For which type of appointment reminder does the patient self-address a card when leaving the office that is sent to the patient a week before the scheduled appointment?

Abnormal neurologic signs that accompany hypertensive encephalopathy occur when:

A) pressure in the brain causes transient dysfunction of the parietal lobe and cerebral vasodilation. B) the mean arterial pressure exceeds 100 mm Hg and blood is forced from the brain and into the spinal cord. C) neurons sustain permanent damage secondary to a single increase in blood pressure above 200/130 mm Hg. D) pressure causes a breach in the blood-brain barrier and fluid leaks out, causing an increase in intracranial pressure.

Which of the following statements about breath-actuated nebulizers is not true?

a. They can be used during the entire respir-atory cycle. b. They do not require good hand-breath co-ordination. c. They decrease aerosol medication waste. d. They are not appropriate for some patients with severe airway obstruction.