What are the three primary purposes of jails?

The three primary purposes for jails are (1) to detain those awaiting trial after arrest; (2) to hold those being transferred to a state or federal prison or mental facility; and (3) to incarcerate those serving a sentence of less than a year for a minor crime (misdemeanor).

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The potentially most ominous finding of auscultation is:

a. snoring. c. wheezing. b. gurgling. d. quiet.

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What type of histopathologic cells is associated with large-cell carcinoma?

a. Pleomorphic cells b. Glandular structures c. Stratified epithelial cells d. Pulmonary stem cells

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