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What is anaphoresis? - ✔✔process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin- used in galvanic
current
Can electrologists use anaphoresis? - ✔✔No, electrologists are not allowed to use anaphoresis
What is the skin type that need test spots? - ✔✔Fitzpatrick 3+4
What should be the biggest concern for a client with darker skin? - ✔✔Erythema, Edema, Blanching,
Keloid
What is Cushing Syndrome? - ✔✔hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid use,ectopic A.C.T.H.
What should you do if epilator stops working? - ✔✔turn epilator off and unplug it.
What causes hair changes in woman - ✔✔Ovaries and Adrenal imbalances
Type 1 Diabetes is insulin _____ - ✔✔dependent
Type 2 Diabetes is insulin_____ - ✔✔resistant
What is psuedofolliculitis? - ✔✔cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle
Where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft - ✔✔Hair bulb
,Who gets gestational diabetes? - ✔✔pregnant women
Smaller needles are _____ - ✔✔hotter
Heat pattern is _____ shaped - ✔✔pear/tear drop
Where in the skin does mitosis occur? - ✔✔Basal Layer/stratum basale
Temperature for washing hands? - ✔✔Warm Water
What is a biological indicator and what does it do - ✔✔the most accepted means of monitoring
sterilization; The biological indicator only tells you if the target temperature was reached
Water becomes a chromophore at? - ✔✔900nm
Names for thermolysis - ✔✔Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency, flash,
diathermy
Names for Electrolysis - ✔✔Galvanic, Multiple Needle,Direct current
Can you use DC and AC at the same time? - ✔✔Yes, if you are using the Blend
What are the different types of epidermal cooling? - ✔✔Air Cooling; Cryogen; Contact Cooling; Gel
cooling
What is contact cooling? - ✔✔a device that is a combination of a cooling pad associated with a vacuum
or mechanical massager intended for the disruption of adipocyte cells
What is air cooling? - ✔✔reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs it, and numb skin
has fewer active pain receptors.
, What modality is good for coarse hair? - ✔✔Electrolysis
What is made in the positive pole? - ✔✔Hydrochloric Acid; HCl; Chlorine gas
What is made in the negative pole - ✔✔Sodium Hydroxide; NaOH;Hydrogen gas
In the Blend lye becomes more ______ - ✔✔caustic
What is an oscillator? - ✔✔a device used to turn a very, very low frequency current into High Frequency
What is the top layer of skin called? - ✔✔stratum corneum
The needle size is dependent on? - ✔✔The diameter of the hair follicle
What is an antiseptic? - ✔✔A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin
At what percentage of alcohol is considered an antiseptic? - ✔✔30%
At what percentage of alcohol is considered a disinfectant? - ✔✔70%
What are the steps to clean forceps? - ✔✔Clean forceps with soap and water, put in barbaside for 10
mins, and put in autoclave/dry cleave for amount of time for packaged or unpackaged instrument.
How long should a unpackaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - ✔✔15 mins at
250 F (plus lag time)
How long should a packaged instrument be in an autoclave and at what temperature? - ✔✔30 mins at
250 F (plus lag time)