When the physician performing the E/M service visit assesses the risk, what does this mean?

A. The physician identifies the level of risk of complication, comorbidity, or mortality posed to the patient by the presenting problem, which can refer to the ordered or performed diagnostic tests or the management option selected by the performing physician
B. The physician prescribes any prescription drug that has a significantly higher risk of potentially harmful side effects that may require regular monitoring for appropriate dosing and identification of the onset of potentially harmful side effects or contraindications
C. The physician identifies a state of disease, illness, or ill health currently being experienced by the patient
D. The physician identifies a pathological development that is not an inherent part of the presenting problem but that occurs in a patient during the management of a patient's presenting problem

A