Nutrition PCC Practice Exam With
Answers All Correct
Improve nutritional care - correct answers Assess nutritional status and provide referral to dietician.
Reinforce the nutrition plan.
Labels - correct answers important to teach about sodium and carbs.
Healthy People 2020 - correct answers Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
My Plate - correct answers A guideline, showing proportions, to help people choose what and how much
to eat from each food group. Non-starchy veggies.
Carbohydrates - correct answers the starches and sugars present in foods. Broken down into sugars.
Fats - correct answers lipids that are solid at room temperature. Fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K
Protein - correct answers Made of amino acids. Necessary for growth and development. •Used for tissue
repair and maintenance and a source of energy.
anthropometric measurements - correct answers Measures of height, weight, and skinfold thickness,
waist circumference.
Cardiac - correct answers hand in hand with potassium. Hook them up to a heart monitor.
, Vitamin A deficiency - correct answers night blindness, dry skin
Ascites - correct answers accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Protein deficit.
Dementia/ataxia - correct answers related to B12 deficiency
Lab tests (blood glucose) - correct answers amount of fuel for energy <140 g/dl of energy
Serum albumin - correct answers 3.5-5.5 g/dL synthesized in liver indicates malnutrition and
malabsorption.
Creatinine - correct answers excellent indicator of renal function. 0.6-1.2 mg/dL
Hemoglobin - correct answers iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery
to cells. Female: 12-16 g/dl
Male: 14-18 g/dl
Medical Nutritional Therapy - correct answers Therapeutic approach to treating medical conditions and
their associated symptoms via the use of a specifically tailored diet devised and monitored by a medical
doctor, registered dietitian or professional nutritionist.
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) - correct answers damage to the heart from the complete or partial
blockage of the arteries that provide oxygen to the heart. Decrease fat and cholesterol.
Hypertension - correct answers Decrease sodium intake
Heart Failure - correct answers Decrease sodium reduce extracellular fluid this way. Weigh every day to
watch fluids.
DASH diet - correct answers Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
Answers All Correct
Improve nutritional care - correct answers Assess nutritional status and provide referral to dietician.
Reinforce the nutrition plan.
Labels - correct answers important to teach about sodium and carbs.
Healthy People 2020 - correct answers Attain high-quality, longer lives free of preventable disease,
disability, injury, and premature death.
Achieve health equity, eliminate disparities, and improve the health of all groups.
Create social and physical environments that promote good health for all.
Promote quality of life, healthy development, and healthy behaviors across all life stages.
My Plate - correct answers A guideline, showing proportions, to help people choose what and how much
to eat from each food group. Non-starchy veggies.
Carbohydrates - correct answers the starches and sugars present in foods. Broken down into sugars.
Fats - correct answers lipids that are solid at room temperature. Fat soluble vitamins, A, D, E and K
Protein - correct answers Made of amino acids. Necessary for growth and development. •Used for tissue
repair and maintenance and a source of energy.
anthropometric measurements - correct answers Measures of height, weight, and skinfold thickness,
waist circumference.
Cardiac - correct answers hand in hand with potassium. Hook them up to a heart monitor.
, Vitamin A deficiency - correct answers night blindness, dry skin
Ascites - correct answers accumulation of fluid in the abdominal cavity. Protein deficit.
Dementia/ataxia - correct answers related to B12 deficiency
Lab tests (blood glucose) - correct answers amount of fuel for energy <140 g/dl of energy
Serum albumin - correct answers 3.5-5.5 g/dL synthesized in liver indicates malnutrition and
malabsorption.
Creatinine - correct answers excellent indicator of renal function. 0.6-1.2 mg/dL
Hemoglobin - correct answers iron-containing protein in red blood cells that carries oxygen for delivery
to cells. Female: 12-16 g/dl
Male: 14-18 g/dl
Medical Nutritional Therapy - correct answers Therapeutic approach to treating medical conditions and
their associated symptoms via the use of a specifically tailored diet devised and monitored by a medical
doctor, registered dietitian or professional nutritionist.
Coronary Heart Disease (CHD) - correct answers damage to the heart from the complete or partial
blockage of the arteries that provide oxygen to the heart. Decrease fat and cholesterol.
Hypertension - correct answers Decrease sodium intake
Heart Failure - correct answers Decrease sodium reduce extracellular fluid this way. Weigh every day to
watch fluids.
DASH diet - correct answers Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension
