Class 12 Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics Mock Test (CBSE)

Topics in Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics

• Importance of clinical nutrition and dietetics
• Basic concepts
• Nutrition care process
• Therapeutic diets
• Diet in fever and infections
• Diet in diabetes and cardiovascular diseases
• Diet in gastrointestinal disorders
• Career avenues in clinical nutrition and dietetics

Clinical Nutrition and Dietetics practice questions with answers

1. Q1Multiple choice·1 mark
   A news report describes a hospital where patients with high fever are given soft, easily digestible food in small, frequent portions, along with plenty of fluids. Which therapeutic diet is being used?

   1. (a)Soft diet
   2. (b)Low-sodium diet
   3. (c)High-fibre diet
   4. (d)Ketogenic diet
   Show answer and step marks

   1. Correct option: (a) Soft diet+1

   Answer: (a)
2. Q2Multiple choice·1 mark
   A dietitian first records a patient's height, weight, dietary history and laboratory values, and only then decides on any diet. Why is this stage of the nutrition care process necessary?

   1. (a)To calculate the cost of the diet so that the hospital can bill the patient
   2. (b)To give the family a final diet chart that can be cooked at home
   3. (c)To collect and analyse data so that the nutrition problem is identified before the diet is planned
   4. (d)To judge whether the patient has recovered, which is done only after discharge
   Show answer and step marks

   1. Correct option: (c) To collect and analyse data so that the nutrition problem is identified before the diet is planned+1

   Answer: (c)
3. Q3Short answer·2 marks
   A 52-year-old woman with type 2 diabetes is planned a diet of 1600 kcal per day. The dietitian distributes the energy as 55% from carbohydrate, 15% from protein and 30% from fat. Take 1 g of carbohydrate = 4 kcal. (a) Calculate the energy, in kcal, to be supplied by carbohydrate per day. [1] (b) Calculate the grams of carbohydrate that this energy provides per day. [1]
   Show answer and step marks

   1. Carbohydrate energy = $\frac{55}{100}\times 1600$+0.5
   2. = 880 kcal+0.5
   3. Grams of carbohydrate = $\frac{880}{4}$+0.5
   4. = 220 g+0.5

   Answer: (a) 880 kcal; (b) 220 g of carbohydrate per day
4. Q4Short answer·3 marks
   Compare normal nutrition with clinical nutrition and dietetics. (a) Give one aim of planning the diet for a healthy adult. [1] (b) Give one aim of planning the diet for a patient who is hospitalised with a disease. [1] (c) Give a reason why a diet suitable for the healthy adult in part (a) may harm the patient in part (b). [1]
   Show answer and step marks

   1. (a) To maintain good health, support growth and activity, and prevent nutrient deficiency in a healthy person.+1
   2. (b) To manage the disease, support recovery and meet the changed nutrient needs of the patient.+1
   3. (c) The disease alters digestion, absorption or nutrient needs, so a normal diet can worsen the condition (for example, excess salt harms a patient with hypertension).+1

   Answer: (a) Maintain health and prevent deficiency. (b) Manage disease and support recovery. (c) The disease changes nutrient needs or digestion, so a normal diet may worsen the condition.
5. Q5Short answer·3 marks
   A patient admitted with acute diarrhoea is passing loose, watery stools several times a day. On the diet record, the dietitian notes that the patient has been eating fried snacks and raw salads. (a) Give one reason why fried snacks should be avoided by this patient. [1] (b) Name the fluid that should be given to replace the fluid lost through frequent loose stools. [1] (c) Name one easily digestible, low-fibre food that can be included in this patient's diet. [1]
   Show answer and step marks

   1. (a) Fried snacks are high in fat, which is hard to digest and can further irritate the inflamed intestine and worsen the loose stools.+1
   2. (b) Oral rehydration solution (ORS) is given to replace the water and electrolytes lost through diarrhoea.+1
   3. (c) Boiled rice, banana, or curd is an easily digestible, low-fibre food suitable for the patient (any one correct food).+1

   Answer: (a) High fat is hard to digest and irritates the intestine. (b) Oral rehydration solution (ORS). (c) Boiled rice, banana or curd.

More Class 12 Home Science mock tests