... . I thought how could this be? I've gone 16 years of my life not knowing anything was wrong with me, including my family and friends, so how am I sitting in a doctor's office looking at a computer with my brain waves on it and being told I have seizures? When people hear of seizures they think ... if something was wrong was an EEG. An EEG is a test used to detect abnormalities related to electrical activity of the brain. This procedure tracks and records brain wave patterns. Small metal discs with thin wires are placed on the scalp and then send signals to a computer to record the results...

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... you, but your client as well. Secondly, never attempt to diagnose, treat or cure a client's medical condition. I currently work in a gym and make it clear to the patrons I am not a personal trainer, yet I still am asked daily for advise on which exercises I would suggest for a multitude of ailments. I advise them, even if I were certified; I can't and won't give them medical advice. I advise ... any limitations or restrictions he or she might have. If as a personal trainer, a client does suffer an injury under your tutelage, make a detailed report of the incident for your own records in...

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... I got dizzy. Every time the nurses would leave their post, I would try to pierce through "CIA Classified Folders- with my 5-years-old Superman vision. Ok, I guess they were only patient's records inside those folders, but back then it seemed like those folders contained our nation's secrets. I even tried to break into a folder once - but I was abruptly slapped on the wrist and ... my competence and capability of succeeding in a medical school environment and allowing me to gauge my own abilities comparatively even before entering medical school. . Aside from further strengthening my app...

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... , but were joined at the back of the head where they shared blood vessels. Doctors said they could not separate the twins without sacrificing 1 child. Carson studied the twins medical records and came up with a plan to save both- stop their hearts, drain their blood supply, then restore circulation after they were safely separated, a never before tried procedure. He assembled 70 ... doctors, nurses and technicians. They practiced over and over using life-size dolls stuck by the back of the head with patches of Velcro. At 7 am on September 5, 1987 they began the operation scheduled for 22...

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