CDR RD Exam 2026 – Study Guide and Practice Questions
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish clients who observe
dietary laws?
A. Roast Turkey
B. Stuffed Pork Chops
C. Whole Wheat Bread
D. Frozen Green Beans - correct answer ✔✔ A. Roast Turkey
Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found in mainly in red meat and poultry. Other
good sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain types of seafood, whole grains, fortified
breakfast cereals and dairy products. However, the phytates in whole-grains, cereals, and
legumes bind zinc and can inhibit its absorption.
A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has evaluated needs
and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian should do next:
A. Evaluate the mother's level of comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in various feeding approaches
C. Obtain a list of the child's food preferences and typical eating patterns
D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approaches - correct
answer ✔✔ D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approaches
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has already evaluated needs and decided on
the best alternatives.
,During the counseling session about lowering sodium, the client states, "i have begun reading
labels to identify sodium contents of food." The client is in which of the following stages of
change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action - correct answer ✔✔ C. Preparation
They are still thinking about making the change, but taking steps toward the change. The
"action" stage is reached when the individual has made the change of switching to low sodium
foods for less than 6 months.
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to lower his intake of sodium but hasn't actually
done so. So he is preparing
Which of the following statements best describes the samples that fall within the shaded areas?
*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal distribution
D. They are two standard deviations from the mean - correct answer ✔✔ D. They are two
standard deviations from the mean
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,A patient has a pre-surgery serum albumin level of 3.7 mg/dl and a post-surgery level of 3.1
mg/dl. The dietitian should recognize that?
A. a laboratory error has likely occurred
B. The patient is experiencing a protein-losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
D. The patient is experiencing severe visceral protein storage depletion - correct answer ✔✔ C.
A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
An adolescent's BMI is plotted on the 90th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention growth chart. The adolescent is:
A. Obese
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight - correct answer ✔✔ B. Overweight
Underweight is <5 percentile
Normal weight is 5-84th percentile
Overweight is 85-94th percentile
Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
A patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis has the following laboratory tests: BUN
50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8 mg/dL; and calcium 8 mg/dL. What recommendations should the
dietitian make to improve these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
, C. Use a calcium supplement
D. Increase the amount of phosphate binders - correct answer ✔✔ B. Increase protein intake
Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in non acute situations.
An infant with phenylketonuria requires which of the following dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low tyrosine - correct answer ✔✔ C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
How many FTE employees would be required to staff ten 8-hour positions that require coverage
7 days a week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5 - correct answer ✔✔ B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
Transferring a staff member who is rumored to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
violates which of the following acts?
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities Act
Which of the following foods would be the best source of zinc for Jewish clients who observe
dietary laws?
A. Roast Turkey
B. Stuffed Pork Chops
C. Whole Wheat Bread
D. Frozen Green Beans - correct answer ✔✔ A. Roast Turkey
Why: Jewish Dietary law restrict pork and zinc is found in mainly in red meat and poultry. Other
good sources of zinc include beans, nuts, and certain types of seafood, whole grains, fortified
breakfast cereals and dairy products. However, the phytates in whole-grains, cereals, and
legumes bind zinc and can inhibit its absorption.
A dietitian who is counseling the mother of a child with eating difficulties has evaluated needs
and decided on the best alternatives for feeding. The dietitian should do next:
A. Evaluate the mother's level of comprehension
B. Instruct the mother in various feeding approaches
C. Obtain a list of the child's food preferences and typical eating patterns
D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approaches - correct
answer ✔✔ D. Review with the mother the ways to implement the recommended approaches
Why: This is the best answer because the dietitian has already evaluated needs and decided on
the best alternatives.
,During the counseling session about lowering sodium, the client states, "i have begun reading
labels to identify sodium contents of food." The client is in which of the following stages of
change?
A. Precontemplation
B. Contemplation
C. Preparation
D. Action - correct answer ✔✔ C. Preparation
They are still thinking about making the change, but taking steps toward the change. The
"action" stage is reached when the individual has made the change of switching to low sodium
foods for less than 6 months.
Why: Because the client is starting to get ready to lower his intake of sodium but hasn't actually
done so. So he is preparing
Which of the following statements best describes the samples that fall within the shaded areas?
*Curve with x in the middle
A. Positively Skewed
B. Negatively Skewed
C. Indicate a bimodal distribution
D. They are two standard deviations from the mean - correct answer ✔✔ D. They are two
standard deviations from the mean
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,A patient has a pre-surgery serum albumin level of 3.7 mg/dl and a post-surgery level of 3.1
mg/dl. The dietitian should recognize that?
A. a laboratory error has likely occurred
B. The patient is experiencing a protein-losing enteropathy
C. A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
D. The patient is experiencing severe visceral protein storage depletion - correct answer ✔✔ C.
A decreased serum albumin level is normal after surgery
An adolescent's BMI is plotted on the 90th percentile on the Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention growth chart. The adolescent is:
A. Obese
B. Overweight
C. Normal weight
D. At risk for overweight - correct answer ✔✔ B. Overweight
Underweight is <5 percentile
Normal weight is 5-84th percentile
Overweight is 85-94th percentile
Obese is greater or equal to 95th percentile
A patient with chronic kidney disease on hemodialysis has the following laboratory tests: BUN
50 mg/dL; albumin 2.8 mg/dL; and calcium 8 mg/dL. What recommendations should the
dietitian make to improve these lab values?
A. Decrease fluid intake
B. Increase protein intake
, C. Use a calcium supplement
D. Increase the amount of phosphate binders - correct answer ✔✔ B. Increase protein intake
Why: Albumin is a good indicator of long term protein stores in non acute situations.
An infant with phenylketonuria requires which of the following dietary alterations?
A. Low isoleucine, high valine
B. High isoleucine, low valine
C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
D. High phenylalanine, low tyrosine - correct answer ✔✔ C. Low phenylalanine, high tyrosine
How many FTE employees would be required to staff ten 8-hour positions that require coverage
7 days a week?
A. 10
B. 14
C. 14.4
D. 15.5 - correct answer ✔✔ B. 14
(8 * 7) = 56
56x10= 560/ 40 = 14
Transferring a staff member who is rumored to have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
violates which of the following acts?
A. Equal Employment Opportunity Act
B. Americans with Disabilities Act
