CME EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

Post treatment home care instructions for electrology patients should include a recommendation to: - Answer- Stay out of the sun for several days What should be suspected in patients who present with obesity, red or purple striae, "moon face" and dowager's hump? - Answer- Cushing's syndrome Sun exposure 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 caustic. Because their skin is more likely to... - Answer- Develop keloids, hypopigmentation, or hyperpigmentation Differences in sexual hair patterns between males and females are due to : - Answer- Androgens If an African American male patient presents with psuedofolliculitis 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 concerns 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 Melanin is formed from melanocytes, which is found where? - Answer- Epidermis When performing electrolysis on a diabetic patient, the electrologist must be aware of what? When examining a client ? - Answer- Slow healing