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The NDTR exam has 130 questions and runs 3 hours.
These 10 free NDTR questions are organized by exam domain, so you can see how each part of the Nutrition and Dietetics Technician, Registered (NDTR) blueprint is tested. Reveal the answer and explanation under each question.
During meal rounds, an NDTR notes that a client has eaten less than 25% of meals for four consecutive days and has lost 6% of body weight in one month. What is the MOST appropriate action for the NDTR to take?
Correct answer: D - Report the findings to the registered dietitian nutritionist for reassessment
A client admitted with sepsis has a serum albumin of 2.4 g/dL. The client ate normally until two days before admission and has no history of weight loss. How should this value be interpreted?
Correct answer: A - It reflects the inflammatory response rather than nutritional status
Using the Hamwi method, what is the ideal body weight for a man who is 5 feet 10 inches tall?
Correct answer: C - 166 lb
A severely malnourished client with a BMI of 14 is started on enteral nutrition. Within 48 hours the client develops muscle weakness, confusion, and cardiac arrhythmias. Which laboratory abnormality is MOST likely responsible?
Correct answer: D - Hypophosphatemia
A mother asks whether her 6-year-old son can enroll in WIC. The household income is 150% of the federal poverty level, and the child was recently diagnosed with iron-deficiency anemia. What is the correct response?
Correct answer: B - He is not eligible, because WIC serves children only until their fifth birthday
During a counseling session a client says, 'I know I should cut back on soda, and I have been thinking about it for a few months, but I have not actually done anything about it yet.' Which stage of change does this reflect?
Correct answer: B - Contemplation
A 72-year-old retiree with an annual income of $85,000 asks whether she qualifies for the congregate meal program at her local senior center. What is the correct response?
Correct answer: B - She qualifies, because the program has no income eligibility requirement
A long-term care facility uses a set of 28 different daily menus that rotate continuously through the year. At each meal, residents choose between two entrees. This menu is BEST described as:
Correct answer: D - A cycle selective menu
A stockpot of chili has cooled to 135 degrees F at 2:00 PM. Under the FDA Food Code cooling requirements, by what times must the chili reach 70 degrees F and then 41 degrees F?
Correct answer: C - 70 degrees F by 4:00 PM and 41 degrees F by 8:00 PM
Four raw products arrive together and must be placed in the same walk-in refrigerator. Which item belongs on the LOWEST shelf?
Correct answer: C - Whole raw chicken
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