What is heart failure ?

How to Weigh Yourself
for Heart Failure Tracking

Weigh Yourself at the Same Time Every Day

Use the Same Scale

Wear the Same Clothing or None

Place the Scale on a Hard, Flat Surface

Write Down Your Weight Daily

Watch Video for How To weigh

heart failure Symptoms

You may have experienced some of the common signs and symptoms of HF

• Shortness of breath with ordinary exertion or at night:
  • Waking frequently
  • Having to use more pillows to sleep
  • Having to sleep in a recline
• Swelling of your feet, legs and abdomen
• Fatigue or tiredness
• Weight gain
• Wheezing

Messaging App

GREEN ZONE

Your Goal

• No shortness of breath
• No weight gain of more than 2 pounds in one day
• No swelling of your feet, ankles, legs or abdomen
• No chest pain
• No decrease in your activity level

YELLOW ZONE

Be Aware

• Weight gain of 2 pounds in one day or 5 pounds in one week
• Dizziness
• Increased shortness of breath
• No energy or feeling more tired
• Dry hacking, persistent cough
• Swelling of your feet, ankles, legs or abdomen
• An uneasy feeling; you know something is not quite right
• Difficulty breathing when lying down or waking up at night feeling like you can’t breathe

RED ZONE

Medical Alert

C your physician or 911 IMMEDIATELY if you have any of the following:

• Constant chest pain
• Continuous shortness of breath with activity
• Shortness of breath while at rest
• Wheezing or chest tightness at rest

Watch the video for how to check your zone

Heart Healthy Eating

What you eat – and how much you eat – makes a big difference in controlling your heart disease.

Heart Healthy Vegetables

Leafy Greens Broccoli Green beans Beets Bell Peppers Sweet Potatoes Garlic Onions Tomatoes

Healthiest Meats for Heart Failure

Skinless Chicken or Turkey Breast Lean Cuts of Red Meat Lamb Greens Pork Veal Chicken Fish

Follow a Low-Salt Diet

Take the salt shaker off the table. 1 tsp. salt = 2,400 mg Do not add salt when you are cooking.

Check Your Food Labels

Your main food item should have no more than 500 mg of sodium.1,000 mg = 1 gram

Foods to Avoid
Bacon	Diet Soda	Salted Nuts
Canned Soups	Ketchup	Salted Potato Chips
Canned Vegetables	Marinated Foods	Seasoned Salt
Cheese, Butter	Pickled Foods	Smoked Foods
Sausage, Ham and Hot dogs	Soy Sauce	High-fat Food, and Ice Cream

Watch video for how to take your meals

What’s in it for you?

• Being more active is one of the best things you can do for your heart
  failure.
• Moving more can help you have more energy and feel more upbeat.

Start now!

If you are not exercising, start with 10 minutes a day. It can be as simple
as walking
5 minutes from your door and turning around and walking back.

• Start slowly.
• Stop if you feel chest pain, dizziness or have severe shortness of
  breath.

Steps for doing more

• Begin by doing an activity for 10 minutes, three times per week.
• After a couple of weeks, add 5 minutes, so that you are exercising 15
  minutes at a time.
• When you feel comfortable doing more, add another 5 minutes.
• You want to work up to 30 minutes of exercise 3 times a week.

Easy Exercise

Moderate Exercise

Hard Exercise

Daily Checkup

Heart failure can cause you to have symptoms or feel bad. If you can catch these symptoms early, you can take action to feel better and stay out of the hospital.

Short Of Breath When Walking?

Heart failure can make you feel short of breath while walking

Doing well

Walk easily with no shortness of breath

Getting worse

Shortness of breath after walking a short distance

Even worse

Shortness of breath at rest Go to Emergency room or call 911

Feeling Faint Or Dizzy?

Sometimes people with heart failure feel very dizzy or lightheaded

Doing well

Not dizzy or sometimes a little dizzy when standing up

Getting worse

Dizzy for a long time Call your doctor

Even worse

Almost passed out, passed out, or fen Call your doctor or go to the Emergency room

Check For Swelling Each Morning

Press firmly into the skin on the front part of your lower leg,
If your finger makes a pit in your skin, you have swelling in that part of your leg.
Be aware of how much swelling is usual for you and look for changes.

Doing well

No swelling

Getting worse

Swelling in ankle or shin

Even worse

Swelling in knee or stomach area Call your doctor

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