SMi Source Lesson Asthma: IgE and Omalizumab, FEV1, and PEF

  • SMi Source lesson Asthma: IgE and Omalizumab, FEV1, and PEF has the following microlearning topics

    • 1. IgE and Omalizumab

    2. FEV1: Forced Expiratory Volume

    3. PEF: Peak Expiratory Flow

  • Lesson Asthma: IgE and Omalizumab, FEV1, and PEF teaches these concepts

    • Asthma, IgE and Omalizumab

  • Lesson Asthma: IgE and Omalizumab, FEV1, and PEF addresses these key points

    • IgE

    • Key factor in the regulation of allergic asthma
    • Circulating IgE binds to Fc receptors on mast cells
    • When allergens bind to the bound IgE receptors, mast cell degranulation results in the production and release of inflammatory factor

    Omalizumab

    • Monoclonal antibody that binds to free IgE at the same site as its high affinity Fc receptor
    • Inhibits both the early and late-phase reactions in patients with mild asthma