Skin

Question 1

Skin disorders and diseases are ____ and ____ subjects

Answer 1

Fascinating and complex

Question 2

As an esthetician it is ____ within your scope of practice to diagnose _______

Answer 2

Not/skin disease.

Question 3

Never work on any _____ you do not recognize

Answer 3

Skin disease

Question 4

When it doubt,____

Answer 4

Stop the service.

Question 5

Posting a photo on social media of your client’s skin and asking for advise is ___ how to treat your clients skin

Answer 5

Not

Question 6

Esthetician should study and have thorough understanding of disorders and diseases because:

Answer 6

*recognizing a skin condition can stop the spread of infection
*you’ll help clients who’ve been affected emotionally
*learning when to stop a service and refer a dr can possibly save a life.

Question 7

Is the branch of medical science that studies and treats the skin and it’s disorders/ diseases.

Answer 7

Dermatology

Question 8

Is a physician who treats skin disorders and diseases

Answer 8

Dermatologist

Question 9

____and____ infection control practices are imperative when working with skin disorders

Answer 9

Caution and strict

Question 10

Knowledge of skin conditions that prohibit a ___ is also necessary

Answer 10

Treatment

Question 11

Aka prickly heat/ acute inflammatory of the sweat glands/ results in the irruption of red vesicles, burning, itching skin from heat exposure

Answer 11

Milaria rubra

Question 12

Recognizing a potential ______ can stop the spread of infection

Answer 12

Skin disorder

Question 13

The
Medical term for itching/ persistent itching

Answer 13

Pruritus

Question 14

Usually appears in the scalp or neck/ also called wen

Answer 14

Steatoma

Question 15

Foul smelling perspiration/ usually arm pots or feet/ caused by bacteria and yeast

Answer 15

Bromhidrosis

Question 16

Aka wart/ not cancerous but contagious

Answer 16

Verruca

Question 17

Form of OCD/ person picks their skin to point of injury

Answer 17

Dermatilomania

Question 18

Aka ringworm/ caused by fungus, not a worm

Answer 18

Tinea corporis

Question 19

Fever blister or cold sores

Answer 19

Herpes simplex virus (1)

Question 20

Aka shingles/ due to reactivation of chicken pox virus

Answer 20

Herpes zoster

Question 21

Bacteria infection that often occurs in the skin/ characterized clusters of small blisters or crusty lesions filled with bacteria/ extremely contagious

Answer 21

Impetigo

Question 22

Itchy red skin disease/ found in patches of the scalp, elbows, knees, chest, and Lower back

Answer 22

Psoriasis

Question 23

Aka pink eye/inflammation of the mucous membrane around the eye due to chemical, bacterial, or
Viral causes.

Answer 23

Conjunctivitis

Question 24

Redness and bumpiness of the checks, upper arms/ caused by blocked follicles/

Answer 24

Keratosis pilaris

Question 25

Form of eczema/ dry or oil scaling or crusting

Answer 25

Seborrheic dermatitis

Question 26

Irritating substances temporarily damage the

Answer 26

Epidermis

Question 27

Caustic substances are examples of

Answer 27

Irritants

Question 28

Loss of pigmentation leading to light, adnormal patches of depigmented skin

Answer 28

Leukoderma

Question 29

Rare skin condition/lack of melanin/risk for skin cancer

Answer 29

Albinism

Question 30

Pigmented disease characterized by white irregular patches of the skin

Answer 30

Vitiligo

Question 31

Fungal condition that inhibits melanin production/ not contagious/ caused by yeast/ white brown salmon colored flaky patches of the skin

Answer 31

Tinea versicolor

Question 32

Aka birthmark/ malformation of the skin

Answer 32

Nevus

Question 33

Change in the pigmentation due to the melanin production of defense against UV radiation

Answer 33

Tan

Question 34

Over production of the skin

Answer 34

Hyperpigmentation

Question 35

Lack of pigmentation

Answer 35

Hypopigmentation

Question 36

Flat pigmented area similar to a freckle small yellow brown sports

Answer 36

Lentigo

Question 37

Often on the legs/ abnormally dilate and twisted veins that can occur anywhere in the body

Answer 37

Varicose veins

Question 38

A genetic component/ symptoms include acne, thinning hair in a male pattern, abnormal hair growth

Answer 38

PCOS

Question 39

An inflammatory and vascular with multiple causes/progressive disorder

Answer 39

Rosacea

Question 40

Term for the entire follicle that includes the hair shaft, sebaceous gland,m and duct or canal

Answer 40

Pilosebacous unit

Question 41

Small epidermal cysts that appear as firm white papules/ under the skin with no visible opening/ more common on dry skin types

Answer 41

Milia

Question 42

Are nodules made up of deep pockets of infection/ can lead to depressed and raised scars from damage to the dermal tissue

Answer 42

Cyst

Question 43

Is a pink or flesh colored precancerous lesion that feels sharp or rough/ result of skin damage

Answer 43

Actinic keratosis

Question 44

Aided by damage to the dna/ forms whe. Cells begin to divide rapidly and unevenly

Answer 44

Skin cancer

Question 45

A thick scar resulting from excessive growth of fiborois tissue/ will form along any type of scar for people suspectible to them

Answer 45

Keloid

Question 46

3 types;primary, secondary, tertiary

Answer 46

Lesions

Question 47

Initial stages of development/

Answer 47

Primary lesion