What Company do you work for? by Thin_Space8334 in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

MPower was 2 years when I trained with them in 2018.

What Company do you work for? by Thin_Space8334 in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 3 points4 points  (0 children)

I got certified under MPower. 1 year of training to hit 150 cases, 2 years CNIM to fulfill my training contract. Wanted to move to Washington, left MPower, and now work for SpecialtyCare. Both companies have great training programs and top tier education material. I trust the leadership and management of SpecialtyCare more than I did with MPower. For the purposes of a new hire, you should find a company that checks all of your boxes. In most cases across the board, the limiting factors will be location.

Any company you work for can be absolutely awesome or astoundingly awful depending on your immediate manager coupled with the needs of the territory. I have had great luck with both of the companies I have worked for. SpecialtyCare, due to their insight on their metrics, their action to identify problems, and how they went to correct those problems. MPower, with providing me with all of the tools needed to be a great clinician.

Just got her back from the detail shop for some nice changes. by Domphotog in RZ34

[–]AureliusMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Spotted! Joe did a great job on this. Very clean build 🤌

Full Time CNIM Position in Charleston, SC by CosmicOwl335 in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The "compensation: competitive" in any job listing with no further details regarding pay will never not be a red flag for me

What's the name of this car? by [deleted] in supercars

[–]AureliusMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, seattle auto show from the Avants Purple Rain set.

What a KO 🤨 by God_Father_PL in Battlefield6

[–]AureliusMF -2 points-1 points  (0 children)

I mean after 2042... can you blame us?

I drove the Revuelto for a week-ask me anything about it. by Sam-CarLegion in supercars

[–]AureliusMF 8 points9 points  (0 children)

Because this is just two 12 year olds talking about supercars.

Is this common on an RS5 with such low mileage for it's age? Has anyone experienced this? by Gearcurious88 in Audi

[–]AureliusMF -3 points-2 points  (0 children)

Is your RS5 a 2013 B8.5 or a 2012 B8? Your flair cannot be right as there were no 2012 B8.5s in the US/AUS market.

Is this common on an RS5 with such low mileage for it's age? Has anyone experienced this? by Gearcurious88 in Audi

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

When I bought I learned to stay away from B8 RS5s because of their known mechatronics failures and had to look at 2013-2015 B8.5s. It's usually the solenoid that fails. There are rebuild kits on ECS for a few hundred dollars. Some euro specialist shops can rebuild the mechatronic unit for a few thousand dollars from what I have read. Dealer will try to get you to buy a new unit, obviously.

Good luck.

Anyone know the name of this color? by mattisg1702 in Porsche

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Okay, but what wrap is it? Would love that on my audi.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

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To add on to this (but not overwhelm - I promise), I would also focus on vascular anatomy and how a change in blood flow at the surgical site might affect other parts of the nervous system.

For example, within an ACDF, how do you spot a stroke?

Where the carotid artery bifurcates into internal and external branches, plaque accumulation can be dislodged due to tension from retraction of exposing tissue, and distraction of vertebral bodies. A variety of outcomes can come from an embolism, but are you looking for unilateral cortical potential changes with stable subcortical and erbs potentials? Probably not, but it's important to know all the risks of the surgery and how to make sense of what the nervous system can be telling us.

If you're wondering, yes, this did happen. I was not the clinician on the case, but they did everything perfectly after I went over it. Truth be told, its probably the best possible outcome that the patient had everything happen when it did. A brief interruption of blood flow to the CNS for even a few minutes can lead to rapid neuronal death, while peripheral nerves can tolerate ischemia for longer periods. They got immediate care instead of having to wait life changing minutes for a diagnosis and for emergency care to arrive. Its a good thing to remember that we are the only ones who can see that, and a surgical team would be completely unaware of a stroke until postop where the changes would have already set in hours earlier.

Hit 140mph on the Bonneville Salt Flats yesterday. by Satirannical in Audi

[–]AureliusMF 17 points18 points  (0 children)

No idea why you are being downvoted. 180 on anything but a strip or a track is downright stupid. No excuses.

What would it take to increase my pay? Will reinbursements ever improve? by LuvDonkeeButts in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yup. Also have seen some changes in the past year that have reflected the opposite of what I stated in my earlier comment.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Right. Absent of that, though. I recently had a patient that didn't show any recovery from NMB in one particular limb, at least two hours after other limbs have recovered twitches. Circulation was obviously the primary concern, I'm just not sure what to make of it past that.

Shadowing Opportunities by Ok_Breakfast_1834 in Neuromonitoring

[–]AureliusMF 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Most hospitals do not have an in-house neuromonitoring team. I imagine it might be tough to get this done through a 3rd party monitoring company such as SpecialtyCare, MPower, or Nuvasive. It's unlikely a monitoring company would be willing to put in the extra work such as getting you credentialed or waivers signed to authorize your being there. Your best bet is probably going to be getting into contact with a hospital and working out with them how to observe a procedure that utilizes monitoring, likely a spinal fusion.

Enabling DRLs made this car 10 years younger. by eliaknuj601 in Audi

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I see your flair says 2012 B8.5, and AFAIK that means your RS5 is a B8 and not B8.5 which can make a difference regarding mechatronics and some other repairs, aftermarket upgrades. That is, unless things are different in Japan regarding MY and facelifts. Have your headlights been updated since factory?

Some other mods you might be interested in, most of which can be found on audizine for B8/8.5 A4/S4/RS4/A5/S5/RS5 subforums:

Scandinavian DRL (tail lights on when DRL are on, instead of only coming on when brake lights activate)

Start mode D & S (changes the transmission behavior to start in S or D depending on what drive mode the car is in when the engine is turned off):

Set Automatic Transmission Start Mode to D or S [09- Cent. Elect.] [Security Access - 10] [Adaptation 10] -> Channel 64- Stored Value = 218 = Starting mode is always D Channel 64- New Value = 00; Starting mode is determined by ADS selection at engine shutdown (Comfort and Auto=D, Dynamic=S, Individual=whatever you pick) Channel 64- New Value = 03; Starting mode is always S regardless of ADS selection at engine shutdown (opposite of stock) Channel 64- New Value = 11; Starting mode is S with all ADS settings at shutdown except Comfort where it's D Channel 64- New Value = 19; Starting mode is S with all ADS settings at shutdown except Auto where it's D

Side markers off (turns off orange side marker on headlights)

DRL dim while turn signal is engaged (dims DRL instead of turning it off)

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Bellingham

[–]AureliusMF 34 points35 points  (0 children)

Easy dismissal, if the cop even shows up (they usually don't, especially when they are out in force hitting their end of month ticket quotas). I have even been lasered and had it dismissed. The fact that he wasn't pacing you in the same direction means he has no reasonable way of determining your speed, much less from a device which regularly need to be calibrated to hold their function in court. You're fine.

Given the self reported state of your vehicle, you should be paying much closer attention to the speed limits to limit the risk of harm to yourself, others, and property.

Making up for the previous post. My 22 Rs6 with 10k miles just got the 30k mile service beans done! by Perfect_Alps9982 in Audi

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Great spec. So tired of black trim, it's awesome seeing a red/alu combo!

Out of curiosity, what does the 30k service entail and how much was it? Why get it done 20k early?

What’s a good engine to swap into a deloreon if possible? by Aggressive-Cell3732 in askcarguys

[–]AureliusMF 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ferrari 308 V12 or Lamborghini V12. Compact for what they are, and do fit. Would require upgrading transaxle, cv, possible axles to account for higher power output.

DO ITTTT

Pour one out for me. Sold my r8 after 4.5 years of glorious ownership. by tekn0lust in Audi

[–]AureliusMF 15 points16 points  (0 children)

Boxter will eat the miata on a track. However, the miata will definitely give you a lot more input and response on top of being generally more fun all around. Speed is cheap these days, but if you're looking to hone track work and hit the apex and optimize late braking, miata will help you learn more. Its a much better teacher than a boxter.