What is your heart health level today?
EVERY DAY
• Weigh yourself in the morning before breakfast; write it down and compare it to yesterday’ s weight
• Take your medicine as prescribed
• Check for swelling in your feet, legs and belly
• Eat heart-healthy, low-salt foods
• Balance activity with rest periods
RED LIGHT – STOP / EMERGENCY Go to the ER or call 911 if you have any of the following:
• Difficulty breathing, even while sitting still
• Chest pain
• Confusion or inability to think clearly
YELLOW LIGHT – CAUTION Call your doctor if you have any of the following:
• Weight gain of 3 pounds or more in one day or a weight gain of 5 pounds or more in one week
• Shortness of breath
• Swelling of your feet, legs or belly
• No energy, fatigue
• Dry, hacking cough
• Dizziness
• An uneasy feeling that something is not right
• Difficulty breathing when lying down— you need to sit in a chair in order to sleep
GREEN LIGHT – ALL IS GOOD When your symptoms are under control you experience:
• No shortness of breath
• No weight gain of more than two pounds( it may change one to two pounds some days)
• No swelling of your feet, legs or belly
• No chest pain
Renown Institute for Heart & Vascular Health 1155 Mill Street • Reno, NV 89502 775-982-2400 • renown. org / heart
EEH / 1809-005339