CERTIFIED CLINICAL ELECTROLOGIST UPDATED
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Fluence is measured in what - ✔✔Joules
✔✔What are the responsibilities and goals for each consultation - ✔✔The technician
should analyze the area of treatment for skin-typing, as well as addressing any
concerns of the client. You should also write a treatment plan for the client providing
details on what to expect
✔✔What Fitzpatrick skin types are Asian skin types classified as - ✔✔III/IV
✔✔Out of all the ways laser can interact with the tissue, in order to get the best results
we need which one - ✔✔Absorption
✔✔What is the best way to clean the skin for laser with a client who has no lotions,
makeup or deodorant on - ✔✔Just water
✔✔What is ruby's wavelength - ✔✔694nm
✔✔What is clinical endpoint - ✔✔How the skin looks after treatment
,✔✔Would laser safety error example include using a extension cord to plug in the laser
machine - ✔✔Yes
✔✔We always do a spot test on which skin types - ✔✔III/IV
✔✔Skin type II is considered which ethnicity - ✔✔Caucasian
✔✔How do you clean a laser/IPL lens after each treatment - ✔✔Alcohol free cleanser or
dry heat sterilizer
✔✔What skin characteristics is expected after any laser / IPL treatments - ✔✔Erythema
✔✔What can happen with excess sweating post laser treatments - ✔✔Folliculitis
✔✔What is the name of the scale used to measure energy by their wavelengths -
✔✔electromagnetic spectrum
✔✔After an injury during laser, when should you make an assessment - ✔✔immediately
(within 4 hours)
✔✔UVA rays are what wavelength - ✔✔320-400
✔✔How does the FDA certify or classify the machines - ✔✔By the hazards they cause
(eye & skin)
✔✔Which is the visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum - ✔✔Non-ionizing rays
(400-700nm)
✔✔How many units of lye is needed if doing blend for bunch of dark course hair -
✔✔40-50
✔✔If an African woman comes in and wants to get treated. She has a lot of thick coarse
hairs on chin, upper lip, cheeks and it takes her 30 minutes to tweeze them. She suffers
from ingrown hairs and acne. Also she takes ibuprofen. 1. What could she be suffering
from? 2. What is the most serious outcome? - ✔✔1. Pseudofolliculitus 2. Keloid
✔✔Hair is made up of what type of cells - ✔✔matrix
✔✔You cannot positively know anything is skin cancer without a biopsy diagnosis -
✔✔True
, ✔✔What should you do if you have a client who had a bad experience with a previous
electrologist - ✔✔Call the previous electrologist, acknowledge the clients feelings and
continue with the consultation
✔✔Who you could share client pics/results with - ✔✔Obtain client consent first
✔✔What is monochromatic - ✔✔One color
✔✔What is epidermal cooling - ✔✔A method of cooling the surface of the skin with cold
air, gel or a tip on the laser touches the skin with a cold sapphire to allow higher
fluencies with less discomfort for the client
✔✔The duty of laser safety officer is to make sure that laser equipment is properly
installed - ✔✔True
✔✔It is not a problem to use the laser if it is unable to calibrate - ✔✔False
✔✔On a Fitzpatrick V (5) which wavelength can you use on them - ✔✔1064
✔✔How do you clean laser lens - ✔✔Dry clave
✔✔What is the top layer of the skin - ✔✔stratum corneum
✔✔Which layer of the skin does mitosis take place - ✔✔Basal/stratum germinitivum
✔✔Which is not an appendage of the skin - ✔✔lymph node
✔✔Which layer gives skin its elasticity - ✔✔papillary layer
✔✔Which glands can produce androgens in females - ✔✔Adrenals and ovaries
✔✔Identify the a club hair - ✔✔Telogen (resting stage)
✔✔Which hormone won't stimulate hair growth - ✔✔Growth hormone
✔✔Which type of diabetes is insulin dependent - ✔✔Type 1
✔✔If you have a client with extra weight around their waist and excessive hair growth
what could they have - ✔✔Insulin resistance
✔✔A germicide used on skin or living tissue to inhibit or destroy microorganisms -
✔✔antiseptic
COMPREHENSIVE EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS SURE A+
✔✔Fluence is measured in what - ✔✔Joules
✔✔What are the responsibilities and goals for each consultation - ✔✔The technician
should analyze the area of treatment for skin-typing, as well as addressing any
concerns of the client. You should also write a treatment plan for the client providing
details on what to expect
✔✔What Fitzpatrick skin types are Asian skin types classified as - ✔✔III/IV
✔✔Out of all the ways laser can interact with the tissue, in order to get the best results
we need which one - ✔✔Absorption
✔✔What is the best way to clean the skin for laser with a client who has no lotions,
makeup or deodorant on - ✔✔Just water
✔✔What is ruby's wavelength - ✔✔694nm
✔✔What is clinical endpoint - ✔✔How the skin looks after treatment
,✔✔Would laser safety error example include using a extension cord to plug in the laser
machine - ✔✔Yes
✔✔We always do a spot test on which skin types - ✔✔III/IV
✔✔Skin type II is considered which ethnicity - ✔✔Caucasian
✔✔How do you clean a laser/IPL lens after each treatment - ✔✔Alcohol free cleanser or
dry heat sterilizer
✔✔What skin characteristics is expected after any laser / IPL treatments - ✔✔Erythema
✔✔What can happen with excess sweating post laser treatments - ✔✔Folliculitis
✔✔What is the name of the scale used to measure energy by their wavelengths -
✔✔electromagnetic spectrum
✔✔After an injury during laser, when should you make an assessment - ✔✔immediately
(within 4 hours)
✔✔UVA rays are what wavelength - ✔✔320-400
✔✔How does the FDA certify or classify the machines - ✔✔By the hazards they cause
(eye & skin)
✔✔Which is the visible light in the electromagnetic spectrum - ✔✔Non-ionizing rays
(400-700nm)
✔✔How many units of lye is needed if doing blend for bunch of dark course hair -
✔✔40-50
✔✔If an African woman comes in and wants to get treated. She has a lot of thick coarse
hairs on chin, upper lip, cheeks and it takes her 30 minutes to tweeze them. She suffers
from ingrown hairs and acne. Also she takes ibuprofen. 1. What could she be suffering
from? 2. What is the most serious outcome? - ✔✔1. Pseudofolliculitus 2. Keloid
✔✔Hair is made up of what type of cells - ✔✔matrix
✔✔You cannot positively know anything is skin cancer without a biopsy diagnosis -
✔✔True
, ✔✔What should you do if you have a client who had a bad experience with a previous
electrologist - ✔✔Call the previous electrologist, acknowledge the clients feelings and
continue with the consultation
✔✔Who you could share client pics/results with - ✔✔Obtain client consent first
✔✔What is monochromatic - ✔✔One color
✔✔What is epidermal cooling - ✔✔A method of cooling the surface of the skin with cold
air, gel or a tip on the laser touches the skin with a cold sapphire to allow higher
fluencies with less discomfort for the client
✔✔The duty of laser safety officer is to make sure that laser equipment is properly
installed - ✔✔True
✔✔It is not a problem to use the laser if it is unable to calibrate - ✔✔False
✔✔On a Fitzpatrick V (5) which wavelength can you use on them - ✔✔1064
✔✔How do you clean laser lens - ✔✔Dry clave
✔✔What is the top layer of the skin - ✔✔stratum corneum
✔✔Which layer of the skin does mitosis take place - ✔✔Basal/stratum germinitivum
✔✔Which is not an appendage of the skin - ✔✔lymph node
✔✔Which layer gives skin its elasticity - ✔✔papillary layer
✔✔Which glands can produce androgens in females - ✔✔Adrenals and ovaries
✔✔Identify the a club hair - ✔✔Telogen (resting stage)
✔✔Which hormone won't stimulate hair growth - ✔✔Growth hormone
✔✔Which type of diabetes is insulin dependent - ✔✔Type 1
✔✔If you have a client with extra weight around their waist and excessive hair growth
what could they have - ✔✔Insulin resistance
✔✔A germicide used on skin or living tissue to inhibit or destroy microorganisms -
✔✔antiseptic
