Registered Dietitian Nutritionist Nutrition Assessment & Counseling Flashcards
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Which anthropometric measurement best estimates visceral fat and cardiovascular disease risk?
Answer: Waist circumference
Waist circumference directly reflects visceral adiposity and is strongly associated with metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk.
What does the Subjective Global Assessment (SGA) primarily evaluate?
Answer: Nutritional status using dietary history and physical examination
The SGA assesses nutritional status by combining dietary history, weight change patterns, and physical examination findings.
Which serum protein has the shortest half-life and is the most sensitive acute marker of nutritional change?
Answer: Retinol-binding protein (~12 hours)
Retinol-binding protein's ~12-hour half-life makes it the most sensitive indicator of acute nutritional changes.
In motivational interviewing for nutrition counseling, what does OARS stand for?
Answer: Open questions, Affirmations, Reflections, Summaries
OARS represents the four core communication skills in motivational interviewing used to build rapport and evoke change.
What is the FIRST step in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics Nutrition Care Process (NCP)?
Answer: Nutrition Assessment
Nutrition Assessment is the foundation of the NCP, involving systematic data collection before any diagnosis or intervention.
Which body composition method uses electrical resistance to estimate fat mass and fat-free mass?
Answer: Bioelectrical impedance analysis (BIA)
BIA measures tissue resistance to a low-level electrical current; lean tissue conducts electricity better than fat tissue.
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