Which type of client information is least suited for "store-and-forward" technology?
1. A client's biopsy sample is digitally photographed and transmitted electronically to the pathology lab.
2. A client with increasing symptoms of heart failure is instructed to come to the clinic for a state CXR (chest x-ray).
3. A client's EEG (electroencephalogram) and brain scan are transmitted to the consulting surgeon to follow up a craniotomy of two months ago.
4. A client with chronic asthma comes to the clinic for a routine CXR (chest x-ray).
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Rationale: Store-and-forward technology is least suited for emergent, unstable clients, such as a heart failure client. Store-and-forward is used to transfer digital images and data from one location to another and is appropriate for nonemergent situations, such as the asthma client with a routine CXR, the biopsy sample, and the follow-up EEG.
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