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Nutrition Study Guide
1. Your patient is on a low residue diet. He asks if he can eat an apple. What
would the dietician tell him?
2. What are the physiologic benefits of eating cellulose?
3. Why should you eat a well balanced diet every day: a. to fight infection
b. to replace nutrients used daily by the body c. it provides a full and
satisfied feeling
d. because malnutrition damages body cells daily
4. Your friend is placed on a high protein diet with iron supplements. Based on
her diet, what is most likely your friend’s medical problem: a. anemia
b. diabetes
c. atherosclerosis d. gastroenteritis
5. Leslie is a distance swimmer. Before a swim meet she should eat a balanced
diet with extra servings of what nutrient?
6. A guy is trying to build muscle mass by lifting weights. He should eat a diet
rich in what?
7. Someone who eats a diet of fatty meats, cheese, whole milk, and eggs may
develop a high level of what?
8. What nutrient is easily digested, grows well in most climates, and keeps well
without refrigeration?
9. Your patient is on a clear liquid diet and asks for something to drink. You
could give her: a. 7-up b. tomato juice c. hot chocolate d. orange juice
10. Your patient had a hysterectomy. The day after surgery what diet will her
surgeon most likely order: a. regular b. soft c. full liquid d. clear liquid
11. Which of the following items would you see on the food tray of a patient on a
diabetic diet: a. chicken broth b. cookies c. pasta d. baked potato
12. You have a healthy, elderly patient who has a new set of dentures. What
type of diet would be most suitable for your patient? A. fat-restricted
b. liquid
c. soft diet d. regular diet
13. What nutrient helps the body absorb other nutrients?
14. Calcium, sodium and potassium are examples of what type of nutrient?
15. Someone who eats a fat-free diet could become deficient in what?
16. Which of the following disorders can be prevented by good nutrition: a.
multiple sclerosis b. osteoporosis c. thrombophlebitis d. Parkinson’s
disease
17. A pregnant woman is retaining fluid. She might be placed on: a. full liquid
diet b. bland diet c. low-sodium diet d. low-cholesterol diet
18. Which diet would be most important to a patient with a healing surgical
incision: a. high calorie b. high protein c. low fat d. bland
19. Someone with chronic esophageal reflux would be placed on what type of
diet:
a. high calorie b. high protein c. low fat d. bland
20. A high calorie diet would most likely be prescribed for a patient with: a. an
ulcer b. hyperthyroidism c. obesity d. heart disease