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Which finding is MOST useful as a direct anthropometric indicator during adult nutrition assessment?

Medication administration route

Patient's stated food preferences

Serum C-reactive protein level

Percent unintentional weight change over time

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Key Facts: DHA Clinical Dietician Exam

NUT4112

DHA Clinical Dietician specialty code

DHA CBT guideline

150

questions on the official CBT

DHA CBT guideline

3 hours

exam duration

DHA CBT guideline

55%

passing score

DHA CBT guideline

USD 240

exam fee

DHA CBT guideline

DHA Clinical Dietician (NUT4112) is a 150-question, 3-hour Prometric CBT with a 55% pass score and USD 240 exam fee, according to DHA's May 2026 CBT guideline. Eligibility and assessment exemptions are handled through Sheryan under the UAE PQR, and candidates schedule Prometric only after receiving a DHA Eligibility ID.

Sample DHA Clinical Dietician Practice Questions

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1A newly admitted adult has unintentionally lost 8% of usual body weight over 3 months and reports eating less than half of usual intake for 2 weeks. What is the dietitian's BEST next step in the nutrition care process?

A.Document a nutrition diagnosis and complete a focused nutrition assessment

B.Start parenteral nutrition immediately

C.Wait until serum albumin is available before acting

D.Give a standard weight-loss diet because the patient remains overweight

Explanation: Unintentional weight loss plus reduced intake is a clear malnutrition risk signal. The dietitian should complete a focused assessment, then document a nutrition diagnosis and plan intervention using the nutrition care process. Serum proteins can be affected by inflammation and hydration, and nutrition support route depends on full assessment and gut function.

2Which information belongs in the food and nutrition-related history portion of a nutrition assessment?

A.Current medications, usual intake pattern, supplement use, and food access

B.Only height, weight, and body mass index

C.Only hemoglobin, sodium, potassium, and creatinine

D.Only the physician's admitting diagnosis

Explanation: Food and nutrition-related history includes intake patterns, appetite, restrictions, supplements, medications that affect nutrition, food access, cultural practices, and prior nutrition advice. Anthropometrics, labs, and medical diagnosis are also assessed, but they are separate assessment domains.

3Which statement BEST describes the ADIME format?

A.A structured documentation model for assessment, diagnosis, intervention, monitoring, and evaluation

B.A method for calculating basal energy expenditure

C.A food safety inspection checklist used only in kitchens

D.A renal diet classification based on potassium and phosphorus

Explanation: ADIME is the dietetics documentation framework for Assessment, Diagnosis, Intervention, Monitoring, and Evaluation. It supports clear clinical reasoning from collected data to nutrition diagnosis, intervention, and measurable follow-up indicators.

4A patient says, "I know I should eat less salt, but my family meals taste bland without it." Which response uses motivational interviewing MOST appropriately?

A.What changes have you tried before, and what might make lower-salt meals work for your family?

B.You must stop using salt immediately or your blood pressure will worsen.

C.Here is a sodium handout; follow it exactly.

D.Your family is the reason you are not improving.

Explanation: Motivational interviewing uses open questions, empathy, collaboration, and patient-generated strategies. Asking what has been tried and what might work respects autonomy and explores practical barriers without judgment.

5Which finding is MOST useful as a direct anthropometric indicator during adult nutrition assessment?

A.Percent unintentional weight change over time

B.Serum C-reactive protein level

C.Patient's stated food preferences

D.Medication administration route

Explanation: Percent unintentional weight change is an anthropometric indicator and is highly relevant to nutrition risk. CRP is a biochemical inflammation marker, food preferences are diet history, and medication route is clinical information.

6Which nutrition diagnosis is written in a correct PES-style format?

A.Inadequate energy intake related to nausea as evidenced by intake less than 50% of needs for 5 days

B.Patient has cancer and needs supplements

C.Albumin is low because the patient is malnourished

D.Provide high-protein diet for wound healing

Explanation: A PES statement names the Problem, Etiology, and Signs/Symptoms. The correct option links inadequate energy intake to nausea and supports it with measured intake data. The other options are incomplete, assume causation, or describe interventions rather than diagnoses.

7An older adult has normal BMI but shows temporal muscle wasting, poor grip strength, and a recent decline in intake after hospitalization. What should the dietitian conclude?

A.Normal BMI rules out malnutrition

B.Physical signs and intake history can indicate malnutrition even when BMI is normal

C.Only serum albumin can confirm malnutrition

D.The patient should be treated for obesity because older adults need lower calories

Explanation: Malnutrition assessment must integrate intake, weight history, muscle and fat stores, function, disease burden, and fluid status. Normal BMI can mask loss of lean mass, especially in older adults or after acute illness.

8A ventilated ICU patient has sepsis, generalized edema, serum albumin 2.1 g/dL, and no reliable pre-illness weight. Which assessment approach is MOST appropriate for nutrition planning?

A.Use albumin alone to diagnose severe protein-energy malnutrition

B.Estimate needs and nutrition risk using clinical status, intake history, edema-aware weight interpretation, NFPE as feasible, and daily monitoring

C.Delay all nutrition decisions until a dry weight is known

D.Assume obesity because edema increases measured body weight

Explanation: Critical illness requires integrated assessment. Albumin mainly reflects inflammation and capillary leak in sepsis. Edema distorts measured weight, so the dietitian should use available history, clinical course, risk tools, feasible physical exam, estimated or adjusted weights, and close monitoring to guide safe feeding.

9Which monitoring indicator BEST matches an intervention to increase oral intake in a hospitalized patient with poor appetite?

A.Daily measured oral intake compared with estimated needs

B.Whether the patient likes the color of the meal tray

C.The number of diet orders placed by physicians

D.The hospital's monthly food cost

Explanation: Monitoring and evaluation should track indicators that show whether the intervention is working. For poor appetite and oral nutrition intervention, measured intake compared with needs is directly relevant and actionable.

10A patient with heart failure reports eating restaurant meals daily. Blood pressure remains high despite medication. Which counseling strategy is BEST?

A.Provide a list of banned foods and end the session

B.Ask the patient to avoid all carbohydrates because restaurant foods contain sodium

C.Use label/menu reading, lower-sodium substitutions, portion strategies, and a specific self-monitoring plan

D.Recommend fluid restriction only and ignore sodium

Explanation: Heart failure sodium counseling should translate goals into realistic choices: menu selection, sauces on the side, lower-sodium items, portion control, label/menu review, and monitoring. The best plan is collaborative and behavior-specific rather than punitive or unrelated.

About the DHA Clinical Dietician Exam

The DHA Clinical Dietician licensing assessment verifies applied dietetics competence for practice in Dubai. The official DHA CBT guideline identifies the exam as Clinical Dietician, specialty code NUT4112, with 150 questions, a 3-hour time limit, a 55% passing score, and a USD 240 exam fee. The published content outline spans nutrition screening, assessment and counseling; medical nutrition therapy; metabolic disorders; inflammatory disease and cancer; lifecycle nutrition; food science and normal nutrition; disease prevention and health promotion; and food service systems including menu planning, procurement, food production, distribution, and facility design.

Assessment

The DHA CBT guideline lists Clinical Dietician specialty code NUT4112 as a Prometric computer-based exam with 150 questions over 3 hours. DHA publishes the final Pass/Fail result in Sheryan; the Prometric confirmation may show learning outcomes but is not the licensing result.

Time Limit

3 hours

Passing Score

55%

Exam Fee

USD 240 (Dubai Health Authority (DHA) through Sheryan, delivered by Prometric)