Managing Heart Failure Planner

12-month rolling calendar with daily logs, meds, alerts, trends, and reports.
Tap a day to edit. The colored dot shows your selected Green/Yellow/Red feeling.
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Month Year

Monthly Summary

Trends

Medication Tracker

Add meds + reminders + daily adherence.

Contacts & Quick Actions

Call ProviderCall 911

Zone Guidance

GREEN DAY Goal Zone (good day)

Symptoms under control when you:

  • Are able to do normal activities.
  • Have no shortness of breath or usual shortness of breath.
  • Have no weight gain or less than 2 pounds gained in one day.
  • Have no swelling or usual swelling in feet, ankles, legs, or stomach.
  • Have no chest pain.

YELLOW DAY Warning Zone (bad day)

ACTION: Call provider/Heart Failure Center when:

  • Normal activities are harder due to symptoms.
  • You gain 2-3 pounds in one day or 5 pounds in one week.
  • You have more shortness of breath than usual.
  • You have more than usual swelling.
  • You have dry, hacky cough.
  • You have dizziness.
  • You have uneasy feeling and know something is not right.
  • You have hard time breathing when lying down.

RED DAY Emergency Zone (worse day)

ACTION: Call 911 or go to ER if:

  • Unable to do normal activities due to symptoms.
  • Unrelieved shortness of breath when sitting still.
  • Chest pain unrelieved by rest or nitroglycerin.
  • Confusion or unable to think clearly.
  • Feel faint or pass out.
  • Breathless or unable to talk.
  • Continuous rapid racing heartbeat.
Disclaimer: This planner does not replace medical advice. In emergencies, call 911.