Concepts to Memorize for RD Exam with
Mneumonics solved questions
Key word: green - answerschlorophyll
MneLmonic: chlorine turns hair green in pool
Key word: orange - answerscarotenoids
Mneumonic: CARots are orange
Key word: blue/purple - answersanthocyanins
Mnemonic: cyan = blue
Key word: white - answersanthoxanthins
Mnemonic: XANax makes you pale
Key word: soy, meat alternative, moist - answersTVP (textured vegetable protein)
Key word: Pedagogy - answerschildren
Think: PEDs (pediatrics)
Key word: Andragogy - answersadults
A for Adults
Key words: "Good job", "Great work", "You are ..." - answersafirmation
Key word: "What do you mean by...?", "Did I hear correctly...?" - answersclarification
Key word: "You feel....", "You think..." - answersreflection
Key word: "Tell me more...", "Why do you think..." - answersprobing
Key word: client-centered, increased motivation - answersmotivational interviewing
Key word: associated with - answersdescriptive
,Key word: causes - answersanalytical
Key word: true cases - answerssensitivity
Mnemonic: sensiTiviTy = true cases
Key word: false/negative cases - answersspecificity
Mnemonic: speciFicity = false (negative) cases
Key word: Echinacea - answersimmunity
Mnemonic: Echoo! Sound when you sneeze
Key word: blood/clotting/Warfarin (herbs/botanicals) - answersGarlic, ginger, ginkgo,
ginseg (4 G's)
Mnemonic: Geee, I am bleeding a lot (four letters in Geee for four G's)
Key word: "There is no way" (stages of change) - answersprecontemplation
Key word: "Yes, but..." (stages of change) - answerscontemplation
Key word: "I started..." (stages of change) - answerspreparation
Key word: "I am doing..." (stages of change) - answersaction
Key word: "I have been doing xxx for xx months" (stages of change) -
answersmaintenance
Key word: bleeding gums (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin C
Key word: petechiae (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin C
Key word: rickets, osteomalacia (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin D
Key word: mottled teeth (vitamin/mineral) - answersflouride (excess)
Key word: Wilson's disease - answerslow copper diet
Key word: ceruloplasmin (vitamin/mineral) - answerscopper
Key word: protein involvement (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin B6, pyroxidine
Mnenomic: pyroXidine = vitamin B siX; pyroXidine is involved in TRANSaminiation, and
a person who is TRANSgender changed their seX
, Key word: vegan - answersvitamin B12
Key word: "too much milk in children" - answersiron deficiency
Key word: decreased taste, hypogeusia, growth retardation (vitamin/mineral) -
answerszinc
Key word: low magnesium, low phos, low potassium - answersrefeeding syndrome
Key word: exclusive BF, waiting to start feeding infants - answersiron deficiency, risk of
allergies
Key word: Celiac disease/gluten free (nutrients of concern) - answerscalcium, iron,
folate, fat-soluble vitamins
Mnemonic: CIFFt - sounds like sift, aren't sifting flour when gluten free
Key word: diverticulitis - answerslow fiber
Key word: diverticulosis - answershigh fiber
Key word: fat, PERT, steatorrhea - answerscystic fibrosis
Key word: gastroparesis - answerslow fat, low fiber
Site of absorption of minerals and vitamins - answersGENERALLY:
Minerals = duodenum
Water-soluble vitamins = jejunum
Fat-soluble vitamins = ileum
Mnemonic: think MWF in the order of the three parts of the small intestine
Key word: reduce motions (work simplification) - answersmotion economy
Key word: observing (work simplification) - answersoccurrence sampling
Key word: path of worker (work simplification) - answersflow diagram
Key word: movement of hands (work simplification) - answersoperational chart
Key word: symbols (work simplification) - answersporcess chart
Key word: equipment (work simplification) - answerscross-chart
Key word: webinars - answersstaff education
Mneumonics solved questions
Key word: green - answerschlorophyll
MneLmonic: chlorine turns hair green in pool
Key word: orange - answerscarotenoids
Mneumonic: CARots are orange
Key word: blue/purple - answersanthocyanins
Mnemonic: cyan = blue
Key word: white - answersanthoxanthins
Mnemonic: XANax makes you pale
Key word: soy, meat alternative, moist - answersTVP (textured vegetable protein)
Key word: Pedagogy - answerschildren
Think: PEDs (pediatrics)
Key word: Andragogy - answersadults
A for Adults
Key words: "Good job", "Great work", "You are ..." - answersafirmation
Key word: "What do you mean by...?", "Did I hear correctly...?" - answersclarification
Key word: "You feel....", "You think..." - answersreflection
Key word: "Tell me more...", "Why do you think..." - answersprobing
Key word: client-centered, increased motivation - answersmotivational interviewing
Key word: associated with - answersdescriptive
,Key word: causes - answersanalytical
Key word: true cases - answerssensitivity
Mnemonic: sensiTiviTy = true cases
Key word: false/negative cases - answersspecificity
Mnemonic: speciFicity = false (negative) cases
Key word: Echinacea - answersimmunity
Mnemonic: Echoo! Sound when you sneeze
Key word: blood/clotting/Warfarin (herbs/botanicals) - answersGarlic, ginger, ginkgo,
ginseg (4 G's)
Mnemonic: Geee, I am bleeding a lot (four letters in Geee for four G's)
Key word: "There is no way" (stages of change) - answersprecontemplation
Key word: "Yes, but..." (stages of change) - answerscontemplation
Key word: "I started..." (stages of change) - answerspreparation
Key word: "I am doing..." (stages of change) - answersaction
Key word: "I have been doing xxx for xx months" (stages of change) -
answersmaintenance
Key word: bleeding gums (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin C
Key word: petechiae (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin C
Key word: rickets, osteomalacia (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin D
Key word: mottled teeth (vitamin/mineral) - answersflouride (excess)
Key word: Wilson's disease - answerslow copper diet
Key word: ceruloplasmin (vitamin/mineral) - answerscopper
Key word: protein involvement (vitamin/mineral) - answersvitamin B6, pyroxidine
Mnenomic: pyroXidine = vitamin B siX; pyroXidine is involved in TRANSaminiation, and
a person who is TRANSgender changed their seX
, Key word: vegan - answersvitamin B12
Key word: "too much milk in children" - answersiron deficiency
Key word: decreased taste, hypogeusia, growth retardation (vitamin/mineral) -
answerszinc
Key word: low magnesium, low phos, low potassium - answersrefeeding syndrome
Key word: exclusive BF, waiting to start feeding infants - answersiron deficiency, risk of
allergies
Key word: Celiac disease/gluten free (nutrients of concern) - answerscalcium, iron,
folate, fat-soluble vitamins
Mnemonic: CIFFt - sounds like sift, aren't sifting flour when gluten free
Key word: diverticulitis - answerslow fiber
Key word: diverticulosis - answershigh fiber
Key word: fat, PERT, steatorrhea - answerscystic fibrosis
Key word: gastroparesis - answerslow fat, low fiber
Site of absorption of minerals and vitamins - answersGENERALLY:
Minerals = duodenum
Water-soluble vitamins = jejunum
Fat-soluble vitamins = ileum
Mnemonic: think MWF in the order of the three parts of the small intestine
Key word: reduce motions (work simplification) - answersmotion economy
Key word: observing (work simplification) - answersoccurrence sampling
Key word: path of worker (work simplification) - answersflow diagram
Key word: movement of hands (work simplification) - answersoperational chart
Key word: symbols (work simplification) - answersporcess chart
Key word: equipment (work simplification) - answerscross-chart
Key word: webinars - answersstaff education
