How To Answer A DABNM Question
DABNM Prep Strategies – Answering “Why” and, “Says Who?" One of the challenges faced by those taking on a DABNM question is that you not only have to be able to answer “why,” but also “says who.” That ends up being a lot of information to cram in there. One suggestion...
CNIM Exam Preparation: Here’s Where To Start
How to study for the CNIM exam and PASS! (Joe’s Notes: A part of my brain fails to comprehend the vast differences in backgrounds people in the IONM community have and the fact that many of the readers are just starting their IONM career. I end up jumping into...
A Neuromonitoring List: 267 Free Resources to Help You Pass The CNIM
Intraoperative Neuromonitoring List There always seems to be a couple things that get people on the CNIM exam, and I've compiled a neuromonitoring list. First is the little extra’s that we don’t think about much when we’re in the OR. These are a little easier to know...
D.ABNM – 7 Reasons Why You Should Take It – 7 Reasons Why You Shouldn’t
Should I Sit For The D.ABNM? I get an email about once a month asking me the same question… Is the D.ABNM worth the headache? The overall message I try to give is that… Yes, it has helped my career and there is a very good chance it will do the same for you. Work hard...
CNIM Picture Question – Post-Auricular Muscle Artifact Or Middle Latency ABR?
Post-auricular Muscle Artifact In BAER This is a question that I got about post-auricular muscle artifact on intraoperative brainstem auditory responses. These are one of those responses that I don’t have any of my own images because I’ve never seen it live. This is...
CNIM Question: Sensitivity-Specificity – What Does That Mean For Us?
"Can you go over Sensitivity-Specificity, and what that actually means for us in the operating room?" Sensitivity-Specificity I think the second part of that question is the most important (what's that mean for us in the OR). If you’re taking the DABNM boards, of...
CNIM Exam Prep: Understanding Far-Field Potentials
CNIM Exam Preparation: Far-Field Responses I've asked a couple of readers what they were having trouble with when preparing for the CNIM exam. In the last post, I went over when to use constant voltage and constant current. This time, I'm going to go over far-field...
CNIM Test Prep: Constant Voltage Vs. Constant Current
Preparing For The CNIM Test: Constant Voltage Vs. Constant Current During your CNIM test prep, you might have come across some questions on stimulation parameters. Here's a quick overview of constant current and constant voltage as used during intraoperative...
Reason #3 You Failed The DABNM Oral Test… Your Crystal Ball Sucks
Yet Another Example On How To Easily Fail The DABNM Oral Test This is the third and last of my negatively phrased post on why you (might have) failed the DABNM oral test (you can find the first two post on how not to fail the DABNM exam here and here). Not because...
Reason #2 You Didn’t Pass The DABNM Oral Exam. You Took The Bait.
Tips On How To Prepare For The DABNM Oral Exam Continuing on from my first post about reasons why you didn't pass the DABNM oral boards, I'd like to cover something that you'll hear from most people that took the DABNM oral exam... They couldn't believe how BAD things...
Reason #1 You Didn’t Pass The DABNM Oral Examination. You Weren’t Right… Enough.
How To Pass The DABNM Oral Examination Let's not kid ourselves here... the DABNM oral examination is one tough exam. I've taken clinical boards, national boards, Florida state boards and the boards for the diplomate in Chiropractic neurology (DACNB). All were much...
The CNIM test is DISCOURAGING (And Costly)!
The CNIM Test Is The Make Or Break Of IONM As a young boy, I didn't dream of passing the CNIM test and watch my career in IOM take off. Like everyone else I've met who does neuromonitoring, I kind of just fell into this. But I'm glad I did. I soon learned that in...