Question

2a. one day, an 18-year-old male was mountain climbing on a very tall mountain. he started to experience severe pain in the left side of his stomach and a fever. he descended the mountain and went to the emergency room because he had not experienced pain like this before. the doctors scanned his abdomen and found that part of his spleen was dying. the doctors thought that it was likely that the man had the sickle cell trait. they performed a test that confirmed this diagnosis. the doctors treated him with nasal oxygen and kept him hydrated. gradually his spleen recovered without any specific treatment or surgery. after the man recovered, he did more research on why having the sickle cell trait caused him to have problems after mountain climbing. before reading his summary of what he found, set a scientific purpose for reading the text. write your purpose below.
a mountain climber at the top of a mountain.
illustration of abdominal organs showing the location of the spleen.

Explanation:

To determine the scientific purpose for reading the text, we analyze the context:

The man’s experience links sickle cell trait to mountain - climbing problems. The scientific purpose should focus on investigating this connection.

A suitable scientific purpose is: To investigate why having the sickle cell trait caused the 18 - year - old male to have problems after mountain climbing.

Answer:

To investigate why having the sickle cell trait caused the 18 - year - old male to have problems after mountain climbing.