The FDA
The most common FDA indication we use TMS for
What is MDD?
What TMS stands for
What is transcranial magnetic stimulation?
The number of weeks patients have daily treatment for
What is 6 weeks?
The names of the two questionnaires we use to assess progress?
What are the PHQ and GAD?
What musical instrument does Kim play for fun when she is not at work being our clinical overlord?
What is the drums?
The second most common FDA indication we use TMS for
What is OCD?
The anatomical area of the brain we target for depression
What is the prefrontal cortex? (100 bonus points for anyone who guesses dorsolateral prefrontal cortex)
The most common side effect of TMS
What is a headache?
The name of the assessment used to assess OCD symptom change?
What is the Y-BOCS? (Yale Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale)
Leslie's FAVORITE drink
What is Crown (duh)?
The typical number of medication trials needed for TMS approval
What is two med trials?
The electrical impulse fired in the brain
What is an action potential?
The approximate amount of time a standard treatment takes
What is 20 to 30 minutes?
The name of the clinician rated depression screening tool we use
What is the HAM-D? (Hamilton Depression Rating Scale)
The name of the cat rescued in the parking lot and adopted by Dana
What is Memphis?
The number one contraindication to TMS
What is an uncontrolled seizure disorder?
The kind of pulses the coil delivers
What is magnetic?
The maximum age for TMS
What is no maximum?
The percentage of people that improve with a combination of TMS+medication management+therapy
What is 94%?
The name of Steve's wife
What is Heather?
The youngest age that TMS is FDA indicated for
What is 15 years old?
The area of the brain we target for anxiety
What is the amygdala? (300 bonus points for anterior cingulate cortex)
The number of sessions patients are typically approved for?
What is 36?
The total shared outcomes bonus that providers get for patients with symptom remission
What is $2000?
The number of providers that Midtown Clinic opened with
What is four?