CME EXAM Q&A 2023

Post treatment home care instructions for electrology patients should include a recommendation to: - Answer- Stay out of the sun for several days Which of the following should be suspected in a patient who presents with obesity, red or purple striae, "moon face" and dowager's hump? - Answer- Cushing's syndrome Sun expose and tanning decreases the efficiency of the treatment with the Alexandrite laser and increases the risk of complications such as: - Answer- Hyperpigmentation Which type of diabetes is always insulin dependent? - Answer- Type 1 Treatment of African-American patients requires extra caution because their skin is more likely to... - Answer- Develop keloids, hypo-pigmentation, or hyperpigmentation Differences in sexual hair patterns between males and females are due to: - Answer- Androgens In a African-American male patient presents with psueoofolliculitis barbae with numerous pustules and evidence of secondary infection, the electrologist should: - Answer- Refer the patient to a physician Photothermolysis is based on the principle of using: - Answer- Laser energy to selectively destroy a target beneath the surface of the skin The best means of addressing patient concernes about the success of hair removal is to: - Answer- Reassure the patient and provide realistic expectations After lasing, the subsequent heat transfers from the chromophore to: - Answer- Adjacent tissue Which type of skin lesion is considered premalignant? - Answer- Actinic keratosis The most common type of laser used for hair removal is: - Answer- Pulsed What is the acronym for LASER? - Answer- Light Amplification by Stimulated Emission of Radiation The longer the wavelength the: - Answer- Greater penetration of laser What is the expectant clinical manifestation/ (expected outcome) after laser treatment? - Answer- Peri-follicular erythema edema According to the Food and Drugs Administration (FDA), "permanent hair education" is: -