IBEC ELECTROLYSIS & LASER STATE TEST EXAM 230 EXAM
QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
1. Process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin- used in galvanic current:
what is anaphoresis?
2. No, electrologists are not allowed to use anaphoresis: can electrologists use
anaphoresis?
3. Fitzpatrick 3+4: what is the skin type that need test spots?
4. Erythema, edema, blanching, keloid: what should be the biggest concern for a client with
darker skin?
5. Hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid use,ectopic a.c.t.h.: what is cushing
syndrome?
6. Turn epilator off and unplug it.: what should you do if epilator stops working?
7. Ovaries and adrenal imbalances: what causes hair changes in woman
8. Dependent: type 1 diabetes is insulin _____
9. Resistant: type 2 diabetes is insulin_____
10. Cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle: what is psuedofolliculitis?
11. Hair bulb: where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft
12. Pregnant women: who gets gestational diabetes?
13. Hotter: smaller needles are _____
14. Pear/tear drop: heat pattern is _____ shaped
15. Basal layer/stratum basale: where in the skin does mitosis occur?
16. Warm water: temperature for washing hands?
17. The most accepted means of monitoring sterilization; the biological indicator only tells
you if the target temperature was reached: what is a biological indicator and what does it
do
18. 900nm: water becomes a chromophore at?
19. Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency, flash, diathermy:
names for thermolysis
20. Galvanic, multiple needle,direct current: names for electrolysis
21. Yes, if you are using the blend: can you use dc and ac at the same time?
22. Air cooling; cryogen; contact cooling; gel cooling: what are the different types of
epidermal cooling?
23. 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 contact cooling?
24. Reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs it, and numb skin has fewer
active pain receptors.: what is air cooling?
25. Electrolysis: what modality is good for coarse hair?
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26. Hydrochloric acid; hcl; chlorine gas: what is made in the positive pole?
27. Sodium hydroxide; naoh;hydrogen gas: what is made in the negative pole 28 caustic: in
the blend lye becomes more ______
29. A device used to turn a very, very low frequency current into high frequency: what is an
oscillator?
30. Stratum corneum: what is the top layer of skin called?
31. The diameter of the hair follicle: the needle size is dependent on?
32. A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin: what is an antiseptic?
33. 30%: at what percentage of alcohol is considered an antiseptic?
34. 70%: at what percentage of alcohol is considered a disinfectant?
35. 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.: what
are the steps to clean forceps?
36. 15 mins at 250 f (plus lag time): how long should a unpackaged instrument be in an
autoclave and at what temperature?
37. 30 mins at 250 f (plus lag time): how long should a packaged instrument be in an
autoclave and at what temperature?
38. 60 mins: how long should a instrument be in a dry clave at 340f
39. 120 mins: how long should a instrument be in a dry clave at 320 f
40. Bleach: what should you use to clean the air filter on your laser
41. Anode, positive pole: what electrode is the patient holding in the blend?
42. Cold compress: what do you apply to the skin after laser?
43. Before the laser treatment.: when is contact cooling used?
44. Hair follicle, hair shaft, sebaceous gland, and arector pili: what is a pilosebaceous unit?
45. Electrodessication and electrocoagulation: how does thermolysis destroy the hair?
46. Vellus hair (peach fuzz) is fine, short hair that grows all over your body, including your
face, stomach, arms and legs. Vellus hair helps regulate your body temperature and
protects your skin.: what is vellus hair and where is it found?
47. Course hair on head and in pubic region; men's facial hair.: what is terminal hair?
48. A doctors note: what should a client on blood thinners get before treatment?
49. Uva: 315-400nm
Uvb: 280-315nm: what are the wavelengths for uva and uvb?
50. Wave length
Pulse width(pulse duration)
Spot size
Fluence: parameters of a laser
51 laser has one and only one color, it is a single wavelength of light.: what is
monochromatic?
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QUESTIONS WITH 100% CORRECT ANSWERS 2024
1. Process of infusing a negative (alkaline) product into the skin- used in galvanic current:
what is anaphoresis?
2. No, electrologists are not allowed to use anaphoresis: can electrologists use
anaphoresis?
3. Fitzpatrick 3+4: what is the skin type that need test spots?
4. Erythema, edema, blanching, keloid: what should be the biggest concern for a client with
darker skin?
5. Hypercortisolism; caused by either excess steroid use,ectopic a.c.t.h.: what is cushing
syndrome?
6. Turn epilator off and unplug it.: what should you do if epilator stops working?
7. Ovaries and adrenal imbalances: what causes hair changes in woman
8. Dependent: type 1 diabetes is insulin _____
9. Resistant: type 2 diabetes is insulin_____
10. Cutaneous, inflammatory disorder of the hair follicle: what is psuedofolliculitis?
11. Hair bulb: where do living cells divide and grow to build the hair shaft
12. Pregnant women: who gets gestational diabetes?
13. Hotter: smaller needles are _____
14. Pear/tear drop: heat pattern is _____ shaped
15. Basal layer/stratum basale: where in the skin does mitosis occur?
16. Warm water: temperature for washing hands?
17. The most accepted means of monitoring sterilization; the biological indicator only tells
you if the target temperature was reached: what is a biological indicator and what does it
do
18. 900nm: water becomes a chromophore at?
19. Alternating current, high frequency, short wave and radio frequency, flash, diathermy:
names for thermolysis
20. Galvanic, multiple needle,direct current: names for electrolysis
21. Yes, if you are using the blend: can you use dc and ac at the same time?
22. Air cooling; cryogen; contact cooling; gel cooling: what are the different types of
epidermal cooling?
23. 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 contact cooling?
24. Reducing the temperature of the skin (with cool air)numbs it, and numb skin has fewer
active pain receptors.: what is air cooling?
25. Electrolysis: what modality is good for coarse hair?
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, .
26. Hydrochloric acid; hcl; chlorine gas: what is made in the positive pole?
27. Sodium hydroxide; naoh;hydrogen gas: what is made in the negative pole 28 caustic: in
the blend lye becomes more ______
29. A device used to turn a very, very low frequency current into high frequency: what is an
oscillator?
30. Stratum corneum: what is the top layer of skin called?
31. The diameter of the hair follicle: the needle size is dependent on?
32. A solution or agent for eliminating bacteria on the skin: what is an antiseptic?
33. 30%: at what percentage of alcohol is considered an antiseptic?
34. 70%: at what percentage of alcohol is considered a disinfectant?
35. 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.: what
are the steps to clean forceps?
36. 15 mins at 250 f (plus lag time): how long should a unpackaged instrument be in an
autoclave and at what temperature?
37. 30 mins at 250 f (plus lag time): how long should a packaged instrument be in an
autoclave and at what temperature?
38. 60 mins: how long should a instrument be in a dry clave at 340f
39. 120 mins: how long should a instrument be in a dry clave at 320 f
40. Bleach: what should you use to clean the air filter on your laser
41. Anode, positive pole: what electrode is the patient holding in the blend?
42. Cold compress: what do you apply to the skin after laser?
43. Before the laser treatment.: when is contact cooling used?
44. Hair follicle, hair shaft, sebaceous gland, and arector pili: what is a pilosebaceous unit?
45. Electrodessication and electrocoagulation: how does thermolysis destroy the hair?
46. Vellus hair (peach fuzz) is fine, short hair that grows all over your body, including your
face, stomach, arms and legs. Vellus hair helps regulate your body temperature and
protects your skin.: what is vellus hair and where is it found?
47. Course hair on head and in pubic region; men's facial hair.: what is terminal hair?
48. A doctors note: what should a client on blood thinners get before treatment?
49. Uva: 315-400nm
Uvb: 280-315nm: what are the wavelengths for uva and uvb?
50. Wave length
Pulse width(pulse duration)
Spot size
Fluence: parameters of a laser
51 laser has one and only one color, it is a single wavelength of light.: what is
monochromatic?
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