CARDIAC
DIABETES
VITAMIN & MINERAL
MISC. CLINICAL
100

What dietary component should be restricted in heart failure?

Sodium
100

Insulin is secreted by the:

Pancreas

100

How many g of protein would you receive on a 1500 kcal diet that is 20% protein?

75 gm protein

100

Which 4 vitamins are fat soluble?

ADEK

200

Which of the following is high in saturated fat?

  • Avocados
  • Salmon
  • Coconut oil
  • Peanut Butter

Coconut oil

200

A turkey sandwich and a small apple is approx how many carb choices? (1 carb choice = 15g carb)

  • 1 choice/15 gm
  • 2 choices/30 gm
  • 3 choices/45 gm
  • 4 choices/60 gm

3 choices/45 gm

200

Carbohydrate digestion begins in the mouth with _____

Salivary amylase

200

Scurvy is the result of a deficiency in what vitamin?

Vitamin C

300

The American Heart Association recommends consuming no more than 2300 mg of sodium/ day, which is the equivalent of how much table salt?

  • ½ teaspoon
  • 1 teaspoon
  • 2 teaspoons
  • 1 tablespoon

1 teaspoon

300

Which of the following are symptoms of hyperglycemia?

  • Weight gain
  • Thirst
  • Abdominal pain
  • Low MCV

Thirst

300

Where does the majority of digestion and absorption of vitamins and minerals occur?

Small intestine

300

Eating the liver of which animal can cause vitamin A toxicity (hypervitaminosis A)?

  • Polar bear
  • Mule deer
  • Ostrich
  • Koala

Polar Bear

400

Which of the following foods has the most fiber?

  • 1 cup spinach
  • 1 cup broccoli
  • 1 cup raspberries
  • 1 cup carrots

1 cup raspberries

400

Which Hemoglobin A1C value indicates prediabetes?

  • 5.5%
  • 6.0%
  • 6.5%
  • 7.0%

6.0%

400

PN is most indicated in which of the following scenarios:

  • Stroke pt who failed swallow evaluation
  • Intubated pt in ICU on stable low dose pressors with OGT
  • Well-nourished pt with SBO on day 7 NPO
  • Hospice pt with poor oral intake

Well-nourished pt with SBO on day 7 NPO

400

Mandatory fortification of what vitamin in enriched cereal grain products was implemented in 1998 to prevent Neural Tube Defects?

Folic Acid

500

Soluble fiber can lower blood cholesterol levels by binding to ______ in the digestive tract, preventing recycling by the body and triggering the liver to utilize circulating cholesterol to replace losses.  

  • Pancreatic enzymes
  • Bile acids
  • Intrinsic factor
  • Calcium

Bile acids

500

Which lab abnormalities would you most expect to see in a patient with DKA?

  • High BG, low K, low Na
  • High BG, high K, low Na
  • High BG, high K, high Na
  • Low BG, low K, high Na

High BG, low K, low Na

500

By what percentage would you adjust a pt’s ideal body weight if they had bilateral below knee amputations?

  • 5%
  • 12%
  • 25%
  • 30%

12%

500

Long-term high dose zinc supplementation can induce deficiency of which of the following:

  • Iron
  • Calcium
  • Copper
  • Selenium

Copper

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