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What term refers to an abnormal condition of all or part of the body that
makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function?
A) disorder
B) syndrome
C) disease
D) virus - ✔✔C) disease
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas, and medical
facilities have?
A) bactericidal, sporicidal, and virucidal
B) sporicidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
C) bactericidal, sporicidal, and fungicidal
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D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal - ✔✔D) bactericidal, virucidal, and
fungicidal
What is the most common type of bacteria?
A) streptococci
B) diplococci
C) bacilli
D) spirilla - ✔✔C) bacilli
What is the most common way that communicable diseases spread?
A) dirty hands
B) coughing
C) sneezing
D) contaminated water - ✔✔A) dirty hands
What is a sign that a client has human papilloma virus (HPV) or plantar
warts?
A) redness and swelling surrounding an open wound
B) clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
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C) splotchy skin on the cheeks, neck, and forehead
D) areas of thickened skin and greenish specks around the nails - ✔✔B)
clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects,
but does NOT cause human infections in the salon?
A) mildew
B) keratin
C) onychomycosis
D) dermophyte - ✔✔A) mildew
What form of decontamination is NOT recommended for use in salons or
spas?
A) high-pressure steam sterilization
B) dry-heat sterilization
C) cleaning solvent
D) ultrasonic unit - ✔✔B) dry-heat sterilization
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?
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A) requires daily changing
B) loses efficacy in the presence of bioburden
C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
D) has mild odor - ✔✔C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
What strength bleach solution can be used for disinfecting implements that
have come into contact with blood?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 90 percent - ✔✔A) 10 percent
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true?
A) it is environmentally safe to pour them down the drain
B) it is safe to apply them to skin
C) they have a very low pH
D) they are a form of formaldehyde - ✔✔D) they are a form of
formaldehyde
What should you NOT do when using disinfectants?
Esthetics Colorado Board Test Practice
Exam Questions and Answers 100%
Solved
What term refers to an abnormal condition of all or part of the body that
makes the body incapable of carrying on normal function?
A) disorder
B) syndrome
C) disease
D) virus - ✔✔C) disease
What three qualities must disinfectants used in salons, spas, and medical
facilities have?
A) bactericidal, sporicidal, and virucidal
B) sporicidal, virucidal, and fungicidal
C) bactericidal, sporicidal, and fungicidal
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D) bactericidal, virucidal, and fungicidal - ✔✔D) bactericidal, virucidal, and
fungicidal
What is the most common type of bacteria?
A) streptococci
B) diplococci
C) bacilli
D) spirilla - ✔✔C) bacilli
What is the most common way that communicable diseases spread?
A) dirty hands
B) coughing
C) sneezing
D) contaminated water - ✔✔A) dirty hands
What is a sign that a client has human papilloma virus (HPV) or plantar
warts?
A) redness and swelling surrounding an open wound
B) clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
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C) splotchy skin on the cheeks, neck, and forehead
D) areas of thickened skin and greenish specks around the nails - ✔✔B)
clusters of small black dots on the bottom of the foot
What is a type of fungus that affects plants or grows on inanimate objects,
but does NOT cause human infections in the salon?
A) mildew
B) keratin
C) onychomycosis
D) dermophyte - ✔✔A) mildew
What form of decontamination is NOT recommended for use in salons or
spas?
A) high-pressure steam sterilization
B) dry-heat sterilization
C) cleaning solvent
D) ultrasonic unit - ✔✔B) dry-heat sterilization
What is a characteristic of an ideal disinfectant?
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A) requires daily changing
B) loses efficacy in the presence of bioburden
C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
D) has mild odor - ✔✔C) includes strips for checking effectiveness
What strength bleach solution can be used for disinfecting implements that
have come into contact with blood?
A) 10 percent
B) 20 percent
C) 50 percent
D) 90 percent - ✔✔A) 10 percent
What statement about phenolic disinfectants is true?
A) it is environmentally safe to pour them down the drain
B) it is safe to apply them to skin
C) they have a very low pH
D) they are a form of formaldehyde - ✔✔D) they are a form of
formaldehyde
What should you NOT do when using disinfectants?
