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The nurse is caring for a patient who is taking penicillin antibiotics. The patient reports flushing, itching, hives, anxiety, and throat and tongue swelling. The nurse finds that the patient has a rapid, irregular pulse. Which condition may the patient have as a result of taking the antibiotic? A. tolerance to the antibiotic drugs B. An allergic anaphylactic reaction C. Clostridium difficile bacterial infection D. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency - B How does penicillin wor...