FREE NSC Clinical Evaluation Questions and Answers

Question 1

A successful program for nutrition screening:

Accepted Answer

Is based on the principles of sensitivity and specificity

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Involves all members of the health care team who want to participate

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Is used only to screen for childhood diseases

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Always uses food frequency questionnaires

Question 2

Which of the following gastrointestinal procedures has the greatest negative impact on one's ability to eat?

Accepted Answer

Ileal resection

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Billroth II

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Jejunal resection

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Billroth I

Question 3

DASH diets are frequently used to treat:

Accepted Answer

Hypertension

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Hepatitis

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Diabetes mellitus

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Nephritis

Question 4

Which of the following goals does the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) aim to achieve?

Accepted Answer

Collection of dietary data using 24-hour recalls

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Ongoing collection of health data from Americans < 65 years of age

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Identification of low birth weight infants

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Treatment for elevated blood lipid levels

Question 5

Dumping syndrome has a connection to:

Accepted Answer

All of the above

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Reactive hypoglycemia

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Osmotic movement of water into the jejunum due to the presence of carbohydrate

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Gastric resection surgery

Question 6

The following are indications of liver cirrhosis:

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Ascites and hypoalbuminemia

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Portal hypotension and constriction of esophageal veins

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Decreased hepatic plasma volume and high osmolality

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Fat malabsorption and hyponatremia

Question 7

By using the Guthrie test, one can diagnose:

Accepted Answer

Phenylketonuria

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Ornithine transcarboxylase deficiency

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Glycogen storage disase

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Galactosemia

Question 8

Among the objectives of cystic fibrosis treatment are:

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Pancreatic enzyme replacement & Increased energy, protein, and fat intakes

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Increased energy, protein, and fat intakes

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Pancreatic enzyme replacement

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Sodium restriction

Question 9

Of the following, only one is untrue regarding a low serum albumin level?

Accepted Answer

It may be used to diagnosis esophageal reflux

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It is commonly seen in nephrotic syndrome

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It may be associated with ascites

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It may be an indicator of kwashiorkor

Question 10

An autosomal recessive condition in babies known as maple-syrup urine disease (MSUD) is brought on by:

Accepted Answer

The inability to metabolize branched-chain amino acids & A defect in the gene that controls the activity of alpha-keto acid hydrogenase

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The inability to metabolize branched-chain amino acids

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Plasma leucine levels exceeding 10 mg/dl

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A defect in the gene that controls the activity of alpha-keto acid hydrogenase