Which of the following phrases is MOST accurate?

A. Because the patient is describing the history at the time of the visit, the language should always be present tense, and the language used for physical examination should be in the future tense
B. The language used for history is indistinguishable from the language used for physical examination
C. History generally utilizes past tense language, while the physical examination is occurring at the time of the visit, which is most commonly represented by present tense language
D. It is the responsibility of the patient to ensure the documentation is correct, not the physician's responsibility, since the physician only documents what the patient said.

C