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Laser Test
Milady's Fundamentals CH 8 & 12 Advanced CH 8 & 11
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Cosmetology
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04/27/2014

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Term
What is an example of a good insulator?
Definition
Rubber
Term
What is an example of a device that uses alternating current (AC)?
Definition
Magnifying lamp
Term
What is the unit that measures the amount of an electric current (the number of electrons flowing through a conductor)?
Definition
ampere
Term
How many watts are in a kilowatt?
Definition
1,000
Term
What should you do when using electrical equipment?
Definition
Read all instructions carefully before attempting to use new equipment.
Term
What color is typically used to indicate that an elctrode is a cathode?
Definition
Black
Term
What does anaphoresis do?
Definition
Stimulate and irritate the nerves.
Term
What is NOT a benefit of using Tesla high frequency current?
Definition
Decreases elimination and absorption
Term
WHo holds the tube electrode with the indirect method of application for high-frequency current?
Definition
Client
Term
What is a characteristic of short wavelengths?
Definition
Penetrate less
Term
What type of ultraviolet (UV rays are known as the burning light?
Definition
UVB
Term
What is not a benefit of LED treatments?
Definition
Shrink melanomas
Term
What color LED is used to improve elastin production in the skin?
Definition
red
Term
What color LED is used to reduce hyperpigmentation?
Definition
Green
Term
What can cause skin conditions?
Definition
Both internal and external factors
Term
Why are the acid mantle and barrier function not as healthy in dry skin?
Definition
Lack of lipids
Term
What beverage can cause dehydrated skin?
Definition
Coffee
Term
What skin type is indicated by larger, visible follicles over most of the face?
Definition
Oily
Term
What type of skin is characterized by fragile, thin skin and redness?
Definition
Sensitive
Term
What statement about fitzpatrick type III skin is true?
Definition
The hair and eye color for this skin type vary
Term
What fitzpatrick skin type is common among people of middle eastern descent?
Definition
Type V
Term
What skin type of the glogau scale shows wrinkles at rest and is specific to people in their 40s and 50s?
Definition
Type III
Term
What Rubin clssification includes supercicial pigment and changes in the epidermis?
Definition
Level 1
Term
What is not one of the most common skin conditions estheticians see today?
Definition
Vitiligo
Term
What condition is characterized by redness and distended capillaries caused by a weakening of the capillary walls?
Definition
Telangiectasia
Term
What term refers to oiliness of the skin?
Definition
Seborrhea
Term
What is the main external cause of aging?
Definition
Sun damage
Term
What term refers to the strength or intensity of sunlight exposure?
Definition
dosage
Term
What statement about UVB radiation is true?
Definition
It has more energy than UVA radiation?
Term
What SPF is recommended when selecting sunscreen?
Definition
30
Term
What is not a recommended habit for maintaining healthy skin?
Definition
eat foods containg preservatives
Term
What type of treatments are contraindicated for clients with epilepsy?
Definition
Electrotherapy and phototherapy
Term
What document is a record of all of your notes from the skin analysis, what you used in the treatment, and your home-care recommendations?
Definition
client chart
Term
What is not a a focus of a skin analysis?
Definition
SKin care products the client uses at home
Term
What term refers to the vaporization, cutting, or removal of a portion of the epidermis and/or dermis?
Definition
ablation
Term
What do photons do?
Definition
Travel at the speed of light in the form of a wave?
Term
What term refers to light energy that is "in phase"?
Definition
Coherent light
Term
What aspect of a laser determines the type of chromophore with which the light will react?
Definition
Color
Term
What is not one of the common chromophores in the body?
Definition
Lymph
Term
What is not one of the four tissue effects of lasers?
Definition
Collection
Term
What type of surface poses the greatest potential safety hazard when using lasers?
Definition
Flat and smooth
Term
WHat is the most commonly-reported hazard for those working with laser devices?
Definition
eye injuries
Term
What are lasers usually named in reference to?
Definition
their medium
Term
What term refers to the energy of a pulsed laser beam?
Definition
fluence
Term
Thermal relaxation time is the abount of time necessary for a chromophore to lose ___ percent of the heat produced by the laser.
Definition
more than 50
Term
What unit of measurement is used to measure energy fluence in pulsed lasers?
Definition
Joule
Term
What term refers to the rate of energy being delivered to tissue by a laser light source?
Definition
Power density
Term
What body determines who can use a specific type of radiation-emitting electronic device?
Definition
State regulatory agency
Term
What term is used to refer to the entire laser apparatus used in a health care facility?
Definition
Health care laser system (HCLS)
Term
What statement about the door to the laser room is correct?
Definition
It should be closed but unlocked whenever the laser is in use.
Term
What effect can the lens in the eye have on a laser's energy
Definition
Magnify its intensity by as much as 100,000 times.
Term
Most laser eyewear has an optical density level of ____ for visible and infrared wavelengths of light.
Definition
4 to 8
Term
What statement about operating laser equipment is correct?
Definition
You should document all problems with the device in you service records.
Term
What should clients do during laser treatments to help prevent a fire?
Definition
refrain from placing anything between the laser device and area of trreatment
Term
What is not one of the administrative practices mandated by american national standards institite (ANSI)?
Definition
conducting monthly competency skills checks of the laser-trained staff.
Term
What happens to cells when they undergo a photothermal tissue reaction?
Definition
They are destroyed
Term
What is not one of the purposes for which CO2 and ER:YAG lasers were traditionally used?
Definition
Hair removal
Term
What is the average surface coverage per treatment when using a fraxel laser to treat photo-aging or acne scarring?
Definition
20 percent
Term
What is one of the main factors to consider when determining whether photomechanical laser therapy is appropriate for a client?
Definition
Client's tendency for wound healing
Term
What are Q-switched lasers commonly used for?
Definition
treating pigmented lesions
Term
What type of light is a combination of all the visible rays of the spectrum?
Definition
white
Term
What is a diode laser with a wavelength of 800 NM used for?
Definition
Hair removal
Term
What type of laser is commonly used to treat vascular and pigmented lesions?
Definition
Pulsed dye
Term
What are alexandrite Q-switched lasers commonly used for?
Definition
tattoo removal
Term
What is a quality of intense pulsed light (IPL)?
Definition
Polychromatic
Term
When should double and triple pulses be used when using IPL?
Definition
When treating pigmented lesions
Term
What is not a methid of skin cooling used with IPL?
Definition
Submerging the treatment area in water during treatment
Term
What term refers to a current that flows on a path of least resistance between positive an negative electrodes place at opposite ends?
Definition
bipolar radiofrequency
Term
What type of LED is used for treating hyperpigmentation?
Definition
Green, 525 NM +- 10 NM
Term
What is not a benefit of LED rejuvenation?
Definition
stimulating of hair follicles
Term
What condition can be identified using a wood's lamp?
Definition
dehydration
Term
What is the most important function of fitzpatrich typing?
Definition
Helping you to predict the skin's responce to treatments.
Term
What fitzpatrick types are likely to be difficult to treat and have troubling complications, such as hypopigmentation?
Definition
types IV to VI
Term
What color eyes is a person with fitzpatrick typer III skin likely to have?
Definition
Blue or Brown
Term
WHat fitzpatrick type is common in people of mediterranean heritage?
Definition
type IV
Term
What is a characteristic of fitzpatrick type VI skin?
Definition
Deeply pigmented
Term
How many points should you mark down for a client with sandy red hair when identifyinh the fitzpatrick type?
Definition
0
Term
What answer to the question of how the client's face reacts to the sun is worth four points when determining the fitzpatrick type?
Definition
Never had a problem
Term
What is the fitzpatrick skin of a client with a skin type score of 27?
Definition
Type IV
Term
What skin classification system takes into account the client's ancestry and fitzpatrick type?
Definition
Lancer system
Term
What skin classification system looks at the specific issues of burning, tanning, and postinflammatory hyperpigmentation?
Definition
Goldman world classification
Term
What skin claddification system looks specifically at african skin?
Definition
Willis and earles scale
Term
How many skin types does the Bauman system include?
Definition
16
Term
What is the best question to ask in determning postinflammatory hyperpigmentation?
Definition
When you get a cut, does the wound go from red to pink to brown?
Term
How many points does a person of native american heritage rate on the lancer system?
Definition
3
Term
What is not a cause of extrinsic aging?
Definition
Genetics
Term
What is a characteristic of a person with Glougau type II skin?
Definition
Early to moderate photoaging
Term
What is a characteristic of a person with Glogau type III skin?
Definition
Telangectasia
Term
What type of treatment is recommended for a client with a level 1 rating on the Rubin's classification of photodamage scale?
Definition
Superficial peel
Term
What is the most severe level of photodamage on the Rubin's classifications of photodamage scale?
Definition
Level 3
Term
What term is used in india for the constant energy released by the multitude of chemical activities taking place within the body?
Definition
Prana
Term
What element in traditional chinese medicine (TCM) includes the energies of liver and gallbladder?
Definition
Wood
Term
What energies does the element of metal use to move vital energy throughout the body and large intestine in TCM?
Definition
Energies of the lungs
Term
What skin conditions are related to the element of earth in TCM?
Definition
Blemishes and psoriasis
Term
What is not a condition related to the element of water in TCM?
Definition
oily scalp
Term
What term refers to a small area where the resistance of skin to electrical stimulation is less than on the rest of the skin?
Definition
Acupuncture point
Term
Where is the acupuncture point for the smal intestine?
Definition
Forehead
Term
What part of the body is related to the acupuncture points located on the cheeks extended from the jawbone to the ears, on both sides?
Definition
Lungs
Term
Where is the acepuncture point for the bladder?
Definition
Upper part of the circle around the eyes.
Term
What three levels does an advanced face reflexology treatment involve?
Definition
Matter with matter, matter with energy, and energy with energy.
Term
What are the main isotypes identified by Dr. Pugliese?
Definition
Estrogen-dominant women and androgen-dominant women.
Term
What is a characteristic of a clien in the EY category?
Definition
Larger or rounder/broader nose.
Term
What is a characteristic of a client in the AX category?
Definition
Straighter in the torso.
Term
What type of skin condition is always the highest priority?
Definition
traumatized skin
Term
What type of skin condition is the lowest priority?
Definition
aging skin
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