Actionsets help people take an active role in managing a health condition.  Heart failure: Checking your weight

Why? - Why the action is important? Why do you need to check your weight when you have heart failure?

Checking your weight helps you manage your heart failure. It helps you know when to call your doctor. Tracking your weight also helps your doctor know if your treatment for heart failure is working.

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Author: Deborah DakinsLast Updated: October 15, 2007
Medical Review: E. Gregory Thompson, MD - Internal Medicine
George Philippides, MD - Cardiology

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