continuing professional development activity for dietitians

SAJCN CPD activity No 32 - September 2005

"Development of the South African Renal Exchange Lists"

CPD Ref number: DT 05/3/060/12

ANSWER SHEET (Answers appear in BOLD)

1. Imprecision of exchange lists has been associated with excessive macronutrient intake by up to 32%, when compared to prescribed intake.
   1. True
   2. False
2. The protein content of foods was used as the basis for the calculation of portion sizes.
   1. True
   2. False
3. Food items that deviated more than 50% of the SD were indicated as outliers in the final version of the exchange lists.
   1. True
   2. False
4. The correlation between the renal exchange list values and Foodfinder 3 values for nutrient content was highly significant for all nutrients concerned.
   1. True
   2. False
5. The renal exchange lists overestimate protein content by a mean value of 1 gram per food item.
   1. True
   2. False
6. Ignoring the protein content of fruit and vegetables will lead to an underestimation of protein intake of about 1%.
   1. True
   2. False
7. One of the suggestions made by the authors of this paper is that fruit juices may have to be shifted to the beverage group.
   1. True
   2. False
8. One way to overcome the problem of imprecision of exchange lists is to count the grams of protein instead of using the exchange system.
   1. True
   2. False
9. The authors of this paper recommend that the exchange lists must be adapted before it is handed out to patients.
   1. True
   2. False
10. It was decided in Phase 1 of the study that the renal and diabetic exchange lists will not be combined due to practical reasons.
    1. True
    2. False
11. The legume exchange list differs from the high phosphate meat group only in terms of the amount of carbohydrate it contains.
    1. True
    2. False
12. The fruit and vegetable exchange lists allow for a low potassium and a high potassium sub-group only.
    1. True
    2. False