easy · LSAT Reading Comprehension
(Paragraph 1) Traditional medicine often treats the symptoms of a disease rather than its underlying cause. (Paragraph 2) For example, a patient with chronic inflammation might be prescribed steroids to reduce swelling. However, without addressing the patient's diet or stress levels, the inflammation is likely to return once the medication is stopped. True healing requires a more holistic approach that considers the patient's entire lifestyle.
Which one of the following most accurately describes the primary function of the second paragraph?
- It illustrates, through a specific case, the symptom-versus-cause problem raised in the first paragraph.
- It enumerates, in technical detail, the various chemical constituents that make up modern steroid medications.
- It surveys the broader history of scientific research into the underlying causes of chronic inflammation.
- It calls outright for steroid medications to be prohibited from medical practice on ethical grounds.
- It establishes that chronic inflammation simply cannot be treated effectively by any known means today.
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