Heart Failure Teaching • Symptoms
HEART FAILURE
(Shortness of breath, swelling of feet & legs, chronic lack of energy) • Diet (Low sodium , under 2,000 mg/day salt intake)
• Activity
(No smoking, no alcohol)
Patient Outcomes
• Exercise
1. Healthy diet
• Medication
2. Active Lifestyle
• Daily weights
3. Mange symptoms
(Daily walks) (Diuretics, ace-‐inhibitors, beta blockers) (same scale, same time, same amount of clothing and report 2-‐3 pounds increases overnight to the doctor)
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