IBEC 2 Flashcards
High-frequency current? (Positive or negative)
Has no polarity
What is the process of diffusion of H2O from high pressure to lower pressure? (Leads to homeostasis)
Osmosis
What is it called when the adrenal cortex blocks cortisol synthesis + causes overproduction of androgens?
Androgenital syndrome (virilism or congenital adrenal hyperplasia)
What is stored in the muscles + the liver + converted to glucose?
Glycogen
What produces too little cortisol?
Addison’s diseases
What occurs after the release of the ovum? (Menstrual cycle)
Luteul phase
What contains 4 atoms of iodine + a hormone we can’t live without?
Triiogoathyronine (T3)
What controls body temp and hormone release and involuntary bodily functions? (Also produces neurohormones or endorphins)
Hypothalamus
What type of disinfectant is used for cleaning noncritical environmental surfaces?
Hospital grade disinfectant
Cold sterilization is a form of what level disinfection?
High-level disinfection
A honey-colored lymph crust indicates that the? And what is it called?
That the follicle is healing normally. It’s called Eschar.
The ideal heating pattern?
Starts at the tip + progresses up the needle at ta uniform rate
The pituitary gland of the endocrine system is considered the?
“Master gland”
Which lobe is Adenohypophysis; “master gland” ?
Anterior lobe
What produces too much cortisol + causes obesity, muscle weakness, purple striae (stretch marks), type 2 diabetes, hirsutism, tumor on the adrenal gland + high blood pressure?
Cushing’s Syndrome
What produces 50 different hormones (steroids)?
Adrenal Cortex
Which diabetes is childhood onset + not producing enough insulin?
IDDM - insulin dependent diabetes mellitius (type 1)
All the hormones produced by the endocrine system have?
Target organs
What’s behind the sternum + makes thymosin?
Thymus
What does the adrenal glands secrete in men?
Androgens (testosterone)
Which lobe is the melanocyte stimulating hormone?
Intermediate lobe
PCOS is also known as
Stein-Leventhal syndrome
Documentation of a patient is of importance because?
Poor documentation may result in the appearance of malpractice, negligence fraud + abuse
A person that is sun sensitive, sometimes burn, and tans slowly would be a?
Type 3
What is OSHA?
Occupational safety health administration
The high frequency field is hottest?
At the tip of the needle
An oscillating current which ranges in frequency from 3 to 30 megahertz is also termed?
High-frequency current
An important factor in the use of the blend is?
Correctly proportioned relationship between currents
The phenomenon that describes high-frequency current being most intense at points on a conductor is called?
Point effect
Hairs with flat shafts come from?
Curved follicles
If you switch from using a #3 probe to an insulated #3 probe it is best to?
Decrease intensity
A remnant of a small anagen hair which was left unepilated is known as a?
Tombstone
Current that does not have constant voltage or polarity is?
Alternating current
Overtreatment of follicles in some instances may result in?
Permanent lesions
In women, terminal hair on the face alone suggests?
An excess of androgen
During galvanic electrolysis with the negative electrode inserted into a follicle, the following chemicals are produced at the negative electrode?
Sodium hydroxide (lye) + hydrogen gas
The possibility of tattooing occurs if the probe is connected to the?
Positive electrode
Serious diseases such as syphilis manifest?
3 cutaneous stages
The depth of the hair follicle is equal to?
Length of the hair in the follicle
The person(s) responsible for incorporating galvanic electrolysis into the blend modality are?
Hinkel + St. Pierre
If all variables are kept constant during thermolysis except timing, what happens to the current density around the probe as timing is increased?
Current density remains the same
According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), “permanent hair reduction” is?
Stable reduction in regrowth after treatment
To effectively treat patients with dark skin with dark skin with a Nd: YAG you need?
Longer wavelengths and longer pulse widths
Deep, coarse hair (which requires maximal treatment) present a difficult problem to the electrologist if the epidermis is?
Moist
There is a higher risk of collateral damage to the skin with a?
Shorter wavelength
When the needle is inserted an the current is on, the heated area surrounding the high-frequency needle?
Should not reach the surface
Where does the vellus hair begin its growth?
Lube the sebaceous glanol
The anode is used at the (electrolytic cell)?
Positive pole
Footswitches on laser hair removal devices differ from those on needle epilators on that laser footswitches are?
Hooded
Which prescription medication is associated with development of phototoxic reactions in response to exposure to UV light?
Tetracycline
There is higher risk of collateral damage to the skin with a?
Shorter wavelength
The most important safety consideration during treatment with laser + other photoepilation equipment is to?
Take the appropriate eye-protection measures
Tissue coagulates at under 212º F, therefore electro-desiccation requires?
Greater heat than electro-coagulation
The phenomenon that allows electrologists to perform thermolysis + or use a grounding wire or indifferent electrode is?
Capacitive return
To desiccate, according to Webster means to?
Deprive of moisture
Electro-coagulation is the coagulation of the tissue by means of?
High-frequency current
In applying thermolysis to the follicle the following is not heated by the high-frequency field?
The needle electrode
Human tissue can be electro-coagulated at?
128 F
Select the response with all correct laser safety precautions?
Door waning signs
Hooded foot pedal
Safety eyewear
Emergency stop switch
No mirrors in treatment room
The retinal hazard region is laser light?
In the visible + near infrared spectrum between 400 - 1400 nm
The primary reason for using cooling devices while performing laser treatment is?
Allowing higher + more effective fluences to be used while sparing the epidermis
Laser-assisted hair removal must not be carried out on patients who are using?
Isotretinoin (accutane)
The Fitzpatrick skin classification system takes into account?
Hair color, skin color, and sensitivity to ultraviolet light
During laser hair removal, increasing the wavelength of the light used will result in?
Energy, penetrating deeper in the body tissue
The critical zone relating to galvanic electrolysis is best defined as?
The distance away from the probe beyond which is Lye is no longer produced
Which of the following organizations publishes the standards of safe use of lasers in health care facilities?
American National Standards Institute (ANSI)
The organization responsible for the precaution recommendations to minimize the transmission of bloodborne pathogens is?
Center for Disease Control (CDC)
If a vellus hair is stimulated to grow deeper + coarser, it is said to be?
Accelerated vellus hair
Which of the following is one of the variables which affect the pattern of heat induced by a needle electrode?
The moisture gradient
Can be used for cold sterilization?
Glutaraldehyde base disinfectants
____ are instruments that have direct contact with blood?
Critical items
Creams, lotions + other products should be removed from the container with?
Danitized spatula
Bacteria can enter the body through the skin only if the skin is?
Broken
Always expect to insert deeper when entering a follicle containing a ?
Terminal gray hair
The greatest feature of the bulbous needle is that it allows the operator to feel?
Follicle bottom
The blend method is accredited to?
Arther Hinkel + Henri st. Pierre
The principal of selective photothermolysis relies on the presence of what substance in the follicle + surrounding structure
Melanin
Laser pulse width represents the?
Amount of time the target is exposed to the laser
In laser hair removal the most important consideration associated with spot size is the?
Depth of penetration of the energy into the dermis
The amount of time it takes a substance after heating to return to its normal temperature is known as?
Thermal relaxation time (TRT)
When excited with a flashlamp the alexandrite crystal emits radiation at?
755 nm
Select the response with all the correct properties of laser light as it reacts with tissue?
Reflection, absorption, transmission, scatter.
