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| acronym for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer |
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| acronym used for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender |
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| vomiting, the act of ejecting stomach contents through the mouth or nose |
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| Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) |
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| medical procedure used when a person's heart stops working |
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| when a person chooses not to eat meat, animal, or any animal products made from animals, including eggs, milk, cheese. |
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| Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) |
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| is a warning sign of CVA/stroke. It's a result of temporary loss of oxygen |
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| emergency care is given to a person immediately by the first people to respond |
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| when something is blocking the tube through which air enters the lungs |
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| which involve social interaction, emotions, intellect and spirituality needs |
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| a term used by some people to describe their sexual orientation |
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| Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS) |
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| is a condition in which babies stop breathing and die for no known reason while sleeping |
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| a baby born before 37 weeks gestation |
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| are a method of attempting to remove an object from the airway of someone who is choking |
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| means caring for the whole person, the mind and body |
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| a person whose gender identity conflicts with his or her birth |
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| related to thinking and learning, children 6-10 |
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| occurs when organs and tissues in the body do not receive an adequate blood supply |
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| means to touch or rub sexual organs in order to give oneself or another person sexual pleasure |
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| a process of changing one's gender which can include legal procedures such as changing one's name or sex on documents |
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| is a highly contagious, viral illness |
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| Myocardial Infarction (MI) |
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| or a heart attack. occurs when the heart muscle does not receive enough oxygen because of blood vessels are blocked |
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| a persons physical, emotional and or romantic attraction to another person |
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| means of or relating to the spirit or soul |
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| is a form of cancer the inability of the body's white blood cells to fight disease |
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| a deeply felt sense of one's gender |
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| the repeating sequence of births |
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| an eating disorder in which a person does not ear, and may exercise excessively to lose weight |
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| fainting occurs when a decreased blood flow to the brain causing a loss of consciousness |
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| a person whose physical, emotional and /or romantic attraction maybe for people of the same gender or different gender |
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| the result of actions in past lives and the actions in this life can determine ones destine in future lives |
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| a person binges, eating huge amounts of food and then purges or eliminates the food by vomiting. |
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| a sudden drop in blood pressure that occurs when a person stands or sits up |
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| a person whose gender identity matches his or her birth sex (sex assigned at birth due to anatomy) |
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| a small skullcap Jewish men wear on their head as a sign of their faith. |
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| severe injury to the head or spinal cord in a car accident or playing sports |
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| the medical term for nose bleed |
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| the medical term for nose bleed |
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| a continual process of revealing one's sexual orientation or gender identity to others |
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| people who believe that they do not know or cannot know if God Exists |
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| is the study or health, wellness, and disease later in life. |
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| is the study or the aging process in people from midlife through old age. |
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| are people who believe that there is no God |
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| typically refers to a heterosexual man who sometimes wears clothing and other items associated with women. It doesn't mean they wish to change their sex. |
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| a person whose physical, emotional and or romantic attraction is for people of the same sex |
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| prejudice toward, stereotyping of and or discrimination against older persons or the elderly |
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| can result from either too much insulin is given and the person skips a meal or does not eat all the food required |
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| can result from either too much insulin or too little food. also, know as insulin reaction |
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| rules about what and when followers of certain faiths can eat and drink |
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| Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) |
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| is caused by having too little insulin in the body |
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| a person whose physical, emotional and or romantic attraction is for people of the opposite sex |
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| means not eating food, or eating very little |
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| developmental disabilities |
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| refer to disabilities that are present at birth or emerge during childhood |
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| means being mentally alert |
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| a seizure disorder, a person may shake severely, uncontrollable leg and arm movements |
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| a woman whose physical, emotional and or romantic attraction is for other women |
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| is a person who does not eat any meat for religious, oral or health reasons |
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