VASO Occlusive Crisis
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Care of Patients With Hematologic Disorders — Medical-Surgical Nursing: Concepts and Practice▶ 35:28The clinical manifestations of this are devastatingWhen those cells clump and block the tracks, the patient experiences what we call a sickle cell vaso -occlusive crisisThe tissues downstream of the blockage are suddenly cut off from oxygenNursing Care of the Child with an Alteration in Cellular Regulation/Hematologic or Neoplastic Disorder — Maternity and Pediatric Nursing▶ 55:16And they rapidly accumulate, causing a massive, impenetrable logjamThat logjam is the hallmark of the disease, a vaso -occlusive crisisIt completely blocks blood flow to the tissues downstreamAlterations of Hematologic Function in Children — Pathophysiology: The Biologic Basis for Disease in Adults and Children▶ 40:01There are four main types, referenced in figure 30 7The most common and defining event is the vaso -occlusive crisis, often simply called a pain crisisBecause the tissues are being starved of oxygen and dying, it is exquisitely, excruciatingly These log jams can happen anywhere in the…