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Fill in this DVT file. Ask your friends and check if they suffer the DVT. Give suggestion
after the interview using Conditional Type 2.
Example:
You will get a blood clot in your vein, if you are lazy to do sport. Therefore, you need to ________
Name
Gender
Age
Are you currently suffering from any of the following
Swelling of the entire leg
Swelling in one of the lower leg (calf muscles)
Swelling in the legs, which when pressed causes depression of the skin
even after the pressure is released (pitting edema)
Does it hurt when you press your calf or thigh?
Presence of varicose veins
History of cancer of the body
Is your movement disabled at present or in the recent past (<1 month) to the following reasons?
Confined to bed for more than 3 days due to medical or surgical
condition
Unable to move the leg due to plaster cast (to treat fracture or any other
reason)
Partial or complete paralysis

See the picture. Discuss in pairs about the
illustration of blood circulation in a DVT to
Pulmonary Embolism case.

Use the Conditional Sentence in the Grammar section to
present your illustration.

The list to discuss:
⧠ Where does it happen?
⧠ How does it happen?
⧠ To whom does it usually happen?

⧠ How to prevent it?

Example:
If the clot happens in the lower area such as lower leg, there is
higher possibility the clot _____________

Share the result of the discussion to other groups.
Take notes and compare to your group’s result.

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