Learn more about tracking key measurements that may indicate your condition is worsening. This includes your weight, blood pressure and heart rate.
Your treatment plan for heart failure is based on your current condition. It's important for you to track some measurements that may indicate your condition is worsening.
Your health care team counts on you to report changes from your baseline, so your treatment plan can be adjusted.
Your baseline includes your normal weight, blood pressure, and heart rate. Use a log book to keep a daily record of these measurements.
Your baseline also includes how you feel when your heart failure is well controlled. Note any worsening of your symptoms in your logbook.
Quickly gaining weight can be an early warning sign that your body is holding onto fluid. Weigh yourself every day when you first get up, after you go to the bathroom, but before eating, wearing the same clothes each time.