Heart failure zones

Green Zone-All Clear

This is your goal zone

You are in good control if you have:

• No weight gain of more than two pounds.
• No swelling of your feet, ankles, legs or stomach.
• No decrease in ability to maintain your usual activity level.
• No shortness of breath.
• No chest pain.

Yellow Zone-Caution

This is your warning zone

Call your primary care provider if you have any of the following symptoms:

• Weight gain of three pounds or more since yesterday or weight gain of five pounds in the past week.
• Dizzy or unusually tired.
• Shortness of breath, especially when lying down.
• Feeling like something is just not right.
• Increased coughing especially when lying down.
• Increased swelling of your feet, ankles, legs, or stomach.
• An increase in the number of pillows needed to sleep or the need to sleep in a chair.

Red Zone-Emergency

Go to the Emergency Department or call 9-1-1

If you have any of these symptoms:

• Struggling to breathe.
• Chest pain unrelieved by nitroglycerin.
• Unrelieved shortness of breath.
• Confusion or mental changes.