An IONM Clinician's POCKET Guide: Quick Reference Guide for the OR Paperback – October 6, 2025

The IONM Clinician’s Pocket Guide — A Quick-Reference for the O.R.A Must-Have Resource for Every IONM ProfessionalCompact enough to carry. Complete enough to trust.This is the practical, real-world guide that experienced clinicians wish they had from day one.Your quick-reference IONM handbook for the OR starts here.Intraoperative neuromonitoring requires precision, confidence, and rapid decision-making—especially when you’re in the operating room with surgeons waiting for answers. An IONM Clinician’s Pocket Guide gives you the quick-access clarity you need, right when you need it.Designed specifically for clinicians, technologists, neurosurgery teams, anesthesia partners, trainees, and students in neuromonitoring, this pocket guide distills essential concepts into easy-to-understand, fast usable checklists, protocols, and immediately useful reference pages. Whether you’re troubleshooting signals, preparing for CNIM certification, or supporting complex spine and neurosurgical cases, this guide keeps critical information at your fingertips.What’s inside:Foundational principles for safe, reliable monitoring and documentationAnesthesia & physiology essentials that impact signals (MAP, temperature, agents, TOF)Step-by-step protocols for SSEP, MEP, EMG (s-EMG & t-EMG), plus BAEP/VEPSpecial situations: mapping, tethered cord/SDR, vascular (CEA/TCAR), reflexes (H, F, BCR)EEG basics and practical interpretations used intraoperativelyAlert criteria & algorithms you can follow under pressureQuick-reference tables: parameters, modality settings, innervation charts, and modality checklistsWhy readers will use it:Optimized for rapid, at-a-glance answers in the O.R.Color figures and clean layouts make interpretation and setup fasterEqually useful for daily cases, prep for the CNIM, or onboarding new team membersWho it’s for:IONM cliniciansCNIM candidates and neurodiagnostic studentsOR technologists and surgical assistantsNeurosurgery and spine surgery teamsAnyone seeking a fast, reliable IONM reference in the operating roomWhether you're a seasoned CNIM or just entering the world of neuromonitoring, this guide reinforces clinical confidence and supports safer surgical outcomes.Neurophysiologists, neurologists, anesthesiologists, neurosurgeons, surgical techs, residents/fellows, and students who need a concise IONM reference that works under real-world conditions.Educational resource for professionals. Not a substitute for clinical judgment or institutional protocols. Read more