RD Exam Ready Podcast

Zak Kaesberg MS, RD
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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.

  1. Question Strategy to Pass Exam

    3D AGO

    Question Strategy to Pass Exam

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak focuses on one of the most important skills for passing the RD Exam: QUESTION STRATEGY. You’ll learn how to approach every question with confidence using process of elimination, smart calculation techniques, and structured thinking for more complex clinical scenarios. This episode is all about improving performance on questions—not just memorizing content—so you can put the odds in your favor on exam day. 📲 Follow RD Exam Ready Instagram: @RDExamReady YouTube: @RDExamReady 🎧 Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    25 min
  2. Management Functions: Organizing

    JAN 4

    Management Functions: Organizing

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down the organizing function of management in a clear, student-friendly way. You’ll learn how managers group tasks, delegate authority, structure organizations, and manage staff through concepts like organizational charts, line vs. staff authority, span of control, and centralized vs. decentralized organizations. The goal is simple: help you recognize where these concepts fit so you feel confident on exam day. 📺 Join RD Exam Ready Live January 7, 2026 at 7:00 PM Central Time We’ll be reviewing minerals live on YouTube. 👉 https://youtube.com/live/C7A6KrCYl8A?feature=share 📲 Follow RD Exam Ready Instagram: @RDExamReady YouTube: @RDExamReady 🎧 Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    30 min
  3. Inflammatory Lab Values

    12/28/2025

    Inflammatory Lab Values

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down stress, inflammation, and the labs you’ll see in acute illness. Learn how acute phase reactants work, how to interpret albumin, prealbumin, transferrin, and CRP, and why inflammation—not nutrition alone—drives many lab changes in hospitalized patients. This episode helps you connect inflammation, metabolism, and nutrition care with confidence. Follow & Listen 📲 Instagram: @RDExamReady ▶️ YouTube: @RDExamReady 🎧 Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    19 min
  4. MNT of Gastrointestinal Diseases

    12/21/2025

    MNT of Gastrointestinal Diseases

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak walks through common gastrointestinal disorders and the nutrition therapy used to manage them. You’ll review conditions affecting the esophagus, stomach, and intestines, with a clear focus on understanding etiology, signs and symptoms, medications, and nutrition interventions. The episode wraps up with practice questions to help you apply what you’ve learned and strengthen your clinical reasoning for exam day. Follow & Listen: Instagram: @RDExamReady YouTube: @RDExamReady Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    40 min
  5. Behavior Change Theory

    12/14/2025

    Behavior Change Theory

    YOUTUBE LIVE: 12/17/25 at 5:00 p.m. Pacific Time  [VITAMINS WITH Q&A] Link:https://youtube.com/live/za_riY2HouY?feature=share  In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down behavior change and educational theories you need to know for the CDR Exam. Learn how major models explain patient motivation, readiness to change, and counseling strategies—without getting lost in the details. The episode focuses on how to recognize these theories in exam questions and apply them confidently on test day, with practice questions to reinforce key concepts. Follow & Listen Follow on Instagram: @RDExamReadySubscribe on YouTube: @RDExamReadyListen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    27 min
  6. Facility Equipment Breakdown

    12/07/2025

    Facility Equipment Breakdown

    Episode Description: In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down the key equipment and facility standards you’ll need to know for the RD Exam. From understanding equipment requirements and dishwasher basics to lighting standards and common exam traps, you'll learn how to identify what matters most on test day. The episode wraps up with practice questions to help you apply and reinforce the material. Follow & Listen: Instagram: @RDExamReady YouTube: @RDExamReady Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    24 min
  7. Research Types

    11/30/2025

    Research Types

    Episode Description: In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak breaks down the major types of research you’ll need to recognize for the RD Exam. You’ll learn how to distinguish descriptive vs. analytical studies, understand common designs like case–control, cohort, cross-sectional, qualitative research, and RCTs, and use simple examples to keep them straight. The episode wraps up with practice questions to help you apply the concepts with confidence. Follow & Listen: Instagram: @RDExamReady YouTube: @RDExamReady Listen or watch anywhere: https://feeds.transistor.fm/rd-exam-ready-podcast

    25 min

  8. 11/23/2025

    Unions and Labor Laws

    In this episode of the RD Exam Ready Podcast, Zak covers the essential employment laws and union concepts you’ll need for the exam. Learn his proven method for identifying Pro- and Anti-Employee acts, then put your knowledge to the test with focused practice questions designed to reinforce what you’ve learned.IG: @rdexamreadyYT: @RDexamready

    27 min
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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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  • Creator
    Zak Kaesberg MS, RD
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    26
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © 2026 Zak Kaesberg MS, RD

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