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 P14 Potential: What You Need To Know
SSEP P14 Potential: One Of The Unknown Obligates Do you use a P14 potential for SSEP in the upper extremity? I didn't think so (don't worry, I usually don't either). But if you took a CNIM or DABNM exam, you'd think it would be a part of everyone's montage. I mean,...
Popliteal Fossa Potential: How and Why To Set It Up
The Popliteal Fossa Response I got an email the other day for someone looking for some help with obtaining a popliteal fossa potential... Joe, Thanks again for the help! Had a question... with the Pop Fossa, what montage do you use for it? I've never done them, nor...
Triggered EMG Signal Loss For Thyroidectomy, Big Whoop?
Triggered EMG for Total Thyroidectomy In one of my previous post, I wrote about monitoring the recurrent laryngeal nerve with triggered EMG and the possibility of giving the surgeon misinformation. That misinformation (in that hypothetical scenario) could lead the...
Facial Nerve Monitoring And The Nervus Intermedius
Possible Facial Nerve Monitoring Blunder... Facial nerve monitoring is one of the things that we as intraoperative neurophysiologist can perform with a high level of certainty Because of the amount of research demonstrating its usefulness, the information we give back...
How To Get An IOM Job
Land Your First IOM Job It's the weirdest thing... IOM companies are always looking to hire someone with at least a CNIM and 3 years experience while so many people are always wondering where to find their first IOM job. There's always that initial barrier to get...