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Colorado Esthetician Written Exam Study Guide/(238 Questions and answers)
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Colorado Esthetician Written Exam StudyGuide/(238 Questions and answers)
Patch test - -Inside of arm, elbow, small area of face and wait 24 hours
- Allergy Test - -Predisposition Test
- Occupational Safety and Health Agency (OSHA) - -Regulates employee
safety
- Food and Drug Administration (FDA) - -Testing and approving drugs sold
- Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) - -Registers all types of
disinfectants sold and used
- Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) - -Protective clothing and devices to
protect individuals from blood born pathogens
- Centers for Disease Control (CDC) - -Studying diseases and prevent spread
- Universal Precautions (UP) - -Employer and employee to assume that
there are pathogens present in human blood that can spread disease in
humans
- Standard Precautions - -Introduced by the CDC in 1996, Workers must
assume all blood and bodily fluids are potential risks of infection
- Material Safety Data Sheet (MSDS) - -Contains information on product
safety and possible hazards (calling poison control or 911)
- Infection Control - -Methods to reduce transmission of infectious
organisms
- Bacteria - -Single cell microorganisms
- Nonpathogenic - -Harmless organisms that may preform useful functions
- Pathogenic - -Harmful organisms that cause disease and infection
- Cocci - -Round shaped bacteria (self-movement)
- Staphylococci - -Pus-forming bacteria that grow in clusters like grapes
- Streptococci - -Pus-forming bacteria that curve like a string of beads
, - Diplococci - -Spherical bacteria that grow in pairs (DI=2) causes
pneumonia
- Bacilli - -Short rod-shaped bacteria
- Spirilla - -Spiral or corkscrew shaped bacteria
- Flagella - -Slender, hair like extensions used by parasites for locomotion
(moving about) snake like motion
- Cilia - -Hair like extensions, but shorter and and move in a rowing-like
motion
- Methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) - -infectious bacteria
that is high resistant to conventional treatments such as antibiotics
- Viruses - -Parasitic submicroscopic particles that infects and resides in
cells, Does not have a cell or nucleus, it is a protein. ex. Common colds,
measles, mumps, chicken pox, smallpox, HIV/AIDS
- Fungi - -Microscopic plant parasites that include mold, mildew, and yeast
- Dermatophytes - -Fungi that causes skin, hair, and nail infections
- Tinea Pedis - -Ringworm fungus of the foot
- Parasites - -Organisms that grow, feed, and shelter on or in a host
- Scabies - -Contagious skin disease caused by itch mite
- Pediculosis - -Infestation of head lice
- Cleaning - -Washing with soap and water
- Disinfection - -Chemical disinfectant that destroys most but not all
organisms (must be in for 10 minutes)
- Bactericidal - -Kills bacteria
- Virucidal - -Kills viruses
- Fungicidal - -Kills fungi
- Sterilization - -Destroys all pathogens and microbial life, ex. Autoclaves:
using high pressure steam under dry heat
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