CSOWM STUDY GUIDE MODULES 1-6
QUESTIONS WTH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Self-monitoring is important for adherence because: - CORRECT
ANSWER -it allows the client to track information
increases aware of dietary intake, PA, and body weight
allows tracking of progress towards achieving goals
Ideally, frequency of self-weighing should be: - CORRECT ANSWER
-At least once a week but not more than once a day
The health care provider should monitor the client's weight loss, thus ideally during obesity treatment,
weight is measured by the health care provider: - CORRECT ANSWER -at every visit
During obesity treatment, the health care provider monitors the following: - CORRECT ANSWER -
weight
diet and physical activity records
other behaviors or health parameters
Common causes of lapses include: - CORRECT ANSWER -eating away from home
celebrations and parties
A patient asks you to help her decide on which bariatric procedure to have; she is 42 years old with a
BMI of 42 and her obesity related conditions include type 2 diabetes, hypertension and fatty liver dise
ase. What do you tell her? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The current literature does not provide enough information to predict which procedure she would hav
e better outcomes with.
A patient's surgeon wants her to lose weight before surgery. The patient's surgery is scheduled in one
month; why does the surgeon want her to lose weight prior to the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER
-To reduce the volume of her liver.
, A patient is 2 months post-
bariatric surgery and calls you complaining of vomiting and dizziness, for the past 2 days; you tell the p
atient: - CORRECT ANSWER -To go to the ER to assess if she is dehydrated and needs IV hydration.
Ms. B leaves you a message that she has been admitted to the hospital for nausea and vomiting, she s
tates that the in-
patient dietitian told her she was drinking and eating too fast. You recommend to the inpatient dietiti
an and to the surgeon that they speak to the patient's providers to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Test the patient's Vitamin B1 status and ensure that the IV solution contains 100 mg of thiamine.
A patient is one year post-
surgery; he comes to your office and states he has not followed up with the Surgical Center where he
had his surgery because he moved and no longer lives in the city his surgery was performed; he states
he is only taking an OTC multivitamin daily; you recommend that he: - CORRECT ANSWER -
first, find a surgical center close to his new location and schedule appt
second, ask permission to speak to the patient's new PCP so that you can provide them with a list of n
utritional labs that should be tested yearly
lastly, tell the patient to resume his post op vitamins and minerals that he said his surgical center reco
mmended
A patient who had a Gastric Bypass Surgery comes to see you 8 years after her surgery. She states she
is embarrassed to go back to her Surgical Center as she has gained 50 lbs. of the 120 lbs. she had lost.
What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -
first, reassure the patient that weight regain after bariatric surgery is not uncommon and perform a nu
trition assessment -
identify life style factors that may be contributing to her weight gain, assign a nutrition dx and set up
goals for follow up
second, recommend her PCP evaluate her post op nutrition labs
A patient's primary care provider refers a patient who had a sleeve gastrectomy 10 years ago to you af
ter the patient was diagnoses with osteopenia and is also complaining of muscle cramps: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
You suspect that the patient may have a calcium, vitamin D and/or magnesium deficiency and suggest
that these be tested.
A pediatrician approaches you about a 16 year old patient with a BMI of 38 kg/m2 who is interested i
n bariatric surgery. You tell the M.D that the patient should be assessed for the following co-
QUESTIONS WTH CORRECT ANSWERS 2026
Self-monitoring is important for adherence because: - CORRECT
ANSWER -it allows the client to track information
increases aware of dietary intake, PA, and body weight
allows tracking of progress towards achieving goals
Ideally, frequency of self-weighing should be: - CORRECT ANSWER
-At least once a week but not more than once a day
The health care provider should monitor the client's weight loss, thus ideally during obesity treatment,
weight is measured by the health care provider: - CORRECT ANSWER -at every visit
During obesity treatment, the health care provider monitors the following: - CORRECT ANSWER -
weight
diet and physical activity records
other behaviors or health parameters
Common causes of lapses include: - CORRECT ANSWER -eating away from home
celebrations and parties
A patient asks you to help her decide on which bariatric procedure to have; she is 42 years old with a
BMI of 42 and her obesity related conditions include type 2 diabetes, hypertension and fatty liver dise
ase. What do you tell her? - CORRECT ANSWER -
The current literature does not provide enough information to predict which procedure she would hav
e better outcomes with.
A patient's surgeon wants her to lose weight before surgery. The patient's surgery is scheduled in one
month; why does the surgeon want her to lose weight prior to the procedure? - CORRECT ANSWER
-To reduce the volume of her liver.
, A patient is 2 months post-
bariatric surgery and calls you complaining of vomiting and dizziness, for the past 2 days; you tell the p
atient: - CORRECT ANSWER -To go to the ER to assess if she is dehydrated and needs IV hydration.
Ms. B leaves you a message that she has been admitted to the hospital for nausea and vomiting, she s
tates that the in-
patient dietitian told her she was drinking and eating too fast. You recommend to the inpatient dietiti
an and to the surgeon that they speak to the patient's providers to: - CORRECT ANSWER -
Test the patient's Vitamin B1 status and ensure that the IV solution contains 100 mg of thiamine.
A patient is one year post-
surgery; he comes to your office and states he has not followed up with the Surgical Center where he
had his surgery because he moved and no longer lives in the city his surgery was performed; he states
he is only taking an OTC multivitamin daily; you recommend that he: - CORRECT ANSWER -
first, find a surgical center close to his new location and schedule appt
second, ask permission to speak to the patient's new PCP so that you can provide them with a list of n
utritional labs that should be tested yearly
lastly, tell the patient to resume his post op vitamins and minerals that he said his surgical center reco
mmended
A patient who had a Gastric Bypass Surgery comes to see you 8 years after her surgery. She states she
is embarrassed to go back to her Surgical Center as she has gained 50 lbs. of the 120 lbs. she had lost.
What do you do? - CORRECT ANSWER -
first, reassure the patient that weight regain after bariatric surgery is not uncommon and perform a nu
trition assessment -
identify life style factors that may be contributing to her weight gain, assign a nutrition dx and set up
goals for follow up
second, recommend her PCP evaluate her post op nutrition labs
A patient's primary care provider refers a patient who had a sleeve gastrectomy 10 years ago to you af
ter the patient was diagnoses with osteopenia and is also complaining of muscle cramps: -
CORRECT ANSWER -
You suspect that the patient may have a calcium, vitamin D and/or magnesium deficiency and suggest
that these be tested.
A pediatrician approaches you about a 16 year old patient with a BMI of 38 kg/m2 who is interested i
n bariatric surgery. You tell the M.D that the patient should be assessed for the following co-
