WGU NUTRITION D440 EXAM 4 2026
QUESTION BANK CLINICAL NUTRITION
MODULE SOLVED ITEMS AND RESPONSE KEY
◉ Vitamin K is for Answer: KALE
◉ Vitamin k deficiency is Answer: Severe malabsorption disorders
like crohns
◉ Sources of vitamin K Answer: Spinach, kale, collard greens,
turnips, mustard greens and beets
◉ Vitamin C is Answer: SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
◉ Vitamin c increases Answer: Iron absorption
◉ Vitamin c sources Answer: Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables,
PEPPERS
◉ Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources Answer: Bread, flour, cereal,
rice, pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
, ◉ Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk Answer: Vegans, alcoholics, pts
with crohns disease
◉ Sources of vitamin b3 niacin Answer: Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
◉ Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources Answer: beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
◉ A mechanical soft diet is for Answer: Patients who lack teeth
◉ Dysphagia Answer: Pts who have difficulty chewing and
swallowing. Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
◉ GERD (low fat diet) Answer: Low fat, eat small frequent meals,
drink mostly between meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid
reflux.
◉ Peptic ulcer disease (low fat diet) Answer: LOW fat, AVOID
chocolate, DO NOT eat large quantities of food, avoid eating before
bed
QUESTION BANK CLINICAL NUTRITION
MODULE SOLVED ITEMS AND RESPONSE KEY
◉ Vitamin K is for Answer: KALE
◉ Vitamin k deficiency is Answer: Severe malabsorption disorders
like crohns
◉ Sources of vitamin K Answer: Spinach, kale, collard greens,
turnips, mustard greens and beets
◉ Vitamin C is Answer: SCURVY AND CITRUS FRUITS
◉ Vitamin c increases Answer: Iron absorption
◉ Vitamin c sources Answer: Citrus fruits, oranges, tomatoes, kiwis,
berries, lemons, pineapple, broccoli, yellow and green vegetables,
PEPPERS
◉ Vitamin B1 thiamine food sources Answer: Bread, flour, cereal,
rice, pasta, beans and legumes, hams, pork loin, nuts, yeast
, ◉ Vitamin B3 niacin who is at risk Answer: Vegans, alcoholics, pts
with crohns disease
◉ Sources of vitamin b3 niacin Answer: Cows milk, yogurt, beef liver,
almond, soybeans and grains
◉ Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) sources Answer: beef liver, chicken, fish,
peanuts, tuna, wheats, total whole grain cereal, kelloggs cereal
◉ A mechanical soft diet is for Answer: Patients who lack teeth
◉ Dysphagia Answer: Pts who have difficulty chewing and
swallowing. Have risk for nutrient deficiencies also
◉ GERD (low fat diet) Answer: Low fat, eat small frequent meals,
drink mostly between meals, sit upright when eating as this is acid
reflux.
◉ Peptic ulcer disease (low fat diet) Answer: LOW fat, AVOID
chocolate, DO NOT eat large quantities of food, avoid eating before
bed
