<prompt> Please answer with one of the option in the bracket. Write reasoning in between . Write answer in between .Q:An 86-year-old male is admitted to the hospital under your care for management of pneumonia. His hospital course has been relatively uneventful, and he is progressing well. While making morning rounds on your patients, the patients cousin approaches you in the hallway and asks about the patients prognosis and potential future discharge date. The patient does not have an advanced directive on file and does not have a medical power of attorney. Which of the following is the best course of action?? A: Explain that the patient is progressing well and should be discharged within the next few days., B: Provide the cousin with the patients most recent progress notes and a draft of his discharge summary., C: Direct the cousin to the patients room, telling him that you will be by within the hour to discuss the plan., D: Refer the cousin to ask the patients wife about these topics., E: Explain that you cannot discuss the patients care without explicit permission from the patient themselves.,  <response>: This is a question about medical ethics and patient confidentiality. The key details are that the patient does not have an advanced directive or medical power of attorney on file. Without explicit permission from the patient, physicians are ethically and legally obligated to maintain confidentiality and not disclose any private health information.E: Explain that you cannot discuss the patients care without explicit permission from the patient themselves. 