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IBEC ELECTROLOGY STATE BOARD EXAM (NEW
2025 / 2026 UPDATE) QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED
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Acne. Lyme disease. Rosacea - ANS ✓What diseases are treated with tetracycline antibiotic Adrenal glands - ANS ✓Which glands are located on top of the kidneys Type one and juvenile - ANS ✓Which type of diabetes is an auto immune disease and is insulin-dependent Legs - ANS ✓In a diabetic client which area of the body is the worst one for electrolysis because of slow healing Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin - ANS ✓Which of the following can cause increased hair growth Matrix - ANS ✓Mitotic cells in the hair begin their growth activity in
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Sudoriferous gland - ANS ✓Which of the following is not part of the pilosebaceous unit An excess of androgen - ANS ✓And women, terminal hair on the face alone suggest Papillary and reticular - ANS ✓Tattoo sublayers of the dermis are Before and after treatment - ANS ✓At which of the following times is handwashing indicated Broken - ANS ✓Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is Autoclave at 250 Fahrenheit with 15-17 psi for 15 minutes - ANS ✓Which of the following methods of sterilizing unpackaged instruments is recommended for use in the electrologists office Epidermis and pilosebaceous unit - ANS ✓The hair and follicle are part of the Close personal contact with patients or clients - ANS ✓Personal service workers (PSWs) are defined by the Center for disease control (CDC) as persons who occupations involve
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1 he provides an accurate record of the body areas treated, 2 it contains the clients signature in a verification of health history, 3 it enables to the electrologist to plan the client treatment and to evaluate progresses and outcomes - ANS ✓Statements about a clients health history assessment record include which of the following Over treatment of the skin and shallow insertion - ANS ✓Causes of blanching include which of the following Hepatitis A (HAV) - ANS ✓Which form of hepatitis is spread through fecal oral or by putting something in the mouth that has been contaminated with the stool of a person Hepatitis C and B - ANS ✓Which form of hepatitis is spread to the blood or buy body fluids for him and infected person, such as sexual contact or sharing needles Hepatitis B (HBV) - ANS ✓Which form of hepatitis can live outside the body for seven days Hepatitis A (HAV) - ANS ✓Which form of hepatitis can live outside the body for seven months
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Hepatitis C (HCV) - ANS ✓Which form of hepatitis can live outside the body for 16 hours by no longer than four days Once a month - ANS ✓How often do you need to empty your a liquid soap container Spore formation - ANS ✓How does fungus reproduce, through what structure Enter living cell. Replication - ANS ✓How does a virus multiply Gestational diabetes - ANS ✓Which form of diabetes is described as glucose intolerance that is diagnosed in some women during pregnancy? Diabetes type 1 - ANS ✓Which form of diabetes is described as being insulin dependent diabetes mellitus or juvenile diabetes? Diabetes type two - ANS ✓Which form of diabetes is the most common form of diabetes and is known as being insulin resistant Kept clean, well lighted, and well ventilated - ANS ✓According to section 3 under the standards for environmental control and housekeeping, each treatment room must
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Macrophages - ANS ✓What are special cells that engulf damaged tissues and recycle the chemicals to make new healthy tissue Sodium Hydroxide - ANS ✓In galvanic electrolysis the chemical agent that destroys the hair is Wavy - ANS ✓What type of hair is associated with or emanates from oval follicles Prickle cells - ANS ✓What are living cells that make up most of the life cells of the epidermis in the spinosum layer Very curly - ANS ✓What type of hair is associated with or emanates from flat follicles Swelling, edema - ANS ✓What is described as capillaries leaking plasma into an injured area Ecchymosis, bruising - ANS ✓What is seen as a black and blue mark under the skin after inserting a follow commonly seen in eyebrows Erythema - ANS ✓What is another name for redness
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Tattooing - ANS ✓What can be caused by connecting the positive electrode to the probe instead of the negative electrode Breast and abdomen - ANS ✓Where electrolysis should be avoided during the last trimester (3months) of pregnancy Keloid - ANS ✓It is a sharply elevated irregularly shaped, progressively enlarging scar due to the formation of excessive amounts of collagen formation in the corium during connective tissue repair Curly - ANS ✓What type of hair typically responds very well to blend method (much better than galvanic and thermolysis) Cataphoresis - ANS ✓What can be an excellent tool for helping the skin get back to normal after an electrolysis treatment by neutralizing the sodium hydroxide produced in the follicle Irritates the nerves in the skin, promotes redness, and softens tissue - ANS ✓What is the effect of the negative pole on the skin Electricity - ANS ✓What is defined as the flow of electron along a conductor
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Tapered, insulated - ANS ✓What type of needle is used for thermolysis, best for point affect Back jack chair - ANS ✓What is a chair type item, which allows the client to set up or recline during treatment True - ANS ✓Electrologists provide accurate, current, and relevant information for which enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment True - ANS ✓Client records and other personal information or considered privileged and confidential I'm blessed to school she is mandates by federal or state statute, by court process, or consented by client Participation in appropriate continuing education activities (20hrs/ every 2 years) - ANS ✓According to section IV Under the standards on professional ethics, of the standards of practice electrologists what is required for all electrologists Equipment malfunctions or identifies promptly - ANS ✓According to standard one under the standards of use of electrical Quitman, of the standards of practice for electrologist, what is required for our electrologists
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Osteoporosis, hearing loss - ANS ✓Which of the following contains a side effect that is not a result of diabetes PCOS - ANS ✓If a client presents with the following symptoms what may they be suffering from, irregular or infrequent menstrual period, how many facial or body here, severe acne, thinning hair on head, obesity Moist skin - ANS ✓Which of the following is not a symptom of diabetes Spironolactone (Aldactone) - ANS ✓What is used as an androgen suppressive, but cannot kill or thin hair that is already present Lodestone - ANS ✓What is a natural magnet Never - ANS ✓Once a vellus hair is changed to terminal hair, how long will it be until it turns back Stress - ANS ✓In case the client presents with a herpes outbreak, what can you suggest may have triggered the outbreak False - ANS ✓If a client presents with a cold sore on the mouth, electrologist can perform electrolysis on the area of outbreak only if wearing gloves
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Biological indicator - ANS ✓What type of indicated needs to be placed in the sterilization device every month Non-critical - ANS ✓Is the insulated plastic covered cord used to complete current circuit between the epilator in the indifferent electrode considered critical or non-critical Single used, presterilized and disposable - ANS ✓All needles in electrolysis should be True - ANS ✓Residual moisture on hands after handwashing has been found to play important role in the transfer of bacteria and viruses, so a longer duration of hand drying will result in fewer bacteria transferring to other surfaces Glass bead sterilizer, carbon rollers and household bleach - ANS ✓What are items according to the infection control standards for the practice of electrology should not be used Intermediate level disinfectant and low level hospital grade disinfectant - ANS ✓Non-critical equipment and environmental surfaces are clean and then treated with
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3/4 full - ANS ✓How full should the sharps container to be when you dispose it Remove and discard gloves, wash exposure surface with running water and soap. If wound is bleeding allowed to bleed but, after thoroughly cleaning the bone, apply an anti-septic product. Immediate contact is made to the practitioners personal physician for appropriate consultation and four necessary Postexposure strategies. Documentation of exposure is made - ANS ✓Which of the following steps should be taken when a puncture injury has occurred 15 years - ANS ✓When practitioners and electrology students are immune against hepatitis B virus how long are shots affective? False - ANS ✓It is OK to put soap on dry skin False - ANS ✓The more soap the better False - ANS ✓The warmer the water, the more effective to hand wash Plane bar soap - ANS ✓What is not recommended for HCWs to use and client care areas due to risk of contamination
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True - ANS ✓When treating a clients eyebrow it is important to sit at the end of the table overlooking the clients head or at the side of the client Diameter of needle vs diameter of hair - ANS ✓In order to ease insertion of electrolysis needle what is important to consider Ingrown hair - ANS ✓The technique of using a flat lancet open the pustules or to pierce the skin to retrieve the hair is used for what type of hair Location of the body - ANS ✓The percentage of hair growth of antigen is dependent on False - ANS ✓Birth control pills do not stop excessive hair growth, by decreasing the pituitary hormones LH and FSH and therefore was trying stimulus for the Overrine production before androgens. (Do not stop androgen production) Come back to this question. Number 176 - ANS ✓When clients presents with hirsutism but regular home on level what could be the problem Needles - ANS ✓What electrology instruments or objects are considered critical items
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Tips for epilator needle - ANS ✓What electrology instruments or objects are considered non-critical items Wetting hands with running water and applying liquid soap in the amount recommended by the manufacturer, vigorously rubbing hands together for 15 - 30 seconds, covering all surfaces of hand, especially between fingers and fingernail area. Washing hands thoroughly under a stream of water, drying hands thoroughly with a clean disposable paper towel, turning Fossetts off with a paper towel and disposing of the paper towel in the appropriate covered receptacle located in the treatment room - ANS ✓Which of the following steps follow section 1 standards for hand hygiene and use of gloves for handwashing technique with plain soap and water Enzyme detergent - ANS ✓What is the detergent that helps break down organic soil's in fast and suspends particles during cleaning, this detergent is used as a soaking solution for both critical in on critical items and is used in ultrasonic devices Enzyme soaks in ultrasonic for 10 minutes, rinse and bleach with 1/ solution for 10 minutes, and rinse and air try and place in closed container
- ANS ✓Which of the following steps is required for the disinfection of tips of epilator needle holders
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Retin-A, alpha hydroxyl acids and tetracycline - ANS ✓Which of the following have no contraindication for performing electrolysis Sexual hair - ANS ✓Which type of hair is androgen dependent located on face, ear, chest, abdomen areas Addison's disease - ANS ✓What is characterized by deficiency of hyposecretion of adrenal cortex hormones some symptoms are muscle weaknesses, reduce blood sugar, nausea, loss of appetite and weight loss Anti-diuretic hormone (ADH) - ANS ✓Which hormone is not produced by the anterior pituitary gland GH - ANS ✓Which of the following hormones is not delivered by the posterior pituitary acromegaly - ANS ✓What is characterized by enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet, jaws and cheek which results in the combination of bone and soft tissue overgrowth
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False - ANS ✓Electrologist should diagnose a clients condition or illness dispense medicine including aspirin True - ANS ✓When treating a client with a pacemaker or defibrillator there should be a written permission from the physician before treatment True - ANS ✓A thin needle is hotter so it creates a larger and hotter healing pattern then a large diameter needle at the same current setting Direct current, electrolysis, and galvanic current - ANS ✓Which is the correct term for the method first used by Dr. Michel to remove hair in 1875 Electrocoagulation - ANS ✓The shortwave method of hair removal destroys the growth source of the hair by Basal cell carcinoma - ANS ✓Most common form of skin cancer is Removing moisture - ANS ✓What defines desiccation Anode - ANS ✓During galvanic or blend treatment the patient is holding the
