A physician at Hospital X is being sued for medical malpractice. The director of health information management, who oversees the medical coders in her department, is gathering information to help the physician prepare for the court case. She has been asked to retrieve the consultation reports and the emergency room records for the patient in question. Under the rules of admissible evidence, these medical records would be classified as _______ evidence.
A. documentary B. demonstrative C. testimonial D. real