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1. Propofol and egg allergies

   Ozymandias replied to Nursonegreat's topic in CRNA

   Let me further elaborate: when a patient claims to have an egg allergy, they are reporting allergy to EGG PROTEIN (ovalbumin, about a 45 Dalton molecule, distinct from human serum albumin, a 69 Dalton molecule), and that is found in the egg white. ...

2. Propofol and egg allergies

   Ozymandias replied to Nursonegreat's topic in CRNA

   The Hofer et al. Article was in a 2003 edition of The Annals of Pharmacotherapy, and was based on a case report involving a 14 month (not year) old infant with asthma and an "egg" allergy. The patient required urgent intubation for respiratory distr...