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IBEC ELECTROLYSIS AND LASER STATE BOARD
REVIEW EXAM 2025|REAL 350 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS|A+GRADE
Sodium hydroxide - ANS:-- Produced by the negative pole and is the chemical agent that destroyes hair in galvanic Latric hirsutism - ANS:-- Resulting from taking certain medications Minimize the effect of chemical compound deposited - ANS:-- Reason for the indifferent electrode to be bigger than the needle in the use galvanic electrolysis Current density/ concentration of current - ANS:-- Determined by the surface area of each electrode PCOS Stein Leventhal Syndrome - ANS:-- Irregular menstrual cycles, absent or irregular messes, hirsutism, multiple cysts on the ovaries and infertility Idiopathic hirsutism - ANS:-- Hirsutism with no identifiable cause Tear drop - ANS:-- Shape of the heated area surrounding the high frequency needle
Blend - ANS:-- High frequency and galvanic current Blend modality cause of lye - ANS:-- To become more caustic Superfluous - ANS:-- Excess hair that is not abnormal for persons age and sex but is not desired or socially acceptable Thyroxine 4 - ANS:-- Hormone produced by the thyroid gland that helps keep the body's functions working at the correct pace Early anagen - ANS:-- Stage of hair growth when a client has been tweezing weekly Terminal - ANS:-- Deep, coarse and usually pigmented hair Vellus - ANS:-- Fine, short and often called peach fuzz hair Ferryman-Gallwey Score - ANS:-- Method of grading or evaluating hirsutism in women Accelerated vellus hair - ANS:-- Vellus hair that is stimulated to grow deeper and coarser
True skin, cutis - ANS:-- Other names for dermis Dark skin - ANS:-- Type of skin where melanocytes are larger and more active Papillary layer - ANS:-- Made up of elastic collagenous and reticular fibers Meissner - ANS:-- Type of corpuscle found in the papillary layer that is sensitive to touch Merkel - ANS:-- Only corpuscle in the epidermis and sensitive to light touch Ruffini - ANS:-- Corpuscles that responds to heat reticular layer - ANS:-- Layer of the skin composed of dense bundles of collagen fibers Krause - ANS:-- Corpuscles in the skin sensitive to cold Pacinian - ANS:-- Corpuscle in the skin sensitive to pressure
Subcutis and subcutaneous - ANS:-- Layer at the base of the dermis composed of fatty or adipose tissue inner root sheath - ANS:-- Anchors and holds the hair in the follicle Apocrine - ANS:-- Type of gland found mainly in the arm pits and groin area and usually the smelly ones Under arms - ANS:-- Body area where apocrine glands tend to be the largest Sebaceous gland - ANS:-- oil-secreting gland in the dermis that is associated with hair follicles also vellus hair originates Late anagen - ANS:-- Stage of hair growth easier for electrologist to epilate Arrest or pili muscle - ANS:-- Appendage of the hair follicle attached between the bulb and sebaceous gland. Goose bumps Lanugo - ANS:-- fine, soft hair, especially that which covers the body and limbs of a human fetus or newborn. Functions of the skin include: - ANS:-- Protection, heat regulation, respiration, absorption, secretion and elimination
Isotretinoin - ANS:-- Another name for acutane 3 months - ANS:-- Wait for electrolysis treatment after dermabrasion tetracycline antibiotic - ANS:-- Treats acne, Lyme disease and rosacea Glad at top of kidney - ANS:-- Adrenal gland Diabetes that's is auto immune and insulin dependent - ANS:-- Type 1 & juvenile Diabetic client - legs - ANS:-- Worst area of the body for electrolysis due to slow healing Causes increased hair growth - ANS:-- Sun, stress, tweezing and aspirin Matrix - ANS:-- Where mitosis cells in the hair begin their growth activity sudoriferous glands - ANS:-- NOT part of the pilosebaceous unit Terminal hair on the face for women - ANS:-- Means an excess of androgens Sub layers of the dermis - ANS:-- papillary and reticular Handwashing - ANS:-- Most important before and after treatment
Bacteria can enter the body through - ANS:-- broken skin Sterilizing unpackaged instruments - ANS:-- Autoclave a 250 F w 15 - 17 PSI for 15 minutes Hair and follicle - ANS:-- Part of the epidermis and pilosebaceous unit Personal service workers (PSWs) - ANS:-- Defined by CDC as person whose occupation involves close personal contact with patients Voltage - ANS:-- Electrical pressure that helps electrons flow Concentration of circulating androgens - ANS:-- Male and female hair patterns differ primarily because of differences. Causes of hirsutism - ANS:-- Pituitary hypersecretion, adrenal tumors and ovarian tumors Electrons move - ANS:-- From negative to positive
spore formation - ANS:-- The structure in which a fungus reproduces A virus multiplies - ANS:-- Entering a living cell gestational diabetes - ANS:-- diabetes during pregnancy type 2 diabetes - ANS:-- Diabetes of a form that develops especially in adults and most often obese individuals and that is characterized by high blood glucose resulting from impaired insulin utilization coupled with the body's inability to compensate with increased insulin production. Environmental control & housekeeping section 3 standard - ANS:-- Each treatment must be kept clean, well lighted and well ventilated Hypoglycemia - ANS:-- Abnormal decrease of sugar in the blood. Diabetes - ANS:-- Frequent urination, excessive thirst, unexplained weight loss, extreme hunger, vision changes, tingling or numbness in hands or feet, dry skin, slow healing and fatigue. hyperglycemia - ANS:-- excessive sugar in the blood
Acanthosis nigricans - ANS:-- thickening and darkening of skin near axillary region, A/w Diabetes Type II and gastric carcinoma tombstone - ANS:-- Remnant of small anagen hair which was left unepilated in a treated follicle Straight hair - ANS:-- round shaft Wavy hair - ANS:-- oval shaft curly hair - ANS:-- flat shaft prickle cells - ANS:-- Engulf damaged tissue and recycle the chemicals to make new healthy tissue. Also make up the most of the lives cells in the spinosum layer. Edema (swelling) occurs when. - ANS:-- Capillaries leak plasma into an injured area Ecchymosis (bruise) - ANS:-- Black and blue mark under the skin after over inserting a follicle erythema - ANS:-- redness of the skin
Volt - ANS:-- Unit of electric pressure Ampere - ANS:-- Unit of electrical strength Ohm - ANS:-- unit of electrical resistance Watt - ANS:-- unit of power Milliampere - ANS:-- one thousandth of an ampere Pituitary - ANS:-- master gland located behind the bridge of the nose Point effect - ANS:-- Localized maximum heat only at the point of the needle tip in ONLY thermolysis Needles used in galvanic electrolysis - ANS:-- Bulbous, round and cylindrical Needle used for thermolysis best for point effect - ANS:-- Tapered and insulated Blackjack chair - ANS:-- Chair that allows client to sit up or recline during treatment Electrologist provide accurate, current, and relevant information which enables the client to make decisions regarding treatment - ANS:-- True
Client records and other personal information are considered privileged and confidential unless disclosure is mandated by federal or state but court process or consented by client - ANS:-- True Standards on professional ethics section IV - ANS:-- Participation in appropriate continuing education activities 20 hrs every 2 years Standard 1 on use of electrical equipment - ANS:-- Equipment malfunction is to be identified promptly Osteoporosis and hearing loss - ANS:-- Which of the following contains a side effect that is not a result of diabetes Spironolactone and prednisone - ANS:-- Androgen suppressor but cannot kill or thin hair already present lodestone - ANS:-- Type of natural magnet Dimpling - ANS:-- small, abnormal indentations or depressions on the surface of a body or organ. aseptic technique - ANS:-- Precautionary measure taken to help reduce risk of post treatment infection
Most important thing to remember when purchasing forceps. - ANS:-- Able to withstand sterilization frequently. When treating a client's eyebrows it is important to consider - ANS:-- Diameter of needle vs. diameter of hair 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 The percentage of hair growth of anagen hair is dependent on: - ANS:-- Location of the body Birth control pills do not stop excessive hair growth by decreasing the pituitary hormones LH and FSH & therefore withdrawing stimulus for the ovarian production for androgens. - ANS:-- False Instruments or Objects are considered non-critical items. - ANS:-- Tips for epilator needle. Section I Standards for Hand Hygiene and use of gloves and hand washing - ANS:-- 1. Wetting hands with running water and applying liquid soap in the amount recommended by the manufacturer.
- Vigorously rubbing hands for 15 - 30 seconds, covering all surfaces of hand,
especially between fingers ad fingernail areas.
- Rinsing hands thoroughly under a stream of water.
- Drying hands thoroughly with a disposable paper towel.
- Turn faucet off with paper towel
- Dispose paper towel in appropriate covered receptacle located in the treatment room. Detergent that helps break down organic soils and fats, and suspends particles during cleaning; this detergent is used as a soaking solution for both critical and non-critical items and is used in ultrasonic devices. - ANS:-- Enzyme detergent Steps required for the disinfection of tips of epilator holders. - ANS:-- 1. Enzyme soaks in ultrasonic for 10 mins.
- Rinse and bleach with 1/9 solution for 10 mins.
- Rise, air-dry and place in closed container. Time to wait after the electrolysis instruments or objects have been sterilized and package is opened. - ANS:-- 24 hours Dry heat methods of sterilization - ANS:-- 340 F for 1hr 320 for 2 hrs Time, temperature & pressure relationship recommended for packaged
Hormone NOT delivered by the posterior pituitary - ANS:-- GH Growth Hormone Characterized by enlargement of the bones of the hands, feet, jaws and cheeks, which result in combination of bone and soft tissue overgrowth. - ANS:-- Acromegaly Electrologist should diagnose a client's condition or illness and dispense medicine including aspirin. - ANS:-- FALSE When treating a client with a pacemaker or defibrillator there should be a written permission from their physician before treatment. - ANS:-- TRUE A thin needle is hotter; it creates a larger and hotter heating pattern than a large diameter needle at the same current setting. - ANS:-- TRUE The correct term for the first method used by Dr. Michel to remove hair in
- ANS:-- Direct Current, Electrolysis and Galvanic Current Short wave method of hair removal destroys the growth source of the hair by: - ANS:-- Electrocoagulation Basal Cell - ANS:-- most common type of skin cancer
Dessication - ANS:-- removing moisture During the blend or galvanic treatment the patron is holding: - ANS:-- Anode Negative pole that is used to perform electrolysis also know as: - ANS:-- Cathode How long to wait after accutane before performing electrolysis. - ANS:-- 1 month pituitary gland - ANS:-- Directly related to abnormalities with hormone levels. Safest area to treat for diabetic - ANS:-- the face How to prevent high frequency blowout - ANS:-- reduce internsity Tinea or ringworm infections - ANS:-- Are Viral All environmental surfaces are cleaned with what type of cleaner - ANS:-- Intermediate level and low level hospital grade disinfectant Erythema is the result of - ANS:-- vasodilatation High Frequency or galvanic current - ANS:-- can be delivered simultaneously can be delivered separately
