acid?

Accepted Answer

Phenylalanine

Answer

PKU patients cannot metabolize phenylalanine due to enzyme deficiency, so dietary restriction prevents toxic accumulation that causes neurological damage.

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Certified Dietary Manager Test Special Diets and Therapeutic Nutrition 2