Nutrition Care Process
Estimating Needs
Lab Values & Inflammation
Drug-Nutrient Interactions
MNT Potpourri
100

This type of diagnosis is based on nutrition-related problems, not medical conditions.

What is a Nutrition Diagnosis?

100

These three nutrients are calculated for all patients.

What are energy, protein, and fluids?

100

This is a negative acute phase protein with a half-life of 17-21 days, and is not reflective of nutritional status.

What is albumin?

100

Furosemide is an example of this type of diuretic.

What is a loop diuretic, or K+ wasting diuretic?

100

This exam is used to identify physical signs of nutrient deficiencies.

What is the Nutrition-Focused Physical Exam (NFPE)?

200

These are the four components of the Nutrition Care Process.

What are Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, and Monitoring/Evaluation?

200

This equation is considered most accurate for estimating energy needs in adults with obesity.

What is the Mifflin-St Jeor equation?

200

This lab marker is commonly elevated in inflammation.

What is C-reactive protein (CRP)?

200

This drug requires consistent vitamin K intake to maintain therapeutic effect.

What is warfarin or coumadin?

200

These are the two branches of the immune system.

What are innate and adaptive immunity?

300

This is a systematic approach to collect, classify, and synthesize important and relevant data (indicators) needed to identify nutrition-related problems and their causes.

What is Nutrition Assessment?

300

If you have an equation that predicts BEE or REE/RMR, you will need to multiply by this to get total energy expenditure (TEE).

What is an activity factor?

300

It is in this stage of iron deficiency that hemoglobin and hematocrit fall below normal levels.

What is the third stage, iron-deficiency anemia?

300

This food can alter the drug metabolism of HMG CoA reductase inhibitors.

What is grapefruit?

300

This process identifies individuals at nutritional risk and determines if a full assessment is needed.

What is nutrition screening?

400

This is an evidence-based application of the Nutrition Care Process.

What is medical nutrition therapy?

400

Protein Needs Calculation: This would be the estimated protein needs, in g/day, for a 45yo female patient that is 5'9" and weighs 74kg based on the RDA for protein.

What is 59.2 g/day?

74kg x 0.8g/kg/day = 59.2 g/day

400

This lab value is inversely related to cardiovascular risk, so ideally it should be higher than the recommended value (>60mg/dL) as opposed to below the level.

What is HDL cholesterol?

400

Omeprazole is an example of a medication that can lead to decreased absorption of this micronutrient.

What is vitamin B12?

400

According to the ASPEN-Academy Guidelines, identifying if this is present is the first step in accurately diagnosing malnutrition.

What is inflammation?

500

This document outlines the professional expectations and responsibilities of RDNs, reflecting the minimum competent level of practice.

What are the Scope and Standards of Practice?

500
Holliday-Segar Formula Calculation: This would be the estimated fluid needs, in mL, for a 45yo female patient that is 5'9" and weighs 74kg. 

What is 2,580 mL?

1,500 mL + (20mL x 54 kg) = 2,580 mL

500

This change may happen to lab values when a patient is dehydrated.

What is increase, or be falsely elevated?

500

If you have a patient in the ICU that is on a particular medication for treating respiratory conditions like asthma and COPD, and the patient is experiencing diarrhea, this ingredient may likely be the reason. 

What is sorbitol?

500

Ideal Body Weight Calculation: This would be the estimated ideal body weight, in pounds, for a 45yo female patient that is 5'9" and weighs 74kg using the Hamwi formula.

What is 145 lbs?

100 lbs + (5lbs/in x 9in) = 145 lbs

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