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Beverly Ochoa

Beverly Ochoa, RN, works as a triage nurse for an orthopedic group practice in Moscow, Idaho. She handles clinical phone triage regarding fractures, casts, and acute injuries. Ochoa earned her nursing degree from Creighton University and previously supported cast room care.

How to Fix a Nursemaid’s Elbow Safely at Home Bones & Muscles
What Is Pseudoarthrosis? Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Bones & Muscles
What Is a Soft Cast and When Is It Used?Procedures
Can You Walk With a Hairline Hip Fracture?Bones & Muscles
Fracture Fixation Devices: Types, Materials & Complications Procedures
How to Tell If a Child’s Wrist Is Broken or Sprained Bones & Muscles
How to Treat a Broken Humerus: From Casts to Surgery Bones & Muscles
Displaced Femoral Neck Fracture: Causes, Surgery & Recovery Bones & Muscles
How Is Osteomyelitis Diagnosed? From X-Rays to Biopsy Tests
Pubic Rami Fracture Treatment and Recovery in the Elderly Bones & Muscles
Can a Fracture Heal in 4 Weeks?Bones & Muscles
Sacral Fracture from a Fall: Signs, Treatment, and Recovery Bones & Muscles
Bicondylar Tibial Plateau Fracture: Causes, Diagnosis, and Care Bones & Muscles
Can Hip Dysplasia Be Cured? Treatment and Outlook Bones & Muscles
Sacral Fracture From Fall: Symptoms, Causes, and Recovery Bones & Muscles
How to Know If You Fractured Your Elbow Bones & Muscles
What Is Orthopedic Trauma and How Is It Treated?Bones & Muscles
How to Tell If a Child’s Arm Is Broken or Sprained?Kids
What Is an Impacted Fracture? Causes and Treatment Bones & Muscles
Monteggia Fracture: Causes, Treatment, and Recovery Bones & Muscles
What Happens If a Wrist Fracture Is Left Untreated?Bones & Muscles
How to Safely Take a Cast Off at Home Safety
How to Heal a Broken Shoulder: Treatment & Recovery Bones & Muscles
My Cast is Rubbing Against My Skin: What to Do Bones & Muscles
What Is a Complete Fracture? Types and Treatment Bones & Muscles
How to Tell if Your Ulna Is Broken: What to Do Bones & Muscles
When Do You Start Weight Bearing After a Femur Fracture?Bones & Muscles
What Is a Stable Fracture and How Is It Treated?Bones & Muscles
How to Safely Relieve an Itch Under a Cast Bones & Muscles
What Is a Subacute Fracture? Symptoms, Diagnosis & Treatment Bones & Muscles