NTR 604 Final Exam Questions and
Answers
IDDSI - Answer-What type of diet would you recommend to patients with Dysphagia:
FALSE - Answer-For patients taking chemotherapy or radiation therapy, it is
recommended to take an antioxidant?
Scorpion venom - Answer-What supplement is not allowed to be used for cancer
research in the US?
Kava - Answer-What supplement inhibits stress hormones such as norepinephrine?
Lycopene - Answer-Antioxidant that has been identified as an agent with potential
anticancer properties (prostate cancer):
Early PN therapy, very close monitoring of electrolytes and fluids - Answer-For a patient
having undergone a bowel resection surgery, post-operatively, the appropriate nutrition
treatment is to provide:
Nutrient malabsorption - Answer-What is the primary nutrition concern associated with
cystic fibrosis?
Pierce, a 70-year old male with a past H. pylori infection and is also a smoker - Answer-
Who has a greater risk of gastric cancer?
The entire GI tract - Answer-Where does Crohn's disease occur in the GI tract?
TRUE - Answer-What are the recommended energy and protein needs for severe acute
pancreatitis? Indirect calorimetry if possible. 25kcal/kg/d if IC is unavailable. 1.5 g/kg/d
protein.
Consume only liquids such as juices and shakes - Answer-EC is a 62 YO male who was
recently diagnosed with esophageal cancer and more recently with odynophagia
(painful swallowing) and poor appetite and intake. You received a referral to help him
improve his nutritional status. Which of the following suggestions is the most
appropriate?
TRUE - Answer-Some of the goals of nutrition therapy in cancer include: prevent or
reverse nutrient deficiencies, preserve lean body mass, help patients better tolerate
treatments, minimize nutrition-related side effects and complications, and maximize the
quality of life.
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