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State Board Exam Review for the EstheticianStudent/Questions and Answers
What are Germs? - -Microorganisms that cover almost every surface,
including the skin of the human body.
- What is the difference between pathogenic and non-pathogenic bacteria? -
-Pathogenic is disease causing while non-pathogenic is non disease causing.
- The 3 basic types of bacteria and their shape - -Bacilli-rod
Cocci-round
Spirilla- spiral
- 1. Antiseptic - -weaker form of disinfectant
- 2. Disinfectant - -chemicals that kill a majority of pathogenic
microorganisms
- 3. Sterilization - -process of killing ALL microorganisms
- What piece of equipment is the only way to truly sterilize utensils using
steam, heat, and pressure? - -Autoclave
- What implements or materials cannot be used in an autoclave? - -glass
- Two disinfectants used in esthetics - -1. Sodium Hydrochloride(household
bleach)
2. Formaldehyde
- What is the ratio you can dilute household bleach for a disinfectant? - -
1:10 with water
- 4 disposable materials that prevent cross- contamination - -1. cotton
swabs
2. paper towels
3.Disposable staptulas
4. Gloves
- Cleaning and disinfecting process: - -Metal tweezers- clean with soap
Suction attachments- use 70% alcohol then soak for 20 min in a disinfectant
Extractors- clean with soap and water then spray with cavaside
Galvanic rollers- spray with alcohol
- OSHA - -Occupational Safety and Health Administration
, - MSDS( Material Safety Data Sheets) - -includes how to safely clean up
after an accidental spill
- 3 diseases a client may have that would contraindicate in-office
treatments? - -pink eye, impetigo, herpes
- CDC - -Center for Disease Control
- OPIM - -Other Potential Infections Material
- Universal and Standard Precautions - -Treat all body fluids as they
were/are contagious
- 3 types of blood borne diseases - -HIV, Hepatitis, Syphilis
- Why must an esthetician wear gloves? - -Estheticians must wear gloves to
perform in-office treatments in order to protect them from microorganisms
- Impetigo - -Skin infected caused by bacteria. Usually the cause is
staphylococcal(staph) but sometimes streptococcus(strep).
- Symptoms of Impetigo - -Small blisters that expand and rupture within 24
hrs. Yellow fluid that drains and forms a honey colored crust
- Acne - -Genetically inherited disease-excess oil secreted by trhe
sebaceous glands. Cells that clog the pores, trapping oil in the follicle
- What causes adult acne? - -Primary catalyst a chronic stress, high level of
stress throws adrenal glands in over drive. Setting the stage for acne in 30s
and 40s
- Common factors that trigger acne - -Stress
Overactive Sebaceous Glands
Dead Skin cell accummulation
Bacteria and Inflammation
Comedogenic ingredients
- Acne Vulgaris - -Common acne- inflammatory condition of the sebaceous
glands of the skin.
- Acne Vulgaris - -Consits of red, elevated areas on the skin that may
develop into pustules and even futher into cyst that can cause scarring
- Retention Hyperkeratosis - -Skin condition that produces more dead skin
cells than is normal, skin cells are not being shed properly. These dead cells
, sick to the surface of the skin and inside the follicles, mixing with excess oil
and creating a comedo
- Microcomedo - -first stage of comedo formation; a comedoso small that it
can be seen only with a microscope
- Ostium - -the opening of a follicle
- Non-inflammatory - -the impaction is neither red nor inflammed
- Open Comedones - -non inflammatory acne lesions usually called
blackheads
- Closed Comedones - -non inflammatory acne lesions usually called
whiteheads
- Anaerobic Bacteria - -Bacteria that does not need oxygen to grow or
survive
- Non-Inflammatory Acne - -Blackheads, Whiteheads
- What is microcomedo made up of? - -Dead buildup, bacteria and fatty
acids from sebum
- What is pustule and what is it made up of? - -A clump of white blood cells
that have formed and risen to the surface of the skin
- What is a papule? - -A raised area of the skin that is generally smaller than
1 centimeter
- What is the difference between a papule and a nodule? - -A nodule is a
raised lesion that is larger and deeper in the skin than a papule
- What is a cyst - -Deep infection caused by a deep massive invasion of
white blood cells
- Grade 1 Acne - -mildest acne that's often just a minor pimple that appear
occasionally in small numbers and small bumps that can disapper without
being treated
- Grade 2 Acne - -moderate acne- blackheads and milia can break out in the
greater numbers.
- Grade 3 Acne - -considered severe and is often grade 2 left untreated and
madeto worsen by squeezing the pimples and maintaining the oily dirty face
that attracted those bacteria at the onset
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