RD Exam Ready Podcast
af Zak Kaesberg MS, RD
Diagnosis of Malnutrition
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🎙 RD Exam Ready Podcast
Your show to becoming a Registered Dietitian—simplified and supported.
Welcome to the RD Exam Ready Podcast, where future Registered Dietitian Nutritionists (RDNs) get the tools, insights, and encouragement they need to pass the CDR Exam with confidence. Hosted by Zak Kaesberg, founder of RD Exam Ready and the Diet NPO Podcast, this show breaks down challenging exam topics, explores modern study techniques, and highlights the best resources to ensure you're truly exam-ready.
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- Diagnosis of Malnutrition · 31 min.Knowing the methods and criteria used to diagnose malnutrition is essential for exam day. In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg reviews the criteria used to…
- Food Science: Flours, Grains, and Cereals · 31 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down grain structure, whole versus refined grains, and the differences between enrichment and fortification. We…
- Research Validity, Reliability, Sensitivity, Specificity, PPV and NPV · 26 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down validity vs. reliability, sensitivity vs. specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) vs. negative…
- Inborne Errors of Metabolism MNT · 25 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down inborn errors of metabolism and the Medical Nutrition Therapy concepts you need to know for the RD Exam…
- FIFO/LIFO Inventory · 21 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down FIFO and LIFO inventory management and inventory valuation methods that are helpful to know for the exam…
- Body Composition Assessment Tools · 27 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the different tools used to measure body composition and the key concepts you need to know for the RD Exam…
- Pancreas & Gall Bladder MNT · 30 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the gallbladder and pancreas, focusing on the anatomy, digestion and absorption, and medical nutrition…
- Food Science: Fats and Oils · 30 min.Food Science: Fats & Oils In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the food science of fats and oils and the key concepts you need to know for the…
- Leadership Styles · 37 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down leadership concepts you need to know for the RD Exam. You’ll review types of power, leadership styles, and…
- Life Cycle Nutrition: Older Adults · 30 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the nutrition needs of older adults and the key concepts you need to know for the RD Exam. You'll review…
- Choosing Nutrition Problems (PES) · 23 min.In this episode, Zak Kaesberg breaks down how to choose the best nutrition problem statement using the PES format. You'll learn how to distinguish between the intake, clinical…
- Nutrition Assessment Basics · 28 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down nutrition assessment—the first step of the Nutrition Care Process and one of the most important concepts…
- Community Program Evaluation · 18 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down the different types of community program evaluations to help you confidently answer public health questions…
- Religious and Cultural Practices · 26 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak Kaesberg breaks down religious diets and cultural food practices to help you confidently answer RD Exam questions involving food…
- Respiratory Disease and MNT · 27 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, we review the respiratory system and medical nutrition therapy (MNT) for pulmonary conditions that you need to understand for the RD…
- Nutrition Labels and Claims · 28 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, we review the nutrition labeling concepts you need to know for the RD Exam. We discuss Nutrition Facts label requirements…
- Quality Improvement in Management · 31 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks Quality Improvement in a clear, exam-focused way. You’ll learn about cost-benefit analysis, cost-effectiveness analysis…
- Food Science: Fruits and Vegetables · 25 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, we review the food science concepts behind fruits and vegetables that you need to remember for the RD Exam. Zak breaks down the…
- Anemia Labs and MNT · 25 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak break down Anemias. He expands this into the labs, deficiencies, and ways to differentiate each anemia from the other. We finish…
- Conventional, Commissary, Ready-Prepared, & Assembly-Serve · 26 min.In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down Foodservice Production Systems to help you feel confident tackling these concepts on exam day. This episode focuses…







