Certified Clinical Nutritionist Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
An easier way to estimate daily caloric needs is to what? -
correct answer ✅Multiply patient's weight in pounds by 11 to 13.5
if sedentary
13.5 - 16 if moderately active
18 (very active or severe burns)
Isoniazid (INH) is a tuberculosis drug that interferes with what
vitamin? -
correct answer ✅B6
IDA indicators -
correct answer ✅Ferritin M < 12mcg, F <10mcg
plasma iron M<50mcg, F<40mcg
TIBC < 250mcg
%saturation of circulating transferrin < 16%
MCV and MCHC in types of anemias -
correct answer ✅Macrocytic (MCV>94, MCHC >31)
Pernicious anemia - from lack of b12 most commonly from a lack of
IF
Hypochromic, microcytic (MCV<80, MCHC < 31)
, Certified Clinical Nutritionist Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Thalassemia, copper deficiency, IDA)
Normochromic, Normocytic (MCV - 82-92, MCHC >30)
liver, renal disease; pregnancy, hemolytic disease
Normal Hemoglobin (M: 13.5 - 17.5 g/dL, F: 12 - 15.5g/dL)
Hemolytic anemia -
correct answer ✅anemia caused by the destruction of red blood
cells
Sickle cell anemia
GTT
(Glucose Tolerance Test) -
correct answer ✅<140 mg/dL after 2 hrs = normal
140 - 200 impaired
>200 mg/dL after 2 hrs = diabetes
Sulfonylureas -
correct answer ✅secretagogues; glipizide, glyburide, glimepiride
Drugs associated with Vitamin K deficiency include -
correct answer ✅barbiturates, salicylates, and cefamandole
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
An easier way to estimate daily caloric needs is to what? -
correct answer ✅Multiply patient's weight in pounds by 11 to 13.5
if sedentary
13.5 - 16 if moderately active
18 (very active or severe burns)
Isoniazid (INH) is a tuberculosis drug that interferes with what
vitamin? -
correct answer ✅B6
IDA indicators -
correct answer ✅Ferritin M < 12mcg, F <10mcg
plasma iron M<50mcg, F<40mcg
TIBC < 250mcg
%saturation of circulating transferrin < 16%
MCV and MCHC in types of anemias -
correct answer ✅Macrocytic (MCV>94, MCHC >31)
Pernicious anemia - from lack of b12 most commonly from a lack of
IF
Hypochromic, microcytic (MCV<80, MCHC < 31)
, Certified Clinical Nutritionist Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Thalassemia, copper deficiency, IDA)
Normochromic, Normocytic (MCV - 82-92, MCHC >30)
liver, renal disease; pregnancy, hemolytic disease
Normal Hemoglobin (M: 13.5 - 17.5 g/dL, F: 12 - 15.5g/dL)
Hemolytic anemia -
correct answer ✅anemia caused by the destruction of red blood
cells
Sickle cell anemia
GTT
(Glucose Tolerance Test) -
correct answer ✅<140 mg/dL after 2 hrs = normal
140 - 200 impaired
>200 mg/dL after 2 hrs = diabetes
Sulfonylureas -
correct answer ✅secretagogues; glipizide, glyburide, glimepiride
Drugs associated with Vitamin K deficiency include -
correct answer ✅barbiturates, salicylates, and cefamandole
