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Heart Failure
Question | Answer |
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What is a good way to know if your weight is changing? | Keep a daily log and measure each morning upon waking. |
What is a lab value important to monitoring the HF progress/severity? | BNP |
Warning signs of flare ups? | Examples are SOB, Swelling of feet, chest pain, persistent cough. |
When to call doctor for weight gain? | 2 pounds in 1 day, 5 pounds in 1 week, or whatever weight gain you were told to report by your doctor |