The patient receiving a large IM dose of antibiotic was asked to please wait 20 to 30 minutes before checking out. The reason for this request is that:
1. the office staff needs to make sure that it was the right medicine before the patient leaves.
2. the nurse always forgets to ask patients about allergies before administering the antibiotic.
3. antibiotics are a common source of severe allergic reactions within the first few minutes after injection.
4. the staff wants to make sure that the patient has time to pay for the services de-livered that day.
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Antibiotic administration is a common cause of anaphylaxis. The patient is asked to wait so that if this condition occurs, the patient will be with medical personnel to reverse it.
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