The most appropriate way for a highly contagious patient to be seen in a medical office is to ________.

A. remove all other patients from the reception area
B. put the highly contagious patients in one corner of the reception area
C. schedule all highly contagious patients to be in the reception area at the same time
D. have a well-ventilated reception room
E. bring the highly contagious patient directly into the examination room to wait

Answer: E