IBEC 2 Flashcards by Catherine A

High-frequency current? (Positive or negative)

Has no polarity

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What is the process of diffusion of H2O from high pressure to lower pressure? (Leads to homeostasis)

Osmosis

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What is it called when the adrenal cortex blocks cortisol synthesis + causes overproduction of androgens?

Androgenital syndrome (virilism or congenital adrenal hyperplasia)

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What is stored in the muscles + the liver + converted to glucose?

Glycogen

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What produces too little cortisol?

Addison’s diseases

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What occurs after the release of the ovum? (Menstrual cycle)

Luteul phase

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What contains 4 atoms of iodine + a hormone we can’t live without?

Triiogoathyronine (T3)

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What controls body temp and hormone release and involuntary bodily functions? (Also produces neurohormones or endorphins)

Hypothalamus

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What type of disinfectant is used for cleaning noncritical environmental surfaces?

Hospital grade disinfectant

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Cold sterilization is a form of what level disinfection?

High-level disinfection

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A honey-colored lymph crust indicates that the? And what is it called?

That the follicle is healing normally. It’s called Eschar.

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The ideal heating pattern?

Starts at the tip + progresses up the needle at ta uniform rate

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The pituitary gland of the endocrine system is considered the?

“Master gland”

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Which lobe is Adenohypophysis; “master gland” ?

Anterior lobe

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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

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What produces 50 different hormones (steroids)?

Adrenal Cortex

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Which diabetes is childhood onset + not producing enough insulin?

IDDM - insulin dependent diabetes mellitius (type 1)

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All the hormones produced by the endocrine system have?

Target organs

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What’s behind the sternum + makes thymosin?

Thymus

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What does the adrenal glands secrete in men?

Androgens (testosterone)

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Which lobe is the melanocyte stimulating hormone?

Intermediate lobe

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PCOS is also known as

Stein-Leventhal syndrome

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Documentation of a patient is of importance because?

Poor documentation may result in the appearance of malpractice, negligence fraud + abuse

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A person that is sun sensitive, sometimes burn, and tans slowly would be a?

Type 3

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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.

IBEC 2 Flashcards

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