STATE BOARD EXAM REVIEW FOR THE
ESTHETICIAN STUDENT WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What lare lGerms? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Microorganisms lthat lcover lalmost levery
lsurface, lincluding lthe lskin lof lthe lhuman lbody.
What lis lthe ldifference lbetween lpathogenic land lnon-pathogenic lbacteria? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Pathogenic lis ldisease lcausing lwhile lnon-pathogenic lis lnon ldisease
lcausing.
The l3 lbasic ltypes lof lbacteria land ltheir lshape l- lcorrect lanswers l-Bacilli-rod
Cocci-round
Spirilla- lspiral
1. lAntiseptic l- lcorrect lanswers l-weaker lform lof ldisinfectant
,2. lDisinfectant l- lcorrect lanswers l-chemicals lthat lkill la lmajority lof lpathogenic
lmicroorganisms
3. lSterilization l- lcorrect lanswers l-process lof lkilling lALL lmicroorganisms
What lpiece lof lequipment lis lthe lonly lway lto ltruly lsterilize lutensils lusing lsteam, lheat,
land lpressure? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Autoclave
What limplements lor lmaterials lcannot lbe lused lin lan lautoclave? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
glass
Two ldisinfectants lused lin lesthetics l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lSodium
lHydrochloride(household lbleach)
2. lFormaldehyde
What lis lthe lratio lyou lcan ldilute lhousehold lbleach lfor la ldisinfectant? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-1:10 lwith lwater
4 ldisposable lmaterials lthat lprevent lcross- lcontamination l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lcotton
lswabs
2. lpaper ltowels
3.Disposable lstaptulas
4. lGloves
Cleaning land ldisinfecting lprocess: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Metal ltweezers- lclean lwith
lsoap
Suction lattachments- luse l70% lalcohol lthen lsoak lfor l20 lmin lin la ldisinfectant
Extractors- lclean lwith lsoap land lwater lthen lspray lwith lcavaside
Galvanic lrollers- lspray lwith lalcohol
OSHA l- lcorrect lanswers l-Occupational lSafety land lHealth lAdministration
MSDS( lMaterial lSafety lData lSheets) l- lcorrect lanswers l-includes lhow lto lsafely lclean
lup lafter lan laccidental lspill
3 ldiseases la lclient lmay lhave lthat lwould lcontraindicate lin-office ltreatments? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-pink leye, limpetigo, lherpes
CDC l- lcorrect lanswers l-Center lfor lDisease lControl
OPIM l- lcorrect lanswers l-Other lPotential lInfections lMaterial
Universal land lStandard lPrecautions l- lcorrect lanswers l-Treat lall lbody lfluids las lthey
lwere/are lcontagious
3 ltypes lof lblood lborne ldiseases l- lcorrect lanswers l-HIV, lHepatitis, lSyphilis
, Why lmust lan lesthetician lwear lgloves? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Estheticians lmust lwear
lgloves lto lperform lin-office ltreatments lin lorder lto lprotect lthem lfrom lmicroorganisms
Impetigo l- lcorrect lanswers l-Skin linfected lcaused lby lbacteria. lUsually lthe lcause lis
lstaphylococcal(staph) lbut lsometimes lstreptococcus(strep).
Symptoms lof lImpetigo l- lcorrect lanswers l-Small lblisters lthat lexpand land lrupture
lwithin l24 lhrs. lYellow lfluid lthat ldrains land lforms la lhoney lcolored lcrust
Acne l- lcorrect lanswers l-Genetically linherited ldisease-excess loil lsecreted lby ltrhe
lsebaceous lglands. lCells lthat lclog lthe lpores, ltrapping loil lin lthe lfollicle
What lcauses ladult lacne? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Primary lcatalyst la lchronic lstress, lhigh
llevel lof lstress lthrows ladrenal lglands lin lover ldrive. lSetting lthe lstage lfor lacne lin l30s
land l40s
Common lfactors lthat ltrigger lacne l- lcorrect lanswers l-Stress
Overactive lSebaceous lGlands
Dead lSkin lcell laccummulation
Bacteria land lInflammation
Comedogenic lingredients
Acne lVulgaris l- lcorrect lanswers l-Common lacne- linflammatory lcondition lof lthe
lsebaceous lglands lof lthe lskin.
Acne lVulgaris l- lcorrect lanswers l-Consits lof lred, lelevated lareas lon lthe lskin lthat lmay
ldevelop linto lpustules land leven lfuther linto lcyst lthat lcan lcause lscarring
Retention lHyperkeratosis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Skin lcondition lthat lproduces lmore ldead
lskin lcells lthan lis lnormal, lskin lcells lare lnot lbeing lshed lproperly. lThese ldead lcells
lsick lto lthe lsurface lof lthe lskin land linside lthe lfollicles, lmixing lwith lexcess loil land
lcreating la lcomedo
Microcomedo l- lcorrect lanswers l-first lstage lof lcomedo lformation; la lcomedoso lsmall
lthat lit lcan lbe lseen lonly lwith la lmicroscope
Ostium l- lcorrect lanswers l-the lopening lof la lfollicle
Non-inflammatory l- lcorrect lanswers l-the limpaction lis lneither lred lnor linflammed
Open lComedones l- lcorrect lanswers l-non linflammatory lacne llesions lusually lcalled
lblackheads
Closed lComedones l- lcorrect lanswers l-non linflammatory lacne llesions lusually lcalled
lwhiteheads
ESTHETICIAN STUDENT WITH VERIFIED
SOLUTIONS
What lare lGerms? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Microorganisms lthat lcover lalmost levery
lsurface, lincluding lthe lskin lof lthe lhuman lbody.
What lis lthe ldifference lbetween lpathogenic land lnon-pathogenic lbacteria? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-Pathogenic lis ldisease lcausing lwhile lnon-pathogenic lis lnon ldisease
lcausing.
The l3 lbasic ltypes lof lbacteria land ltheir lshape l- lcorrect lanswers l-Bacilli-rod
Cocci-round
Spirilla- lspiral
1. lAntiseptic l- lcorrect lanswers l-weaker lform lof ldisinfectant
,2. lDisinfectant l- lcorrect lanswers l-chemicals lthat lkill la lmajority lof lpathogenic
lmicroorganisms
3. lSterilization l- lcorrect lanswers l-process lof lkilling lALL lmicroorganisms
What lpiece lof lequipment lis lthe lonly lway lto ltruly lsterilize lutensils lusing lsteam, lheat,
land lpressure? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Autoclave
What limplements lor lmaterials lcannot lbe lused lin lan lautoclave? l- lcorrect lanswers l-
glass
Two ldisinfectants lused lin lesthetics l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lSodium
lHydrochloride(household lbleach)
2. lFormaldehyde
What lis lthe lratio lyou lcan ldilute lhousehold lbleach lfor la ldisinfectant? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-1:10 lwith lwater
4 ldisposable lmaterials lthat lprevent lcross- lcontamination l- lcorrect lanswers l-1. lcotton
lswabs
2. lpaper ltowels
3.Disposable lstaptulas
4. lGloves
Cleaning land ldisinfecting lprocess: l- lcorrect lanswers l-Metal ltweezers- lclean lwith
lsoap
Suction lattachments- luse l70% lalcohol lthen lsoak lfor l20 lmin lin la ldisinfectant
Extractors- lclean lwith lsoap land lwater lthen lspray lwith lcavaside
Galvanic lrollers- lspray lwith lalcohol
OSHA l- lcorrect lanswers l-Occupational lSafety land lHealth lAdministration
MSDS( lMaterial lSafety lData lSheets) l- lcorrect lanswers l-includes lhow lto lsafely lclean
lup lafter lan laccidental lspill
3 ldiseases la lclient lmay lhave lthat lwould lcontraindicate lin-office ltreatments? l- lcorrect
lanswers l-pink leye, limpetigo, lherpes
CDC l- lcorrect lanswers l-Center lfor lDisease lControl
OPIM l- lcorrect lanswers l-Other lPotential lInfections lMaterial
Universal land lStandard lPrecautions l- lcorrect lanswers l-Treat lall lbody lfluids las lthey
lwere/are lcontagious
3 ltypes lof lblood lborne ldiseases l- lcorrect lanswers l-HIV, lHepatitis, lSyphilis
, Why lmust lan lesthetician lwear lgloves? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Estheticians lmust lwear
lgloves lto lperform lin-office ltreatments lin lorder lto lprotect lthem lfrom lmicroorganisms
Impetigo l- lcorrect lanswers l-Skin linfected lcaused lby lbacteria. lUsually lthe lcause lis
lstaphylococcal(staph) lbut lsometimes lstreptococcus(strep).
Symptoms lof lImpetigo l- lcorrect lanswers l-Small lblisters lthat lexpand land lrupture
lwithin l24 lhrs. lYellow lfluid lthat ldrains land lforms la lhoney lcolored lcrust
Acne l- lcorrect lanswers l-Genetically linherited ldisease-excess loil lsecreted lby ltrhe
lsebaceous lglands. lCells lthat lclog lthe lpores, ltrapping loil lin lthe lfollicle
What lcauses ladult lacne? l- lcorrect lanswers l-Primary lcatalyst la lchronic lstress, lhigh
llevel lof lstress lthrows ladrenal lglands lin lover ldrive. lSetting lthe lstage lfor lacne lin l30s
land l40s
Common lfactors lthat ltrigger lacne l- lcorrect lanswers l-Stress
Overactive lSebaceous lGlands
Dead lSkin lcell laccummulation
Bacteria land lInflammation
Comedogenic lingredients
Acne lVulgaris l- lcorrect lanswers l-Common lacne- linflammatory lcondition lof lthe
lsebaceous lglands lof lthe lskin.
Acne lVulgaris l- lcorrect lanswers l-Consits lof lred, lelevated lareas lon lthe lskin lthat lmay
ldevelop linto lpustules land leven lfuther linto lcyst lthat lcan lcause lscarring
Retention lHyperkeratosis l- lcorrect lanswers l-Skin lcondition lthat lproduces lmore ldead
lskin lcells lthan lis lnormal, lskin lcells lare lnot lbeing lshed lproperly. lThese ldead lcells
lsick lto lthe lsurface lof lthe lskin land linside lthe lfollicles, lmixing lwith lexcess loil land
lcreating la lcomedo
Microcomedo l- lcorrect lanswers l-first lstage lof lcomedo lformation; la lcomedoso lsmall
lthat lit lcan lbe lseen lonly lwith la lmicroscope
Ostium l- lcorrect lanswers l-the lopening lof la lfollicle
Non-inflammatory l- lcorrect lanswers l-the limpaction lis lneither lred lnor linflammed
Open lComedones l- lcorrect lanswers l-non linflammatory lacne llesions lusually lcalled
lblackheads
Closed lComedones l- lcorrect lanswers l-non linflammatory lacne llesions lusually lcalled
lwhiteheads
