Asthma: The Immunologic Basis of Asthma and It’s Treatment

Course Objectives

Create a mental model of acute and chronic asthma: who has it, what are the molecular physiologic mechanisms that produce diagnostic symptoms.
Explain how asthma is diagnosed.
Identify ideal receptors or other targets for drugs, both current and future.
Match drugs currently on the market with the steps involved in asthma, and how these drugs intervene in one or more steps.(n/a pharm tech)
ACPE #826-999-11-051-L01-P & 826-999-11-051-L01-T, IRD 12-11. Knowledge based activity.