A patient receiving a large intramuscular dose of antibiotic was asked to please wait 20 to 30 minutes before checking out. What is the reason for this request?
a. The office staff needs to make sure that the right medicine was administered be-fore the patient leaves.
b. The nurse always forgets to ask the patient about allergies before administering the antibiotic.
c. Antibiotics are a common source of severe allergic reactions within the first few minutes after an injection.
d. The staff wants to make sure that the pa-tient has time to pay for the services deli-vered that day.
C
Antibiotic administration is a common cause of anaphylaxis. The patient is asked to wait to allow medical personnel to reverse the condition should it occur within minutes after an injection.
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