Treatment Protocols Flashcards

A wrestler wants to lose 5% of body weight in 24 hours through sauna and fluid restriction. What should the nutritionist recommend?

Answer: Gradual weight management over weeks, avoiding rapid dehydration

Rapid dehydration impairs performance and raises the risk of heat illness, so gradual loss is safer.

An athlete is diagnosed with exertional heat stroke. After cooling and medical clearance, what does the nutrition protocol focus on?

Answer: Gradual rehydration and replacing electrolytes, with heat acclimatization afterward

Recovery needs restored fluid and electrolyte balance, followed by safe acclimatization.

A vegan athlete reports fatigue and numbness in the hands. Which deficiency should be suspected and treated first?

Answer: Vitamin B12

B12 is found almost only in animal foods, and deficiency causes fatigue and neuropathy.

What is a common nutrition protocol to support recovery from a sports-related concussion?

Answer: Adequate energy, plus omega-3s and creatine being studied as supportive

Adequate energy is essential, and DHA and creatine show promise in supporting brain recovery.

An athlete who has lost weight has a resting heart rate of 38 bpm, low blood pressure, and electrolyte abnormalities. What is the best action?

Answer: Refer immediately to medical care because of possible refeeding or cardiac risk

These are medical instability signs that need urgent physician care, and refeeding must be done carefully.

When refeeding a severely malnourished athlete, which electrolyte is most closely monitored for refeeding syndrome?

Answer: Phosphate

Hypophosphatemia is the hallmark of refeeding syndrome.

A soccer player has a lactose intolerance diagnosis. What protocol still meets calcium needs?

Answer: Lactose-free dairy, hard cheeses, yogurt, or fortified alternatives

Lactose-free and low-lactose foods provide calcium without symptoms.